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Ottawa’s public high schools could face more labour disruption as soon as April 20.
The Ottawa Carleton District School Board received a “no board” report Tuesday, starting the clock ticking toward a job action by teachers. The board is one of seven targeted by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation as contract talks — both at a provincial and a board level — reach an impasse.
“At this point in time we are completely focused on negotiating a local agreement,” Jennifer Adams, director of education, said Wednesday.
“It’s important for students and parents to know that as of right now, teaching and learning continues in our classrooms. If we do get notification, we will inform students and parents right away.”
The law requires the that union provide five days’ notice before taking any job action. The no board report, issued by a conciliation officer and dated April 2, sets the April 20 date.
“As of that date, they are in a legal strike position,” Adams said. “There could be no action or there could be a whole scope of action, from work to rule to partial withdrawal to a full withdrawal.”
The board and the union are continuing to negotiate on local issues, Adams said.
Meanwhile, Premier Kathleen Wynne urged high school teachers to stay at the bargaining table instead of threatening strikes at what the union is calling “the magnificent seven” — Ottawa-Carleton, Peel, Durham, Halton, Waterloo, Rainbow in Sudbury and Lakehead in Thunder Bay.
This is the first round of negotiations with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation since the province brought in a new bargaining system, with both local and provincial talks.
The union says it won’t accept wage freezes that the Liberals want for all public sector workers until they eliminate a $10.9-billion budget deficit.
Wynne says she knew negotiations would be tough because of the “constrained finances,” but says the government is committed to reaching a fair deal at the bargaining table.
The last high school labour disruption occurred in 2012 when high school teachers withdrew from extracurricular activities and held rotating strikes across the province, including Ottawa.
The teachers have been without a contract since August.
With files from The Canadian Press
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
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The Ottawa Carleton District School Board received a “no board” report Tuesday, starting the clock ticking toward a job action by teachers. The board is one of seven targeted by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation as contract talks — both at a provincial and a board level — reach an impasse.
“At this point in time we are completely focused on negotiating a local agreement,” Jennifer Adams, director of education, said Wednesday.
“It’s important for students and parents to know that as of right now, teaching and learning continues in our classrooms. If we do get notification, we will inform students and parents right away.”
The law requires the that union provide five days’ notice before taking any job action. The no board report, issued by a conciliation officer and dated April 2, sets the April 20 date.
“As of that date, they are in a legal strike position,” Adams said. “There could be no action or there could be a whole scope of action, from work to rule to partial withdrawal to a full withdrawal.”
The board and the union are continuing to negotiate on local issues, Adams said.
Meanwhile, Premier Kathleen Wynne urged high school teachers to stay at the bargaining table instead of threatening strikes at what the union is calling “the magnificent seven” — Ottawa-Carleton, Peel, Durham, Halton, Waterloo, Rainbow in Sudbury and Lakehead in Thunder Bay.
This is the first round of negotiations with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation since the province brought in a new bargaining system, with both local and provincial talks.
The union says it won’t accept wage freezes that the Liberals want for all public sector workers until they eliminate a $10.9-billion budget deficit.
Wynne says she knew negotiations would be tough because of the “constrained finances,” but says the government is committed to reaching a fair deal at the bargaining table.
The last high school labour disruption occurred in 2012 when high school teachers withdrew from extracurricular activities and held rotating strikes across the province, including Ottawa.
The teachers have been without a contract since August.
With files from The Canadian Press
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
查看原文...
