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Parents of students in Ottawa’s public elementary schools were being warned Tuesday night to expect picket lines or protests at schools on Wednesday morning.
A letter to parents said the protests might be staged as part of “Wynne Wednesdays” by the teachers’ union.
Peter Giuliani, the president of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers Federation, told CBC News that “information pickets” will be held at about 40 Ottawa schools, with teachers participating either at the beginning of the school day or after school.
But there was also some hopeful news in the labour dispute during which teachers have escalated a work-to-rule campaign since the school year began.
On Tuesday night, the Elementary School Teachers Federation of Ontario announced that it had accepted an offer by Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals to go back to bargaining. Teachers have been without a contract for more than a year, and are in a legal strike position. Bargaining broke off earlier this month.
In the meantime, parent-teacher nights and field trips have been cancelled. Teachers have been told by the union not to send out class newsletters or update web pages, and to stop collecting money or permission forms for various school activities, ranging from milk programs to cross-country running clubs.
The union has warned that teachers will not complete and compile fall report cards and might stage rotating one-day strikes in October.
Wynne Wednesdays are part of the union campaign. Teachers are also being asked to wear “solidarity colours,” union buttons, caps and T-shirts.
Last week, Premier Kathleen Wynne urged the elementary teachers to accept the contract offer from the province, saying it was essentially the same deal accepted by teachers in high schools and at the Catholic boards.
“I’m not happy about the fact there’s increased disruption in our public elementary schools,” said Wynne. “I don’t think kids should be caught in the middle.”
The union has said it doesn’t want a “cookie cutter” deal because the issues faced in elementary schools are different.
In the letter to parents, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board officials warned parents to expect delays and disruption to traffic and pedestrian access at schools and administration buildings on Wednesday morning.
“Students, parents, and employees have the right to cross a protest/picket line without harassment or intimidation,” said the letter. It advised people to “keep personal biases and emotions in check,” be “friendly and neutral” and “avoid verbal or physical confrontation.”
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A letter to parents said the protests might be staged as part of “Wynne Wednesdays” by the teachers’ union.
Peter Giuliani, the president of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers Federation, told CBC News that “information pickets” will be held at about 40 Ottawa schools, with teachers participating either at the beginning of the school day or after school.
But there was also some hopeful news in the labour dispute during which teachers have escalated a work-to-rule campaign since the school year began.
On Tuesday night, the Elementary School Teachers Federation of Ontario announced that it had accepted an offer by Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals to go back to bargaining. Teachers have been without a contract for more than a year, and are in a legal strike position. Bargaining broke off earlier this month.
In the meantime, parent-teacher nights and field trips have been cancelled. Teachers have been told by the union not to send out class newsletters or update web pages, and to stop collecting money or permission forms for various school activities, ranging from milk programs to cross-country running clubs.
The union has warned that teachers will not complete and compile fall report cards and might stage rotating one-day strikes in October.
Wynne Wednesdays are part of the union campaign. Teachers are also being asked to wear “solidarity colours,” union buttons, caps and T-shirts.
Last week, Premier Kathleen Wynne urged the elementary teachers to accept the contract offer from the province, saying it was essentially the same deal accepted by teachers in high schools and at the Catholic boards.
“I’m not happy about the fact there’s increased disruption in our public elementary schools,” said Wynne. “I don’t think kids should be caught in the middle.”
The union has said it doesn’t want a “cookie cutter” deal because the issues faced in elementary schools are different.
In the letter to parents, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board officials warned parents to expect delays and disruption to traffic and pedestrian access at schools and administration buildings on Wednesday morning.
“Students, parents, and employees have the right to cross a protest/picket line without harassment or intimidation,” said the letter. It advised people to “keep personal biases and emotions in check,” be “friendly and neutral” and “avoid verbal or physical confrontation.”
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