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Teachers' union head defends government payout
Ontario Minister of Education Liz Sandals recently said the government paid $2.5 million to three teachers' unions to cover the cost of bargaining. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
The head of Ontario's secondary school federation says payments from the government to cover the cost of bargaining are nothing unusual.
Earlier this week, Education Minister Liz Sandals confirmed that Ontario gave $2.5 million to three teachers' unions to help cover the cost of bargaining.
"When it comes to cost of bargaining it doesn't matter whether it's public or private, whether it's local or central," said Paul Elliot, head of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation.
"We always go through this process … it's always something that's there."
The OSSTF got $1 million from the government. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) also received $1 million while the French teachers' union received $500,000
But labour lawyer Howard Levitt says giving money to cover bargaining is unusual and raises all kinds of questions.
"You don't want to strengthen, to make it easier for them to strike," he said. "It's counter-intuitive and antithetical to the interests of the taxpayers and employers."
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It will only get worse, and the public perception at this point may be beyond repairable.
There is talk, and then there is action....time to act is now.
My name is maxwell and I am an unemployed private sector worker and was born and raised in ontario.
I don't recall any "employer" ever compensating the Unions that it deals with for negotiation costs of a union contract.
Once again, the Teachers' Union and their Leader have illustrated their greediness and sense of entitlement.
Your paranoia is misplaced here.
I have more time to read on Saturday.
I do believe that you will see all media- so-called corporate or liberal- pile on, in this one.
Rick Mercer: a feast is ready for you.
Anything to protect Liberals. I'm amazed they are airing this at all but I guess they have no choice since Wynne revealed this corruption when being interviewed by her CBC fans.
Maybe Hudak was right. Time to lop the deadwood. Hard working Ontarians deserve to keep their money for their families
.
Get you jelous head out of your but and go back to school. Get 2 degrees and apply to be a teacher.
From inside the executive, I watched the OSSTF become more and more detached from the rank and file members. Bargaining became ego wars fought from the posh suites of Toronto's finest hotels. Eventually, it was more about money than kids....long after the days of Hall-Dennis report..
The Liberals have, in record time, become out of touch with those who put them in government...carvin... » more
or at least it looks that way.
The other point is the membership was not told of this payment before the election.
what do you call it when a person gets paid to vote a certain way? BRIBERY!
hello police? is anyone watching?
I sincerely detest our current provincial government.
This scandal is at the top of a very long list of scandals.
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Ontario Minister of Education Liz Sandals recently said the government paid $2.5 million to three teachers' unions to cover the cost of bargaining. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
The head of Ontario's secondary school federation says payments from the government to cover the cost of bargaining are nothing unusual.
Earlier this week, Education Minister Liz Sandals confirmed that Ontario gave $2.5 million to three teachers' unions to help cover the cost of bargaining.
"When it comes to cost of bargaining it doesn't matter whether it's public or private, whether it's local or central," said Paul Elliot, head of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation.
"We always go through this process … it's always something that's there."
The OSSTF got $1 million from the government. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) also received $1 million while the French teachers' union received $500,000
But labour lawyer Howard Levitt says giving money to cover bargaining is unusual and raises all kinds of questions.
"You don't want to strengthen, to make it easier for them to strike," he said. "It's counter-intuitive and antithetical to the interests of the taxpayers and employers."
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It will only get worse, and the public perception at this point may be beyond repairable.
There is talk, and then there is action....time to act is now.
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My name is maxwell and I am an unemployed private sector worker and was born and raised in ontario.
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I don't recall any "employer" ever compensating the Unions that it deals with for negotiation costs of a union contract.
Once again, the Teachers' Union and their Leader have illustrated their greediness and sense of entitlement.
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Your paranoia is misplaced here.
I have more time to read on Saturday.
I do believe that you will see all media- so-called corporate or liberal- pile on, in this one.
Rick Mercer: a feast is ready for you.
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Anything to protect Liberals. I'm amazed they are airing this at all but I guess they have no choice since Wynne revealed this corruption when being interviewed by her CBC fans.
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Maybe Hudak was right. Time to lop the deadwood. Hard working Ontarians deserve to keep their money for their families
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Get you jelous head out of your but and go back to school. Get 2 degrees and apply to be a teacher.
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From inside the executive, I watched the OSSTF become more and more detached from the rank and file members. Bargaining became ego wars fought from the posh suites of Toronto's finest hotels. Eventually, it was more about money than kids....long after the days of Hall-Dennis report..
The Liberals have, in record time, become out of touch with those who put them in government...carvin... » more
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or at least it looks that way.
The other point is the membership was not told of this payment before the election.
what do you call it when a person gets paid to vote a certain way? BRIBERY!
hello police? is anyone watching?
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I sincerely detest our current provincial government.
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This scandal is at the top of a very long list of scandals.
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