Tag Archives: teachers
Catholic teachers union reach deal with Province
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government on central terms for a new collective agreement. Details of the deal are still under ...
Mar 13, 2020
ETFO says they are not taking bait, local teachers union mum on offer
The announcement by Education Minister Stephen Lecce on the recent concessions being offered in contract negotiations has been met with skepticism by one of the teachers' unions. The Elementary Teache...
Mar 05, 2020
Bluewater schools to close on this Friday
All elementary and secondary schools in the Bluewater District School Board will be closed to students this Friday. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation are taking part in a one-day full w...
Feb 26, 2020
Catholic teachers unions announce rotating strikes
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association have announced a round of one-day walkouts scheduled for next week. Members in the Huron-Perth district will be out on the picket lines next Tuesday w...
Feb 18, 2020
Province-wide school walkout planned for next week
Teacher unions are ramping up the pressure on the government. A press release sent out on Wednesday states that unless new agreements are reached, ALL four teachers and education unions will be doing ...
Feb 13, 2020
Two strikes are expected for next week as negotiations continue
The Bluewater District School Board provided an update to parents today regarding ETFO strikes scheduled for next week. The Board posted a release explaining that they will be part of a one-day full w...
Feb 05, 2020
Catholic teachers hit the picket lines
Today is the day Catholic school teachers in Ontario are off the job. It is the latest in the series of job action by the four teachers unions in Ontario. Elementary teachers in the Avon Maitland Dist...
Feb 04, 2020
Elementary teachers ramp up job action
Parents of elementary school students in Grey Bruce are being reminded that there is no school on Monday. Elementary teachers in the Bluewater and several other districts are on the picket lines as th...
Feb 03, 2020
Catholic teachers to take their turn on the picket lines
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association announced that they have planned a second one-day, province-wide walkout, set for next week. The union, which includes staff from the Bruce Grey Cath...
Jan 30, 2020
No report cards or classes at Bluewater schools next week
There will be no report cards going out to parents of elementary school students in the Bluewater District School Board. Director of Education Alanna Murray issued a letter to parents on Monday saying...
Jan 28, 2020
