ONTARIO TEACHERS' UNIONS AGREE TO RESUME CONTRACT TALKS

Jul 24, 2015

By Bob Komsic

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The teachers’ unions are ”committed” to getting back to the bargaining table next month in hopes of reaching new deals before classes begin September 8th.

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So says Education Minister Liz Sandals following a meeting she attended Friday morning with the premier, teachers’ union and public school board representatives.

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Premier Kathleen Wynne asked for it to try and jump-start the stalled negotiations.

Sandals called it a positive meeting.

Union leaders say it was an interesting conversation that that they still have some major issues to deal with, including working conditions and class-sizes.

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Paul Elliott, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, says he ”didn’t hear anything that’s changed anyone’s opinion or position,” but agrees it was a positive step to hear from the premier.

Contracts for all 115,000 teachers expired last August and they are legally in position to strike.

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