Harvey Bischof, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, joins the podcast to talk about the ongoing labour negotiations between his union, the government and school boards' and trustees' associations. The podcast was recorded on Nov. 21, the same day the OSSTF announced it would be ready for job action starting on Nov. 26. Also on Nov. 21, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced that the government would partially walk back its plan to mandate high school students to take four online courses to graduate, changing the requirement to two online courses. The policy would kick in for those graduating high school in 2023-24.
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