Education Minister Liz Sandals says the focus in developing the province's new two-tiered collective bargaining system with teachers was on preserving the right to strike - not how to strike. ...
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Boards seeking cease and desist order for high-school strikes
Durham, Peel and Rainbow district school boards are filing a joint application to the Ontario Labour Relations Board to have high school teacher strikes deemed "unlawful." ...
Work-to-rule won’t push back sex-ed rollout: Sandals
Education Minister Liz Sandals said even though elementary teachers aren't participating in ministry-led professional development on the new curriculum, it will still be taught in schools this fall. ...
No ‘real progress’ in contract talks for elementary school teachers: ETFO
Education Minister Liz Sandals said the government was back at the bargaining table with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Monday morning. ...
Public elementary school teachers start job action on Monday
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario president Sam Hammond announced Friday that teachers will be withdrawing administrative services May 11. ...
Province may need to amend five-day strike notice rule in light of teacher troubles
Education Minister Liz Sandals said the government will take a look at the legislation to see if unions should have to stipulate what kind of strike action they'll be taking ...
Happening: Ministry of Labour spending $1.7 million on workplace health and safety projects
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Happening: Improved standards being developed to prevent suicides in hospitals
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Happening: Aboriginal charity getting $1.5 million from province for scholarships
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Jeopardy ruling on school year could take eight weeks
Education Minister Liz Sandals said that's how long it has taken the Education Relations Commission to deem when students are at risk of not successfully completing their courses because of teachers' strikes. ...