Summary
Today is the first day of the Work-to-Rule campaign from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. This escalation to a partial withdrawal of services, including targeting math supports and report cards, hurts our children the most.
Key Messages
- We’ve been clear – we want to get deals that keep the children of this province in school.
- It is regrettable the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) have chosen to escalate to work-to-rule action, only hurting our children.
- This escalation to a partial withdrawal of services, including targeting math supports and report cards, hurts our children the most.
- The government has remained a consistent and reasonable force at the negotiating table, trying to reach a deal that provides certainty and predictability to parents, students, and educators.
- As evidenced by the voluntarily negotiated agreement with CUPE, we know we can get there through working together in good faith, so that students remain in class.
- Our negotiating team stands ready for meaningful, good-faith bargaining 24/7, to reach the deals Ontario students and families deserve. There is a path to a deal, and it requires all parties to be reasonable and fair and put the needs of our children first.