06/03/2026
For a government that purports to value stability for students, one needs to ask why didn't they accept OSSTF's offer to begin negotiations before they were legislatively required to do so...nonetheless, today's the day!
Today, AEFO, Elementary Educators, OECTA - Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, OSBCU - CSCSO, and each served notice to bargain.
Students and families deserve a safe, stable, well-supported, and fully resourced publicly funded education system. Bargaining is one of the most powerful tools we have to make that happen.
Teachers and education workers see firsthand the increasing pressures facing classrooms and schools every day, including growing student needs, violence in schools, inadequate supports for students with special education needs, large class sizes, insufficient staffing, and challenges in retaining and recruiting teachers and education workers.
Students, teachers, and education workers should not have to rely on bargaining to secure the basic conditions needed for safe and successful schools.
We urge the provincial government and employer bargaining agencies to come to the table as soon as possible, prepared to engage constructively in negotiations focused on ensuring every student has access to the supports, resources, and learning conditions they need to succeed. Ontario cannot continue through another year of underfunding, understaffing, and instability.
Full statement: https://bit.ly/4uf1PdE
