The province is paying out millions to parents as a result of escalating teacher strikes — but more than three quarters of those eligible for the child-care compensation have not applied. With each day of labour unrest, sparked by contract negotiations between teachers’ unions and the Ford government, the number of applicants has been growing. And public high school teachers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation — its membership includes 60,000 educators — walked off the job in select boards, including York Region, which closed all high schools. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will keep up with rotating strikes next week, including another provincewide one scheduled for Feb. 11. The strikes have left some parents scrambling for child care.

Source: thestar February 05, 2020 02:31 UTC