TORONTO — Thousands of Ontario public high school teachers will be off the job Wednesday for a one-day strike after failing to reach a contract with the province. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation confirmed the job action, setting the stage for potentially hundreds of schools across the province to shut their doors for the day. At some boards where the union represents both teachers and education workers, both high schools and elementary schools will close. Ontario’s public high school teachers have been without a contract since August. Lecce said the teachers’ union is choosing to escalate the talks and said governments of all political stripes have faced similar challenges over the past few decades.

Source: National Post December 04, 2019 05:26 UTC