As Ottawa parents await news of further strike action by the province's elementary teachers, some are vowing to stand strong behind the unions. The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (EFTO) has said that details of their latest phase of job action — set to begin March 23 — would be announced Monday. Marie-Lynne Sauve said that while her family has had to scramble on some of the strike days, it's worth it if her daughter's class size comes down. "This [job action] has been going on for a long time, and what the unions are asking for sounds to me as quite reasonable. The Ontario Catholic Teachers' Association last held job action on March 5.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2020 07:52 UTC