TORONTO — Schools across Ontario will see several rounds of strikes this week, in the elementary, secondary and French systems, as teachers try to put pressure on the government during stalled contract talks. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is holding a provincewide strike on Tuesday, and all other boards will be targeted a second day during the week as well. The union representing French teachers has announced it will be starting weekly, provincewide strikes starting Thursday. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, which has been holding rotating strikes since last year, will strike Thursday at the Algoma, Huron-Superior Catholic, Superior-Greenstone, Greater Essex County, Avon Maitland, Peel, Niagara, Limestone and Renfrew County school boards. Education Minister Stephen Lecce maintains that teachers are escalating strikes as a way to angle for higher salaries.

Source: National Post February 10, 2020 14:26 UTC