Article contentTORONTO — Ontario’s four major teachers’ unions say they will file complaints with the province’s labour board alleging the government’s school reopening plan violates its own workplace safety laws. The unions — which represent 190,000 teachers and education workers — say the Ontario government has failed to address their concerns following a meeting last week. Try refreshing your browser, or Unions for 190,000 teachers and staff in Ontario to file workplace safety complaint over school reopenings Back to videoThey had asked the Ministry of Labour to issue a series of workplace orders to set safety standards in schools. Those standards include lowering class size, establishing maximum cohorts of 50 students, and setting busing standards which take precautions against COVID-19. The unions also say the ministry should follow ventilation requirements already deemed safe for the province’s courthouses.

Source: National Post August 31, 2020 16:18 UTC