Ontario public high school teachers to hold strike vote amid stalled bargaining
The other four major education unions, including the ones representing elementary teachers and Catholic teachers, have also scheduled strike votes in November.
Ontario's public high school teachers will vote in November on whether they would consider striking, signaling that all major education unions will seek strike mandates from their members later this fall. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) states that its members will cast their vote between November 6 and 16. The four other major education unions—representing elementary teachers, Catholic teachers, and others—are also planning strike votes for November.
A strike vote is not a guarantee that a strike will occur. However, OSSTF president Martha Hradowy emphasized in a statement that the vote provides the union with an opportunity to bolster its bargaining position and sends a strong message to the provincial government. Education contracts in Ontario recently expired at the end of August, but negotiations have hit a dead end as the Ontario Labour Relations Board deliberates on which issues should be collectively bargained and which should remain under the jurisdiction of local unions and school boards.
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