Ontario’s minister of education is urging three of the province’s four major teachers’ unions to sign an agreement that will avert future strikes and see outstanding issues at the bargaining table sent to binding arbitration.
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce made the comments at a news conference on Thursday morning, one day after the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation , the union representing English, public high school teachers in the province, signed off on a plan to avoid a strike.
“I think the greatest beneficiary of this deal, of the union, the school board, and the government coming together, are kids and I want to do the same for every child.” “We now have one on the table that has been overwhelmingly ratified by nearly 8 in 10 members. The people of Ontario support this proposal. The membership of one of the largest unions supports this proposal. And so therefore we would reasonably expect the other unions to work with us quickly, end the delay. Let’s sign a deal that keeps these kids in school.”
Lecce confirmed that the agreement for binding arbitration that was signed by the OSSTF is “fundamentally” what was offered to the other teachers’ unions. In a joint statement released last month, ETFO, OECTA, and AEFO said entering into binding arbitration “would not support students” and it would “all but guarantee” that key issues brought forward at their respective bargaining tables “would not be addressed.”
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