After three days of negotiations on a new contract, ETFO did not reach a deal with Doug Ford’s government by its Friday deadline
With plans for two days of rotating strikes moving ahead, parents across the province are scrambling to find care for their children.Extracurricular activities will cease in all Ontario public elementary schools this week, on top of two strike days, as labour action escalates following the breakdown of talks between the teachers’ union and the province.
In Toronto, Ripley’s Aquarium, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Toronto Zoo and the Ontario Science Centre are among the organizations offering day camps to families affected by strike days this week. Parents will also be able to enroll their children in camps offered by everything from art galleries to karate schools throughout Ontario.
Lesley Barron’s children will continue to miss out on their after-school activities, including her son’s running club, her daughter’s practices for a school play and her other daughter’s volleyball practices.“It’s a drag, but we’ve had the discussion about labour rights so they understand what’s going on,” said Dr. Barron, a general surgeon who lives in Georgetown, Ont.
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