Halton District School Board questions secondary school teachers union news release announcing additional sanctions prior to scheduled local negotiation dates

News 100 blueBy Staff

September 24, 2015

BURLINGTON, ON

Today the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) Provincial announced that teachers in District 20, Halton, will be adding additional sanctions to their job action as of Tuesday, September 29 unless a local collective agreement is reached by that date.

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This makes things awkward for the Halton District School Board who are questioning the announcement by the OSSTF Provincial Office in light of the mutually agreed upon local negotiation dates of September 30 and October 1.

The Halton District School Board say they remain committed to continuing negotiations with the local union and want to reach a negotiated settlement as soon as possible.

Some of the trust needed to make negotiations work seems to have eroded

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1 comment to Halton District School Board questions secondary school teachers union news release announcing additional sanctions prior to scheduled local negotiation dates

  • James

    Is anyone else sick and tired of hearing greedy, self-centred, entitled teachers complaining about how bad they’ve got it when they get paid more than most of us, work less than most of us, get more vacation than most of us, and have better benefits than most of us?

    The government needs to step in, fire them all, remove the union element permanently, then hire back anyone who actually wants to teach for a living, have a positive impact on the lives of their students, and make a very good salary. I honestly do believe there are good teachers out there, but the union has corrupted their minds and twisted their arms for far too long. They knew what they were getting into before they went to Teachers College, and obviously they liked what they saw, so why is that now all of a sudden not good enough for them? One word: Union. The Teachers Unions has brought shame to the profession, making it one that many in the public can no longer respect. Time to right the ship.