FORMER McGUINTY CABINET MINISTER LAUREL BROTEN CALLS IT QUITS
Another former Dalton McGuinty cabinet minister is leaving politics. Laurel Broten says she’s resigning as MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore after serving in that riding for nearly ten years. Broten joins...
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QUEEN’S PARK: NOT ALL UNDERUTILIZED SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
While the province spends $1-billion a year on underutilitzed schools, that does not mean they’re all going to close. Education Minister Liz Sandals says most of the more than 600 schools with too few...
View ArticleONTARIO ELEMENTARY TEACHERS WARNING OF JOB ACTION FOLLOWING “OFFENSIVE” OFFER
There’s not only labour unrest among Ontario’s public high school teachers, elementary teachers are becoming increasingly unsettled. Sam Hammond is the President of the Elementary Teachers Federation...
View ArticleBACK TO WORK LEGISLATION FOR STRIKING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS COULD BE...
Labour unrest with the Ontario’s striking public high school teachers could come to a head this week. Education Minister Liz Sandals has reiterated that back to work legislation could be passed if the...
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ONTARIO TEACHERS’ UNIONS AGREE TO RESUME CONTRACT TALKS
The teachers’ unions are ”committed” to getting back to the bargaining table next month in hopes of reaching new deals before classes begin September 8th. So says Education Minister Liz Sandals...
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PROVINCE OPTIMISTIC AS TEACHERS’ TALKS RESUME
As negotiations resumed with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association Wednesday, Liz Sandals said the province has been ”working hard” to try and reach a deal with the various unions before...
View ArticleONTARIO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE TENTATIVE DEAL: SAY OSSTF AND...
Ontario’s public high school teachers have a new tentative agreement. A release emailed to Zoomer Radio News from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says the tentative deal was reached...
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TORIES TO DEMAND PROBE INTO TEACHERS’ UNIONS PAYMENTS
The provincial auditor-general will be asked to investigate $3.74-million in payments the Wynne government has made to teacher unions over the last seven years. Tory MPP Lisa MacLeod plans to table a...
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ETFO, CUPE SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF REACH AGREEMENTS
Two down, one to go. Tentative deals have been reached with public elementary teachers, ending a work-to-rule campaign that began back in the spring. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation is advising its...
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SANDALS: TEACHERS ARE NO SICKER SINCE LOSING RIGHT TO BANK DAYS
In the view of Ontario’s education minister, it appears as if teachers are taking more sick days because they lost the right to bank them and take a payout on retirement. The Wynne government says it...
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