Students have ‘right to learn,’ says Doug Ford government as contract talks heat up

Mediated contract negotiations between Ontario’s education workers and the province are continuing today at a downtown Toronto hotel, a day after the union was given the go-ahead to go on strike. Ontario’s education workers contract talks…

CUPE vice-president, Laura Walton, responded to Premier Doug Ford, who, on Thursday, urged education workers not to strike by saying, “don’t force my hand.” CUPE vice president slams Ford’s comments on education workers strike |…

A union representing approximately 55,000 Ontario education workers said Monday its members will walk off the job on Friday despite the government tabling legislation to impose contracts and ban a strike. Education workers to walk…

‘It’s important to understand what this cellphone ban actually is. It’s a distraction from this government from the real problem,’ says local union president. ‘False flag’: Teachers’ unions say cellphone ban is fine, but ‘distracts’…