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A sign advertises holiday concerts outside Vincent Massey Public School on Smyth Road. Extra-curricular student activities like concerts won’t be impacted by the ETFO work-to-rule starting on Tuesday. Photo by Emma McPhee.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_margin=”-2px||1px|||” inline_fonts=”News Cycle”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Both high school and elementary teachers may start work-to-rule on Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n Ottawa\u2019s public school students may have to wait for their full report cards as teachers and educators plan Phase 1 of strike action next week.<\/span><\/p>\n The Elementary Teachers\u2019 Federation and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers\u2019 Federation, representing 143,000 Ontario teachers and education workers, want to put pressure on the provincial government after months of failing to reach collective agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt is disappointing that ETFO has decided to escalate to a partial withdrawal of services, which hurts our kids, despite a limited number of outstanding items at the table,\u201d said Education Minister Stephen Lecce in a written statement on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI stand with parents who know that labour action by unions hurts our students, and we will work to ensure students remain in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n As part of the work-to-rule, teachers will not complete report cards aside from providing marks or, in the case of kindergarten students, one brief comment. Provincial standardized tests are also out.<\/span><\/p>\n Voluntary services such as professional training, staff, school board and ministry of education meetings and responding to administrative emails outside of instructional hours will also be on hold during the work-to-rule period, expected to start next Tuesday.<\/p>\n At the start of each school day, teachers not supervising students will enter their schools in a group.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, high school teachers will also participate in \u201cinformation pickets,\u201d handing out pamphlets to share their concerns about the state of education in the province. These will occur outside of school hours or during lunch time, and pamphlets will not be given to students.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/etfo-graphic-em_42701711.png” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_margin=”||-3px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.6″ min_height=”24px” custom_margin=”-2px||1px|||”]<\/p>\n Graphic illustration by Emma McPhee<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”75%” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_margin=”-1px||1px|||” inline_fonts=”News Cycle”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n However, it’s not likely parents will notice much of a difference at their childrens\u2019 schools.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Both unions have said that the strike action will impact the ministry of education and school boards, and that school activities for students will go on as normal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt is business as usual for the kids,\u201d said Elizabeth Kettle, president of the Ottawa-Carleton unit of the elementary teachers\u2019 federation.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cTeachers will still be in the classroom, they’ll still be teaching, supporting the [students\u2019] needs, making sure they’re safe. There are still extracurricular activities going on at this time. Field trips are continuing at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But Lecce, in a second statement on Friday, said that students should not have to \u201cpay the price\u201d for the failure of the parties to reach a collective agreement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe bottom line is I want kids in class. I want deals that ensure predictability for the parents of this province,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Meagan Hatch, the mother of a Grade 1 student at an Ottawa area public school, said she thinks parents are supportive of teachers while they are going through \u201ccertain battles\u201d with the government.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe want to maintain a good education system,\u201d Hatch said. \u201cI have concerns about the education system in Ontario, generally, especially with little kids that are just going into school. The Ford government is making a whole bunch of significant changes … and that worries me quite a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hatch said that so far she\u2019s treating next week like a normal school week, and she doesn\u2019t feel the need to explain the work-to-rule campaign to her daughter until the strike results in noticeable changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c[My daughter] knows her schedule. She knows what she does every day of the week,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, if all of a sudden it’s not the same, she’s going to notice, and we\u2019ll have that conversation at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time the public elementary school teachers\u2019 union has taken strike action in the last decade. In 2012, the union held a one-day rotating strike, protesting Bill 115, the Putting Students First Act,<\/em> which limited the ability of education unions to strike. They also held a work-to-rule campaign in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the other hand, the secondary school teachers\u2019 union hasn\u2019t undergone province-wide strike action in over 20 years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cGenerally, teachers don’t go straight on and strike,\u201d Kettle said. \u201cSo certainly, that’s not something where we would go right away. We want to put pressure on the government, and we don’t want to have to impact the students. Does that mean we at some point will we have to [strike]? Maybe. But our hope is that we don’t have to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Elementary Teachers\u2019 Federation voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike option on Nov. 1, having failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the province. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers\u2019 Federation teachers voted 95.5 per cent in favour of strike action, while education workers voted 92 per cent in favour on Nov. 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Nov. 21, the secondary school teachers\u2019 union announced it would be joining its elementary counterpart in a work-to-rule campaign starting Tuesday, Nov. 26.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”3″ include_categories=”3,14″ show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font=”News Cycle|700|||||||” body_font=”Source Sans Pro||||||||”][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Report cards, standardized tests and staff and administrative meetings are all things that will be affected by planned work-to-rule in Ontario public schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n A sign advertises holiday concerts outside Vincent Massey Public School. Extra-curricular student activities like concerts won't be impacted by the ETFO work-to-rule starting on Tuesday. Photo by Emma McPhee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ottawa\u2019s public school students may have to wait for their full report cards as teachers and educators plan Phase 1 of strike action next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Elementary Teachers\u2019 Federation and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers\u2019 Federation, representing 143,000 Ontario teachers and education workers, want to put pressure on the provincial government after months of failing to reach collective agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is disappointing that ETFO has decided to escalate to a partial withdrawal of services, which hurts our kids, despite a limited number of outstanding items at the table,\u201d said Education Minister Stephen Lecce in a written statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI stand with parents who know that labour action by unions hurts our students, and we will work to ensure students remain in the classroom.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of the work-to-rule, teachers will not complete report cards aside from providing marks or, in the case of kindergarten students, one brief comment. Provincial standardized tests are also out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Voluntary services such as professional training, staff, school board and ministry of education meetings and responding to administrative emails outside of instructional hours will also be on hold during the work-to-rule period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the start of each school day, teachers not supervising students will enter their schools in a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, high school teachers will also participate in \u201cinformation pickets,\u201d handing out pamphlets to share their concerns about the state of education in the province. These will occur outside of school hours or during lunch time, and pamphlets will not be given to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, it's not likely parents will notice much of a difference at their childrens\u2019 schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both unions have said that the strike action will impact the ministry of education and school boards, and that school activities for students will go on as normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is business as usual for the kids,\u201d said Elizabeth Kettle, president of the Ottawa-Carleton unit of the elementary teachers\u2019 federation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeachers will still be in the classroom, they'll still be teaching, supporting the [students\u2019] needs, making sure they're safe. There are still extracurricular activities going on at this time. Field trips are continuing at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n But Lecce, in a second statement on Friday, said that students should not have to \u201cpay the price\u201d for the failure of the parties to reach a collective agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe bottom line is I want kids in class. I want deals that ensure predictability for the parents of this province,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meagan Hatch, the mother of a Grade 1 student at an Ottawa area public school, said she thinks parents are supportive of teachers while they are going through \u201ccertain battles\u201d with the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want to maintain a good education system,\u201d Hatch said. \u201cI have concerns about the education system in Ontario, generally, especially with little kids that are just going into school. The Ford government is making a whole bunch of significant changes ... and that worries me quite a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hatch said that so far she\u2019s treating next week like a normal school week, and she doesn\u2019t feel the need to explain the work-to-rule campaign to her daughter until the strike results in noticeable changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c[My daughter] knows her schedule. She knows what she does every day of the week,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, if all of a sudden it's not the same, she's going to notice, and we\u2019ll have that conversation at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n This isn\u2019t the first time the public elementary school teachers\u2019 union has taken strike action in the last decade. In 2012, the union held a one-day rotating strike, protesting Bill 115, the Putting Students First Act,<\/em> which limited the ability of education unions to strike. They also held a work-to-rule campaign in 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, the secondary school teachers\u2019 union hasn\u2019t undergone province-wide strike action in over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGenerally, teachers don't go straight on and strike,\u201d Kettle said. \u201cSo certainly, that's not something where we would go right away. We want to put pressure on the government, and we don't want to have to impact the students. Does that mean we at some point will we have to [strike]? Maybe. But our hope is that we don't have to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Elementary Teachers\u2019 Federation voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike option on Nov. 1, having failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the province. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers\u2019 Federation teachers voted 95.5 per cent in favour of strike action, while education workers voted 92 per cent in favour on Nov. 18. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On Nov. 21, the secondary school teachers\u2019 union announced it would be joining its elementary counterpart in a work-to-rule campaign starting Tuesday, Nov. 26.Unions say it\u2019s \u2018business as usual\u2019 for students<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Parents support teachers\u2019 strike action<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Both high school and elementary teachers may start work-to-rule on Tuesday<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Unions say it\u2019s \u2018business as usual\u2019 for students<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Parents support teachers\u2019 strike action<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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