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OECTA Will Start Rotating Strikes Next Week

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association will start doing rotating strikes next week that will impact Oxford County students on Friday February 28th.

OXFORD COUNTY - The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association will start doing rotating strikes next week.

They will be walking out of class at different school boards starting on February 24th. The London and District Catholic School Board, which includes Oxford County will be impacted on Friday February 28th. Teachers from all four major education unions are staging a one day walkout this Friday February 21st. OECTA President Liz Stuart says teachers and education workers across the Province are united and the public is firmly behind us.

"Everyone is saying we do not support the Ford government's destructive agenda for publicly funded education, and everyone knows the solution is for the government to back away from their reckless cuts and come up with a real plan to reach a fair agreement. But the government still is not listening. All we can do is continue to demonstrate our determination and solidarity."

Stuart says they are returning to he bargaining table on Wednesday at the request of the Ministry of Labour-appointed mediator.

"We are ready to get back to the table, but the government needs to recognize that these discussions must be about protecting our world-renowned publicly funded education system. They keep talking about being reasonable, but there is nothing reasonable about cutting supports for vulnerable students, nothing reasonable about increasing class sizes and reducing course options, and nothing reasonable about imposing mandatory e-learning. Catholic teachers have done our part to move these negotiations forward, but we cannot accept the government’s agenda to take resources out of the classroom."

Education Minister Stephen Lecce on resumed negotiations with OECTA. 

"Students belong in class. My objective has always been to reach deals with our education labour partners, deals that are fair to students, hard-working parents, and our valued teachers and education workers. I am pleased the mediator has called all parties back to the negotiating table, as we have always said, we stand ready to negotiate to reach a deal that keeps students in class. The government has demonstrated our commitment to reaching a deal by affirming our commitment to maintaining all-day kindergarten, investing in special education needs, and keeping classroom sizes low." 

OECTA Strike Rotation Schedule:

Monday, February 24:


- Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board 
- Niagara Catholic District School Board 
- Northwest Catholic District School Board 
- St. Clair Catholic District School Board 
- Toronto Catholic District School Board 
- Waterloo Catholic District School Board 

Tuesday, February 25:

- Durham Catholic District School Board
- Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board
- Peterborough VNC Catholic District School Board
- Halton Catholic District School Board
- Kenora Catholic District School Board
- Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
- Ottawa Catholic District School Board
- Sudbury Catholic District School Board
- Thunder Bay Catholic Distirct School Board

Thursday, February 27:

- Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board 
- Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board
- Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Friday, 
- Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board 
- Northeastern Catholic District School Board 
- Renfrew County Catholic District School Board 
- Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School 
- Superior North Catholic District School Board 


Friday February 28th: 

- London District Catholic School Board
- Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
- Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
- Board York Catholic District School Board
- Wellington Catholic District School Board
- Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board

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