The province has negotiated labour peace with the union representing public elementary teachers after protests that saw teachers withdraw from extra-curricular activities last fall. The tentative agreement with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario guarantees they'll be paid the same as counterparts in the French and Catholic school systems starting in 2014-15. Education Minister Liz Sandals says public elementary teachers make two per cent less than their colleagues in other unions and that can't be justified in the next round of bargaining. The tentative deal, which mirrors agreements with public high school teachers, freezes wages for most teachers in the current contract and also eliminates the ability to bank up to six months' worth of sick days to be paid out at retirement.

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