A union boss calls the announced special funding for parents affected by teachers’ strikes a transparent attempt to bribe parents and the public to support the government.
That’s the message coming from Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario president Sam Hammond, who says that a responsible education minister would put his money into public education as part of contract talks.
Hammond believes the special funding could cost taxpayers up to $48 million per day.
He accuses Stephen Lecce of trying to cover up the fact that this government is making massive cuts to public education and wants more reductions to elementary education at the bargaining table.
He suggests the government’s goal is to gut public education funding and punish educators, and that they believe Premier Ford and Minister Lecce have no intention of reaching a deal that addresses serious issues for students, student learning and educators.
Hammond notes the province hasn’t set any dates for contract talks since December 19th.
