It could be an important week in the ongoing labour dispute between Ontario teachers and the government.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce has said the ball is now in the unions’ courts, after he made concessions on mandatory E-learning and class sizes last week.
Two unions, representing high school teachers and educators in the French system, have now suspended strikes for the next few weeks, though the high school teachers say their move is because of March Break.
There may be signs of progress in negotiations with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association, as they were at the bargaining table with the government for three days last week and were scheduled to resume talks today.
