Public high school teachers in Ontario won’t go on strike this fall, keeping students in class, if they agree to accept a proposed deal struck Friday between the province and their union.
The deal — the province called it a “tentative agreement” while the union called it a “proposal” — would see the two sides continue bargaining until Oct. 27, at which point they would enter binding arbitration to resolve any remaining issues.
“This proposal does establish a clear pathway forward in this round of bargaining that could potentially end in arbitration,” said Karen Littlewood, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF).
“If accepted,
