August 16, 2023 - The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) has indicated that a central strike vote could happen as early as this fall. It is important to note that this is just one step in the collective bargaining process and does not mean secondary teachers are going on strike. We remain hopeful that all sides (Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, Government of Ontario and ETFO) will reach an agreement prior to any possible strike action. Learn more about the stages of the collective bargaining process.
August
25, 2023 -
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’
Federation (OSSTF) and the
Ontario
Government have agreed to a tentative process
to extend provincial
bargaining until October 27, 2023
. If the process is approved by
OSSTF membership, all remaining items that are not agreed to in bargaining by
that date will be moved to binding arbitration, thus avoiding possible strike
action. Local discussions will continue until March 2024 and any items not
agreed to will also be sent to binding arbitration.
September 28, 2023 - The Ontario Secondary Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members have voted to approve a process
for concluding bargaining previously tentatively agreed to on August 25, 2023
between the Ontario government and OSSTF
.
Under this approved process, if the parties are unable to reach agreement
provincially by October 27, 2023, all remaining items will move to binding
arbitration, thus avoiding possible strike action. The process between the
parties also includes discussion on local items, which cover more administrative
and non-monetary issues. Local discussions will continue until March 2024 and
any items not agreed to will also be sent to binding arbitration.
October
26, 2023
–
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Ontario
government held final negotiations on Wednesday, October 25. Some progress was
made; however, there are no talks scheduled for the near future. The arbitrator
will decide on monetary items, including the amount of wage increases.
Local discussions will continue until
March 2024 and any items not agreed to will also be sent to binding
arbitration.
Learn more about the stages of the collective bargaining process.