Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

CATHOLIC TEACHERS TO BEGIN ROTATING STRIKES FEBRUARY 24

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Education in Ontario, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) has announced that if an agreement is not reached, members will participate in rotating full withdrawals of service the week of February 24.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) has announced that if an agreement is not reached, members will participate in rotating full withdrawals of service the week of February 24.
  • All OECTA bargaining units within each Catholic district school board will engage in a full withdrawal of service on their assigned day.)
  • Teachers and education workers across the province are united, and the public are firmly behind us, says OECTA President Liz Stuart.
  • Catholic teachers have done our part to move these negotiations forward, but we cannot accept the governments agenda to take resources out of the classroom.

OECTA TO ENHANCE ADMINISTRATIVE JOB ACTION

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Education, Catholic school, Kindergarten, Teacher, Education in Ontario, Canadian Labour Congress, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

TORONTO, Feb. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) has announced that members will be enhancing their administrative job action beginning Tuesday, February 11.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) has announced that members will be enhancing their administrative job action beginning Tuesday, February 11.
  • The enhanced administrative job action means that during the regular school day, OECTA members will only undertake their scheduled teaching and supervision duties.
  • While all job action is difficult for everyone involved, Catholic teachers sincerely believe this short-term inconvenience is necessary to voice our concerns and maintain our world-class publicly funded education system.
  • OECTA represents the 45,000 passionate and qualified teachers in Ontarios publicly funded English Catholic schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

CATHOLIC TEACHERS PLANNING SECOND PROVINCE-WIDE WALK OUT

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Education, Education in Ontario, Catholic school, Kindergarten, Canadian Labour Congress, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) has announced that it is planning a second one-day, province-wide walkout on Tuesday, February 4.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) has announced that it is planning a second one-day, province-wide walkout on Tuesday, February 4.
  • Teachers in publicly funded Catholic district school boards across Ontario will not be reporting to work or performing any of their teaching duties.
  • What option do teachers have but to do everything in our power to keep the government from making things worse?
  • OECTA represents the 45,000 passionate and qualified teachers in Ontarios publicly funded English Catholic schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

OECTA MEDIA ADVISORY

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Monday, January 20, 2020
Kaleed Rasheed, Mississauga, Burnhamthorpe Road, Chaminade, ONTARIO, Education in Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Because of the governments unwillingness to abandon cuts to publicly funded education and negotiate a fair collective agreement, Catholic teachers across Ontario will be engaged in a full withdrawal of service on Tuesday, January 21.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Because of the governments unwillingness to abandon cuts to publicly funded education and negotiate a fair collective agreement, Catholic teachers across Ontario will be engaged in a full withdrawal of service on Tuesday, January 21.
  • Media are invited as OECTA President Liz Stuart joins fellow Catholic teachers on picket lines at the following times and locations:
    8:30 9:00 a.m. Chaminade College School, 490 Queens Drive, Toronto
    11:15 11:45 a.m. Father Michael Goetz Secondary School, 330 Central Parkway West, Mississauga
    12:30 1:00 p.m. Kaleed Rasheed Constituency Office, 1420 Burnhamthorpe Road East, Mississauga
    OECTA represents the almost 45,000 professionals who teach all grades in publicly funded English Catholic schools in Ontario.

CATHOLIC TEACHERS TAKING PROVINCE-WIDE STRIKE ACTION ON JANUARY 21

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Monday, January 13, 2020
Education in Ontario, Catholic school, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, Organizations, Trade unions

This means teachers in publicly funded Catholic district school boards across Ontario will not be reporting to work or performing any of their duties.

Key Points: 
  • This means teachers in publicly funded Catholic district school boards across Ontario will not be reporting to work or performing any of their duties.
  • In November, OECTA members voted 97.1 per cent in favour of taking strike action if necessary.
  • When they were presented with the issues at the bargaining table, Catholic teachers gave their negotiating team overwhelming support, says Stuart.
  • OECTA represents the 45,000 passionate and qualified teachers in Ontarios publicly funded English Catholic schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

GOVERNMENT INACTION LEADS TO TALKS WITH CATHOLIC TEACHERS BREAKING DOWN

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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Austerity, Collective bargaining, Education in Ontario, Labor, Industrial relations, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, Economy

TORONTO, Jan. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) is greatly disappointed that collective bargaining discussions with the government and the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association have broken down.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Jan. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) is greatly disappointed that collective bargaining discussions with the government and the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association have broken down.
  • The government has been firm that they have no intention of reconsidering their reckless, unpopular cuts.
  • Ontarians understand that the governments cuts are completely unacceptable to Catholic teachers, says Stuart.
  • OECTA represents the 45,000 passionate and qualified teachers in Ontarios publicly funded English Catholic schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

NO-BOARD REPORT SHOULD BE ANOTHER WAKEUP CALL TO GOVERNMENT, CATHOLIC TEACHERS SAY

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Thursday, December 5, 2019
Education, Education in Ontario, Catholic school, Kindergarten, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

The release of this report means Catholic teachers will be in a legal strike position as of December 21.

Key Points: 
  • The release of this report means Catholic teachers will be in a legal strike position as of December 21.
  • Catholic teachers have been working hard to negotiate an agreement that will keep it that way, says Stuart.
  • Catholic teachers have already filed a complaint with the Ontario Labour Relations Board about the governments behaviour.
  • OECTA represents the 45,000 passionate and qualified teachers in Ontarios publicly funded English Catholic schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

OECTA ASKS FOR “NO-BOARD” REPORT AS GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO INSIST ON CUTS TO EDUCATION

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Friday, November 29, 2019
Education in Ontario, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

Seeing little prospect for further progress, OECTA has requested that the conciliator file a no-board report.

Key Points: 
  • Seeing little prospect for further progress, OECTA has requested that the conciliator file a no-board report.
  • In spite of the challenges created at the bargaining table by the government, we came to the table hopeful that we could move forward, says OECTA President Liz Stuart.
  • Premier Ford and Minister Lecce need to understand that these cuts are unacceptable to Catholic teachers, and unacceptable to Ontarians.
  • OECTA represents the 45,000 passionate and qualified teachers in Ontarios publicly funded English Catholic schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.