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In the Media — Archived

The following are older news articles and video related to local and provincial level negotiations and job actions.

Audio / Video

CTV News – June 8, 2015 — New report highlights gaps in Ontario’s public school system
CTV News – June 6, 2015 — Unions put Ontario premier on notice
CP24 – June 5, 2015 — OSSTF president on possible job action in the fall
YouTube – June 1, 2015 — Liberals’ abandonment of commitment to class size caps “perplexing”: NDP Education Critic
CP24 – May 28, 2015 — NDP voting against bill “appalling” Sandals says
CityNews – May 27, 2015 — Durham, Peel public high school teachers to resume strike on June 10
CP24 – May 25, 2015 — Sandals on back-to-work legislation – Press Conference
CBC Cross Country Checkup – May 24, 2015 — Is there a better way than strikes to resolve labour disputes in education?
CP24 – May 24, 2015 — OSSTF: Two major stumbling blocks remain in talks
City News – May 21, 2015 — Ruling on legality of teachers’ strikes won’t come until next week
City News – May 19, 2015 — Crucial week for striking Ontario secondary schools
CBC Metro Morning – May 13, 2015 — Illegal Strike?
CTV Northern Ontario – May 12, 2015 — Teachers strike unlawful?
City News – May 12, 2015 — Peel, Durham & Rainbow boards to file application to declare teachers strikes unlawful
City TV – May 4, 2015 — Peel secondary school teachers on strike
City News Northern Ontario – May 4, 2015 — Teachers labour status
City TV – April 30, 2015 — Students encouraged to do homework online during Durham teachers’ strike
CBC Morning North – April 29, 2015 — Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation weighs in on Sudbury strike (featuring OSSTF/FEESO Vice President Harvey Bischof)
Global Morning Show – April 28, 2015 — Ontario High School Teachers’ Strike (featuring OSSTF/FEESO President Paul Elliott)
CTV News Northern Ontario – April 27, 2015 — Sudbury teachers’ strike
City News – April 21, 2015 — Peel high school teachers set May 4 strike date
CP24 Live at Noon – April 20, 2 015 — OSSTF/FEESO President Paul Elliott: Strike “is not about the money”
CBC Metro Morning – April 16, 2015 — OSSTF/FEESO President Paul Elliott and OPSBA Chair Michael Barrett

Print / On-line

Teachers to head back to bargaining table (Toronto Star)
Durham board, secondary teachers settle on local issues (Toronto Star)
Peel board, high school teachers sign local deal (Toronto Star)
Liz Sandals says talks with Ontario teachers will resume (CBC Toronto)
OSSTF high school teachers to cut extra-curricular activities (CBC Toronto)
Teacher lockout ‘last resort,’ says Liz Sandals (Toronto Star)
Toronto school board preparing for possible fall teachers’ strikes (Globe and Mail)
No extra-curricular activities for some students unless deal is reached (CTV News)
Ontario Premier Wynne says central-local split in teacher bargaining will stay (Globe and Mail)
Gordon: Frustration’s fine, but smearing teachers unhelpful (Ottawa Citizen)
Class size shaping up as battleground in teachers’ contract negotiations (Windsor Star)
Ontario teachers gearing up for fall job action (durhamregion.com)
Ontario’s public high school teachers apply for conciliation (CBC News)
Continued turmoil between teachers and province – COLIN MACKAY (Intelligencer.ca)
Class size the lightening rod behind school labour turmoil (Toronto Star)
Ordered back to work, Ontario teachers say this labour dispute isn’t over (Rabble.ca)
Class size the lightening rod behind school labour turmoil (Toronto Star)
Back–to–work legislation for Ontario teachers passes, despite NDP opposition (CBC News)
Back–to–work bill to stop more teacher strikes in June (Toronto Star)
OSSTF Prez: Labour board ruling ‘disheartening’ (NorthernLife.ca)
Back–to–work legislation sparks warnings of further teacher unrest (Toronto Star)
No speedy passage for back–to–work legislation on striking teachers, NDP warns (Toronto Star)
Durham teachers facing back–to–work legislation (durhamregion.com)
Ontario to force Sudbury teachers back to work (Sudbury Star)
In labour dispute, Ontario teachers have a good tutor: B.C. Teachers (Globe and Mail)
Liz Sandals remains committed to negotiated teachers settlement (CBC News)
Ontario Premier Wynne willing to legislate striking teachers back to work (Globe and Mail)
Panel to rule on teacher strike as chair steps aside (Toronto Star)
Sudbury teachers, province remain deadlocked (Sudbury Star)
Teacher strike: Obscure panel to decide this week whether it’s jeopardizing the school year (Toronto Star)
New mediator to meet both sides in teacher strike (Sudbury Star)
High school teachers’ union to return to bargaining talks (Toronto Star)
OLRB hearing will continue Tuesday (Sudbury Star)
Are teacher strikes illegal? Durham, Peel, Sudbury boards want walkouts ruled unlawful (Toronto Star)
Teacher strike unlawful: Sudbury board (Sudbury Star)
Ryan to bolster striking Sudbury teachers (Sudbury Star)
Little progress as bargaining resumes in Durham high school teacher strike (DurhamRegion.com)
Sudbury’s English public secondary school teachers’ strike enters third week (CBC – Sudbury)
Liberals have themselves to blame for Ontario school strikes (Toronto Star)
OSSTF members protest outside offices of local MPPs (Thunder Bay Newswatch)
OSSTF members protest outside of Deb Matthews’ London office (AM980 London)
Peel Region secondary school teachers join growing Ontario strike (Globe and Mail)
Talks at a standstill (Sudbury Star – Rainbow)
Striking teachers protest premier at conference (Northern Life)
Teacher strikes: Ontario strikes and lockouts since 1987 (Toronto Star)
Striking Sudbury teachers rally at Rainbow board office (CBC)
CUPE education workers in solidarity with striking high school teachers in Sudbury (CUPE)
As teachers’ strikes loom over Ontario, the fight isn’t about salaries, though it is about the bottom line (National Post)
Durham teachers’ strike seen as start of wave of labour unrest (Toronto Star)
Peel high school teachers set May 4 strike deadline (Toronto Star)
Standing up for what is right (OSSTF Update)
Durham Region secondary teachers on strike, schools will be closed Monday (Toronto Star)