Elementary teachers to increase strike action
by Jaime Myslik – WELLINGTON CTY.
Field trips appear to be off the table for the beginning of the 2015-16 school year for Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) elementary students.
Local teachers will be among 76,000 elementary educators across the province returning to the classroom on Sept. 8 under increased work-to-rule strike action.
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced on Aug. 20 the union will begin “phase two” strike action on the first day of school, a full year after teachers’ contracts expired…
