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High school teacher Greg Pollard’s routine looks different these days. Instead of being in the classroom, he spends a bulk of his days in his basement with his heat press machine, making and selling custom design clothing. It first started as a way to ensure his school’s sports teams would …
Read More »Online misogyny seeping into classrooms in ‘frightening’ ways, teachers and experts say
“Shut up and make me a sandwich.” “I don’t have to listen to you, go get the man in charge.” Those are some of the comments one Halifax teacher says she has heard from some of her male students in recent years. Christine Emberley said the comments range from sarcastic sniping about …
Read More »Dates set for binding arbitration between Saskatchewan teachers, provincial government
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dates have officially been set for the binding arbitration proceedings between the Saskatchewan’s Teachers’ Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. The arbitration hearing will take place Dec. 16 to 20 in Saskatoon. According to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF), during the …
Read More »Manitoba teachers reach new historic provincial collective agreement – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A first-of-its-kind deal for the province has been accepted by Manitoba teachers. The new collective agreement encompasses all 37 English-speaking school divisions, something that was previously done by individual deals for each one. Teachers voted 95 per cent in favour of the …
Read More »Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms amid heat wave
In Beatrice Schneider’s seventh grade classroom in Toronto, there are two fans in opposite corners of the room. One of them is broken. When temperatures soar – as they have this week while much of Ontario experiences a heat wave – the class gets stuffy, the students get sweaty and learning can …
Read More »Ontario elementary teachers awarded nearly 12 per cent raise in arbitration
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 29, 2024 4:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An arbitrator has awarded Ontario’s elementary teachers a raise of nearly 12 per cent over the course of its four-year deal with the province. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation …
Read More »Sask. teachers union resumes bargaining Wednesday, begins vote on new sanctions mandate
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation announced it is sitting at the bargaining table Wednesday and Thursday to continue negotiating a new collective agreement with the province. STF members also began voting Wednesday morning on a new mandate so the union can implement job …
Read More »Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation to wrap up voting Thursday on province’s final offer – Saskatoon
Saskatchewan teachers are set to finish voting on a new agreement with the provincial government Thursday evening, deciding whether to accept what the province calls its “final offer.” Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation voted on Wednesday and into Thursday, with final votes being allowed until 6 p.m. Thursday evening. …
Read More »Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes
Montreal high school art teacher Marion Miller says she’s looking forward to welcoming her students back to class on Tuesday for the first time since her union went on unlimited strike Nov. 23. “I think a lot of my colleagues are very relieved and happy that we’re finally going back …
Read More »Teachers in Ontario’s French language public school system to hold strike vote
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 20, 2023 11:27 am Updated December 20, 2023 1:25 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario’s French-language public school system will be voting next month on whether to give their union a strike mandate after nearly …
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