Rotating strikes by teachers once again affected Northumberland.
Both the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association were both picketing today, closing schools in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Clarington Catholic District School Board.
Belinda Dooley, branch president of OSSTF for Port Hope High School, explains why they’re fighting for a new contract.
Strike captain with OECTA, Branden Fonovic (Fawn Uh Vick), adds that those class size changes are impacting learning.
The science teacher says with very large class sizes, some teachers are cutting out labs due to safety concerns, which should never happen.
James Mellon sits on the strike committee for OECTA, and he adds that community support throughout this process has been incredible.
All major teachers’ unions in Ontario continue to escalate job action as they’ve been without contracts for months.
Strikes from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will impact the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board tomorrow (February 5) and Thursday (February 6).
