High school teachers in Sudbury on strike
Posted Apr 27, 2015 05:25:34 AM.
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SUDBURY, Ont. – High school teachers in Sudbury will hit the picket lines today, following the breakdown of negotiations with the Rainbow District School Board over the weekend.
Rainbow District is the second district hit by a strike, last Monday high school teachers in Durham Region went on strike.
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 3 President James Clyke said Sunday that the board rejected every single substantive issue the union raised during negotiations.
He said it was unfair to give members, parents and students “false hope” that the negotiations were productive, which prompted the strike.
Rainbow District School Board Chair Doreen Dewar denied this claim on Sunday and said that the board is “ready to negotiate at any time.”
He also said the board was willing to continue talks but accused the union of saying negotiations were at an impasse.
