Francophone teachers’ union suspends contract talks; calls offer ‘unacceptable’
Posted Sep 14, 2015 05:49:14 PM.
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TORONTO – The union representing Ontario’s 10,000 French-language elementary and secondary teachers says it has stepped away from the bargaining table after receiving what it calls an “unacceptable” offer from employers.
AEFO president Carol Jolin said in a release Monday that the latest offer was “not just and fair when compared to offers made to two English-language unions.”
Jolin says the union is evaluating its possible course of action and hopes to come to an agreement before commencing work-to-rule on Friday.
Meanwhile, there were no signs Monday of a quick resumption of contract talks between the Ontario government, public school boards and the union representing elementary teachers.
Premier Kathleen Wynne angered the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario when she insisted it was up to the union to say why it won’t accept an offer that was tentatively accepted by two other teachers’ unions.
Agreements reached in August with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association have not been ratified yet, but contain raises of 1.5 per cent plus another one-per-cent bonus.
