Tag: Teachers
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Teachers’ Unions and COVID-19: Time to Step Up
It has been crystal clear from the beginning that the COVID-19 pandemic is far more than a medical crisis. The federal government alone is hurrying to send over $100-billion out … Keep reading »
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Class (Size) Struggle: The Ontario Government’s Latest Game
Anything that Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says should be taken with a bag of salt. His ability to dissemble is astonishing. So, when he said on Tuesday afternoon that … Keep reading »
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Ford’s Fight with Educators: A Student’s Perspective
It’s hard to walk across the University of Toronto (U of T) campus without your eye catching the grand, pale-bricked building that sits parallel to the greenery of Queen’s Park. … Keep reading »
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Ontario Teachers Ramp Up the Pressure on the Tories
Ontario teachers are ramping up their fight against the Tories’ 18-month attack on public education. On Tuesday, public elementary teachers stepped up their work-to-rule refusing, for example, to participate in … Keep reading »
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One Million More Reasons to Mobilize Against Ford
The public sector ‘salary restraint’ legislation was introduced on June 5th #QueensPark. The Bill is a shot across the bow of public sector unions, especially the teachers’ unions #OnPoli Keep reading »
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From Liberal ‘Ideology’ to Massive Cuts: Ford’s Education Policy for Ontario
Education Minister Lisa Thompson walked up to the podium at the Ontario Science Centre on Friday to tell Ontarians about her plan for education. But first, she took a shot … Keep reading »
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What a Teachers’ Movement Can Look Like
By following the example of Los Angeles teachers in their recent victorious strike, teachers around the country can roll back free-market education reform. Keep reading »
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The War on Public School Teachers
New Unions, New Alliances, New Politics The U.S. working-class was slow to respond to the hard times it faced during and after the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Finally, however, in February, … Keep reading »
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Why I’m Voting No: OSSTF and Ontario Teachers
Teachers in Ontario may not know it, but their actions in this coming week will have huge ramifications for unionized workers across Ontario and across the country. We stand poised … Keep reading »
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‘Class’ Warfare: A Primer on the Chicago Teachers Strike
An estimated 30,000 public school teachers in Chicago walked off the job on Monday for the first time since 1987, leaving 350,000 students in limbo. Chicago has the third-largest school … Keep reading »
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Chicago Teachers Draw a Line
Can the scrappy band of outsiders that now heads the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) lead the kind of high-stakes fight that most labour unions have ducked? That question looms large … Keep reading »
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BC Teachers’ Federation – On Strike
What should we make of the current teachers’ job action in British Columbia? The short answer: B.C. teachers are very courageous in taking a stand. A longer answer: Teachers’ actions … Keep reading »