Ontario teachers’ unions are sounding the alarm after the provincial government announced its holding consultations on whether or not to make online learning options a permanent choice for families once the pandemic ends.
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Federal and provincial faculty groups are calling for the resignation of Colleges and Universities Minister Ross Romano, along with members of upper management at Laurentian.
The Council of the Canadian Association of University Teachers is demanding Romano and five senior administrators step down “for their roles in creating the financial crisis that has devastated this Northern Ontario university,” according to a release.
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Last week council delegates, leaders of more than 80 academic staff associations from across the county, along with researchers and librarians, voted unanimously for the call for resignations, according to the association.
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Strong likelihood students won t return to class this year: Fisher The head of the Thames Valley District school board said Wednesday there is a very good chance students will not return to the classroom before the end of this school year.
Author of the article: Heather Rivers
Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 2 minute read • St. Thomas Aquinas custodian Dave Cabral does his rounds on Monday, April 13, 2021, at the school. Ontario schools have been closed since April 19, and it s not known if students will return to class before the school year ends in June. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
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Unions critical of provincial paid sick leave plan April 29, 2021 at 11 h 29 min Reading time: 1 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch
ONTARIO – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario both issued statements on Wednesday, April 28 critical of the provincial government’s announced paid sick leave plan.
The provincial plan would require employers to provide employees with three paid sick days of up to $200 per day. The program is limited to April 19 to Sept. 25 2021, which is the date that the federal Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) expires.
Both the ETFO and CUPE criticized this plan, with ETFO characterizing it as a ‘half-measure.’