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Four major Ontario teachers’ unions taking legal action against provincial government

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, coronavirus, COVID-19, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), formal appeals, health and safety, Kingston, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, Return to School Plan, safety measures

The four largest teacher and education worker unions in the province is filing formal appeals with the Ontario Labour Relations

Low COVID-19 prevalence key for back-to-school safety, docs say

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, covid-19 symptoms, Dr. Kieran Moore, Dr. Kirk Leifso, Dr. Michael Dernyck, KFLA Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Limestone District School Board, masks, Medical Officer of Health, Ministry of Education, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), public school, Public School Boards, Toronto District School Board, universal masking policy, YouTube videos

Three local doctors are offering COVID-19 safety advice to families as school reopening approaches. In a 25-minute YouTube video from

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Suggestions for coping with teachers’ strikes

February 27, 2020March 2, 2020 Alison Young 0 Comments activities, Community Editorial Board, curriculum, education, elementary school students, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, learning, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), parents, school, secondary school students, teachers strike, what to do with students during a strike

Editorial note: With the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)’s moving into Phase 6 Strike Action yesterday (Wednesday, Feb. 26,

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Four major education unions to stage province-wide walkout next week

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Tori Stafford 3 Comments AEFO, Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, Doug Ford, elementary schools, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, Minister Lecce, one-day province-wide strike, one-day province-wide walkout, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario government, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), secondary schools

For the first time since 1997, teachers and education workers in Ontario’s elementary and secondary school will all participate in

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One-day strike to impact local elementary, secondary schools Thursday

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bishop Remi-Gaulin elementary, Conseil des Ecoles Catholiques Centre-Est (CECCE), Conseil des Ecoles Publiques de lest de lOntario (CEPEO), École élémentaire publique Madeleine-de-Roybon and École secondaire publique Mille-Îles, job action, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Marie Rivier secondary, no classes, one day strike, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), teachers strike

A number of local elementary and secondary students will not have classes on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 due to one-day

LDSB term one report cards affected by teachers’ unions job action

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Debra Rantz, elementary students, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), job action, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, no report cards, Ontario Public School Boards Association, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), report cards with only marks, reports cards, rotating strikes

The recent job action being taken by teachers’ unions will have an impact on term one report cards for both

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Multiple schools set to shut Wednesday due to rotating OSSTF strike

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bishop Remi-Gaulin elementary, CECCE, CEPEO, École élémentaire publique Madeleine-de-Roybon and École secondaire publique Mille-Îles, École secondaire publique Mille-Îles, elementary school, French Catholic school board, French Public School Board, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Marie Rivier secondary, one day strike, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), secondary school, Wednesday January 8

The rotating strikes of the Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF) will affect local students as the strike hits Kingston

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LDSB plans for secondary schools to close to students

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Ministry of Education, one day strike, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), public secondary schools, secondary schools, strike deadline, union negotiations

Secondary students in the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) will not have classes tomorrow unless an agreement can be reached

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School board addresses possible teacher strike action

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, elementary school, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), partial withdrawal of services, secondary school, strike action, teacher strike, Tuesday November 26, work to rule

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) wants parents and students to know that no changes to student learning should the