Late last month, the government reached interim agreements with unions representing the province`s 12,000 Francophone teachers and 83,000 elementary teachers. The ratification votes are scheduled for the end of this month. Liz Stuart, the OECD president, said the union would suspend all strikes until members vote on the deal. This should happen on April 7 and 8, the union said. Details of the agreement remain confidential until it is ratified. In accordance with the association`s ratification procedures, Catholic teachers will take part in a national vote on 7 and 8 April if OECD management and local unity presidents recommend authorisation. The agreement makes the OECD the first of the four major teachers` unions to reach an agreement in a highly controversial round of negotiations. Accessed your local collective agreement and the province`s comparison memorandum in 2015. In a statement, OECD President Liz Stuart confirmed that they have reached "a preliminary agreement with the Ontario Catholic School Trust Association and the Ontario government on the essential conditions of a new collective agreement." The details of the interim agreement will be known after ratification. We appreciate the efforts of our negotiating team and Crown partners, as well as the representative of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers` Association. OTTAWA - Members of the Ontario Teachers` Association have ratified an agreement on a new treaty after months of controversial negotiations and four one-day strikes. The agreement allows the association to continue to pursue a constitutional challenge to the government`s cap on compensation increases.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce said he was focused on agreements with other teachers` unions. TORONTO, March 12, 2020 - We are very pleased that the Ontario Catholic School Trust Association, the provincial government and the Ontario Teastors Association (OECD) today reached an interim collective agreement after months of negotiations. The preliminary agreement reflects the commitment of all negotiators to the well-being and progress of all Catholic school students and staff across Ontario. Details of the agreement will remain confidential until the agreement is ratified. This fall, secondary classes will increase from an average of 22 students last year to 23, and all local collective agreements that set maximum class sizes will be maintained, the preliminary agreement says. Please read our comments directive first. The full-time kindergarten remains as it was for the duration of the contract, with a full-time teacher and a full-time educator. The province is also committed to having an online system for teachers to report violent incidents and update safety protocols. The OECD agreement, which ends on 31 August 2022, maintains class sizes until the third year and slightly increases the average class size to 24.5 pupils for classes 4 to 8. Bi-weekly updates on the status of local negotiations in OECD units in the provincial province. Members, check your email for a trading update. pic.twitter.com/NtHcZK4X4B According to a confidential memo from The Canadian Press, the association has agreed to increase wages by one per cent and increase performance by four per cent.

We offer more than 45 courses in 19 disciplines. Click here to choose the course that meets your needs. The one-day emigration of the association`s 45,000 members was the first time That Catholic teachers had participated in national strikes. Given the concerns about the release of COVID-19, all negotiations are now conducted by teleconference. Last week, the province also signed a three-year interim contract with the Ontario Elementary Education Federation of 83,000 teachers and continues to negotiate this week with the union representing the province`s 12,000 French teachers.