TORONTO — The bargaining agent for Ontario’s 24 public faculties and the union representing school have agreed to enter into binding arbitration, avoiding a strike.
The School Employer Council and the Ontario Public Companies Workers Union met this week in Toronto for mediation following months of bargaining.
The union, which represents greater than 15,000 school members throughout the province, had stated some type of labour motion might have begun on Thursday after it gave 5 days’ discover final week.
It stated Tuesday that “vital profit features” have been agreed upon with the employers however that the perimeters in any other case remained at an deadlock, with the excellent objects to be resolved by the arbitrator.
Key points embrace work situations, job safety and high quality of training.
The School Employer Council says courses will proceed as scheduled this week.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 7, 2025.
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