Ontario’s public high school teachers are now turning to binding arbitration to get a new contract signed.
Bargaining concluded Wednesday with the union unable to reach a negotiated deal with the province.
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation ratified a deal last month with the government that would see any outstanding issues – in this case monetary issues – decided by an arbitrator after negotiations wrapped up.
Both union president Karen Littlewood and Education Minister Stephen Lecce say the parties made good progress recently in negotiations, but that monetary issues will be settled by binding arbitration.
Written by: The Canadian Press
