{"id":47263,"date":"2015-04-20T20:35:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T12:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=47263"},"modified":"2025-01-14T22:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T03:51:46","slug":"high-school-teachers-in-durham-strike-today-leaving-thousands-without-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/20\/high-school-teachers-in-durham-strike-today-leaving-thousands-without-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"High school teachers in Durham strike today leaving thousands without classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16630\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/classroom-education.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16630\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/classroom-education.jpg\" alt=\"ShutterStock image\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/classroom-education.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/classroom-education-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/classroom-education-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ShutterStock image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TORONTO &#8212; About 24-thousand high school students in Durham Region will be staying home today as their teachers hit the picket lines.<\/p>\n<p>The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation decided over the weekend to proceed with strike action after talks broke down last week.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy lipitor online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/lipitor.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/lipitor.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Durham region covers an area east of Toronto that includes Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa.<\/p>\n<p>The school board says it had no choice but to close schools because of concern for the safety of students.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy soft cialis online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/soft-cialis.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/soft-cialis.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The union announced Monday morning that talks with the province were to resume but did not say when.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cialis professional online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cialis-professional.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cialis-professional.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This is the union&#8217;s first round of negotiations since the province brought in a new bargaining system, with both local and provincial talks.<\/p>\n<p>Education Minister Liz Sandals says she&#8217;s disappointed about the strike but says the government is committed to a bargaining process that is in line with its fiscal plan.<\/p>\n<p>Three years ago the Liberal government legislated contracts and wage freezes on the teachers, angering the unions.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship has since slowly improved but unhappiness is brewing once again as the Liberals try to eliminate a $10.9-billion budget deficit through measures that include &#8220;net zero&#8221; 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