{"id":6296,"date":"2015-11-02T19:08:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T00:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=6296"},"modified":"2015-11-02T19:08:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T00:08:49","slug":"tentative-agreement-reached-in-elementary-teachers-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/tentative-agreement-reached-in-elementary-teachers-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Tentative agreement reached in elementary teachers strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MEDIA RELEASE<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">The Elementary Teachers\u2019 Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is advising its members to suspend strike action in light of a tentative agreement that has been reached with the Ontario Public School Boards\u2019 Association (OPSBA) and the provincial government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">ETFO members have been without a contract since August 31, 2014 \u2013 over fourteen months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">\u201cThis round of bargaining has been exceptionally lengthy and difficult but in the end we achieved a tentative agreement that ETFO believes is fair and meets the needs of our members,\u201d said ETFO President Sam Hammond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">An ETFO all-member vote among teachers and occasional teachers will be conducted regarding the tentative agreement, with the results of that vote expected in mid-November. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">\u201cETFO is a democratic organization and ultimately it is the membership that will determine whether this tentative agreement is acceptable,\u201d added Hammond. \u201cLocal leaders will now focus their efforts on reaching agreements in their respective school boards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteCustom-Normal\">ETFO will review the tentative agreement with its local leaders and members before making further comments to the media. 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