CATHOLIC TEACHERS STRIKING TO PROTECT PUBLICLY FUNDED EDUCATION

Today, 45,000 Catholic teachers from across Ontario are on picket lines as part of a one-day full withdrawal of services. Teachers are taking a stand to protect Ontario’s world-renowned publicly funded education system, and speaking out against the Ford government’s devastating cuts.

What are teachers fighting for?
Teachers are the last line of defense against this government’s regressive agenda. If we don’t take a stand, the government will face no formal opposition to their reckless, unpopular cuts. The government has been trying to claim that compensation is the only issue at the bargaining table, but the public knows what the main issues are: