Teachers’ union threatens action against teachers who ignore calls for job action
Posted December 4, 2012 3:32 pm.
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The union representing more than 76,000 elementary school teachers is reportedly threatening retaliatory action against any of its members who ignore calls for job action.
Any elementary-school teacher who does not go along with the union’s demand to withdraw extra-curricular activities could be subject to fines or public naming and shaming.
Tory education-critic Lisa MacLeod told the Toronto Sun she has a copy of an Elementary Teachers’ Federation letter that warns members to either go along with the job-action escalation or face fines of up to $500 a day.
They could also be subject to having their names put into some federation published materials.
This information comes as public high-school teachers announced they were to set to pull out of extracurricular activities and sports-coaching starting on Monday, December 10.
Union officials have promised to give at least 72-hours notice before any full-blown strike.
Teachers in the province are currently embroiled in a dispute with the government over their contracts, with some of the provincial proposals threatening the teachers’ right to strike.
