Ontario teachers to strike as of Wednesday

The dealine is fast approaching and Ontario secondary school teachers are ready to withdraw services.

Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation president, Ken Coran told the Globe and Mail on Saturday that seven public school boards will strike as of Wednesday unless a deal can be reached before then.

Teachers will begin to withdraw services such as supervising students outside classrooms and answering parent e-mails outside of school hours.

Teachers are up in arms on Bill 115, a law passed by the Ontario government. The bill imposed cuts to sick days, a partial freeze to pay increases to new teachers and restrictions on their ability to strike.

All 24 school boards throughout the province could also go on strike later this month if an agreement isn't reached by then.

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