OSSTF members at Ottawa public school boards to participate in single-day strike next week

By Mike Vlasveld

Posted Jan 10, 2020 06:34:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Teachers and education workers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) in Ottawa are set to take part in a one-day, full withdrawal of services.

The union announced Friday, its members at both English and French boards would walk out on January 15. This is the fifth single-day walkout by the OSSTF.

The strike action affects the following local school boards:

  • Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
  • École élémentaire publique Carrefour Jeunesse (Rockland)
  • École élémentaire publique Charlotte-Lemieux (Ottawa)
  • École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor (Embrun)
  • École élémentaire publique des Sentiers (Orléans)
  • École élémentaire publique Francojeunesse (Ottawa)
  • École élémentaire publique Gabrielle-Roy (Ottawa)
  • École élémentaire publique Julie-Payette (Kanata)
  • École élémentaire publique Le Prélude (Orléans)
  • École élémentaire publique Le Trillium (Ottawa)
  • École élémentaire publique Marie-Curie (Ottawa)
  • École élémentaire publique Michaëlle-Jean (Nepean)
  • École élémentaire publique Nouvel Horizon (Hawkesbury)
  • École élémentaire publique Rose des Vents (Cornwall)
  • École élémentaire publique Séraphin-Marion (Ottawa)
  • École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers (Ottawa)
  • École secondaire publique De la Salle (Ottawa)
  • École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde (Orléans)
  • École secondaire publique Louis-Riel (Gloucester)
  • École secondaire publique L’Alternative (Ottawa)
  • École publique Le Transit (Ottawa)
  • École des adultes Le Carrefour (Ottawa)
  • École secondaire publique Le Sommet (Hawkesbury)
  • École élémentaire et secondaire publique l’Académie de la Seigneurie (Casselman)
  • Centre d’éducation et de formation de l’Est ontarien (CEFEO) (Ottawa)
  • École secondaire publique L’Héritage (Cornwall)

A limited withdrawal of services, which began on November 26, will continue province-wide. 

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