Ontario Threatens to block elementary teachers from striking

Ontario Threatens to block elementary teachers from striking
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-threatens-to-block-elementary-teachers-from-striking/article5794887/

Published Thursday, Nov. 29 2012, 12:59 PM EST 


Summary:

School teachers from elementary schools are walking off the job next month and the Ontario Government is threatening to block the commotion and the actions of the teachers. Elementary school teachers are trying to go on strike to follow the other high school teachers that are already on strike right now. The government is now worried and annoyed of how many school teachers are wanting to go on strike. Many teachers in high schools have been withdrawing voluntary services, which includes coaching and supervising clubs, since September 2012. Teachers in Ontario are now frustrated that the new legislation introduced by the governing Liberals that dictates the terms of their contracts and restricts their ability to strike. The province now has the power to end any walkouts and can act quickly to stop them when needed. Since this has happened, there are no more indications of any school board that are poised to give the 72-hours notice of strike action. The province has not gave the right to ban strike action but they built in the legaslation to respond when they need to.

 

My Opinion:

I think that the teachers are taking this way to far. The students need to keep on learning the material everyday or they will not want to anymore. Now that elemantary school teachers are going on strike the kids are in a bad situation for learning. This teachers are now punishing the kids for the problems they have with the government. The teachers need to find another way and a better way to say that they are unhappy with the government and not take their frustrations out on the kids by going on strike and affecting their learning. When teachers go on strike I they don't think of the students in the school that they are affecting. In the future, these students will have a hard time because of this incident that the teachers are doing. If the teachers know that they are affecting the students, I think tha they should stop striking right away and find another way to tell the government that they are unhappy with them.