«While this interim agreement does not address all of our concerns, we recognize the current environment we are in and the need for students to have stability as soon as this emergency is over. Previously, the Ontario government had reached a preliminary agreement with the other three unions (ETFO, OECD and AEFO). As such, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation (OSSTF), which represents 60,000 public high school teachers and education workers, was the last education union in the province to be on the list. This success brings a great deal of hope and optimism, especially in these difficult and uncertain times. The Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) and the provincial government have negotiated a preliminary agreement with teachers and teaching workers at the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation (OSSTF). Details of the deal were not immediately available, but the union`s 60,000 members were able to vote on the interim agreement early next month. In recent months, the province has entered into agreements with the Elementary Teachers` Federation of Ontario, the Ontario Teachers` Association and the Franco-Ontarian Teachers` Association. The Ontario Teachers` Union has reached a preliminary agreement with the Province of Ontario, making it the last of the four major unions to reach an agreement. ArtusoMore, A., Artuso, A. (2020, April 20).

OSSTF, Ontario government reach provisional agreement. Agreements have already been reached in torontosun.com/news/provincial/osstf-ontario-government-reach-tentative-agreement with Limestone`s other education and support unions. An interim agreement was reached with the Ontario Elementary Teachers` Federation (ETFO) at the central bargaining table on March 20, 2020. The education workers represented by cupE voted in favour of ratifying a centralised collective agreement in November 2019. Cathy Abraham, President of OPSBA, personally thanks OPSBA`s negotiating teams, made up of OPSBA staff, management and senior management, for their commitment to this process. «Our high school teachers and educators will play a very important role in guiding our students through this difficult time. This agreement is a recognition that we appreciate the contribution they make every day to the educational experience of our students. We look forward to working together to ensure that we are able to provide an educational experience focused on the success and well-being of our students.

Union president Harvey Bischof says teachers haven`t gotten everything they want, but the agreement will ensure stability in the province`s schools. Alphonso, C. (2020, April 20). Ontario high school teachers get a preliminary agreement with the province. Excerpts from www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-high-school-teachers-reach-tentative-deal/ THUNDER BAY – Teachers and teaching workers from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation have reached a preliminary agreement to end a labour dispute with the province. Ontario has reached a preliminary agreement with the last major union of untraceed teachers. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation and the government today announced the interim agreement. In recent months, the province has entered into interim contracts with three other teachers` unions following controversial negotiations that have led to the emigration and closure of schools. In the coming days, local OSSTF/FEESO leaders from across the province will meet by teleconference to review interim agreements and decide, based on the processes established by the union, whether or not they will pass them on to members for ratification. The ratification of the members is scheduled for May. On April 20, the Ontario government agreed on a preliminary agreement with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation (OSSTF).