Halton Catholic School Board To Hold Strike January 21 2020

Halton Catholic School Board will hold a one day strike on January 21, 2020. Acton UP just received a letter from Director of Education Pat Daly stating... "Dear Parents and Guardians, As a follow up to the email you received on January 10, 2020, we are writing to let you know of a new development in the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) job action. We were notified today that OECTA, representing Catholic teachers across the province has given notice that they will hold a one-day, province-wide full withdrawal of services (strike) on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. We are currently gathering information and will follow up with parents and guardians as soon as we have more to share. Information Updates As new information becomes available, we will provide updates through: Email to parents HCDSB website – bit.ly/HCDSB-LabourUpdates Twitter @HCDSB As a Catholic school board, we value all of our staff as dedicated, caring professionals, and we respect labour laws that affirm the legal rights of our unionized employee groups to engage in job actions. We are committed to the success of the negotiation process, at both the provincial (central) and local levels, and we are hopeful that a new central agreement will soon be reached with OECTA. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this period of job action. Pat Daly Director of Education" Stay tuned to Acton UP for more details about the "Work to Rule" campaign, and further actions taken by other boards and unions across Ontario. ***Correction*** Title should say OECTA to hold strike January, 21, 2020.