As has been the case throughout the 14 months since teachers’ contracts expired at the end of August 2022, the principal concern of the union bureaucracies following the votes has been to block a strike.
Two major teaching unions in Ontario have strike mandates, ratcheting up tensions in ongoing talks with the province. Both the unions and government say a strike isn't guaranteed.
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association announced on Monday it would ballot its members over whether or not to consider a strike in a mid-October vote.