Education workers were picketing in Palmerston on Feb. 21
Photos by Patrick Raftis
Education at issue - Education workers were picketing in Palmerston on Feb. 21 as part of withdrawal of services at all publicly-funded schools in the province. The four major unions representing Ontario educators staged a one-day strike across the province. This is the first such joint strike since 1997, according to a union press release. All schools in Wellington County were closed on Feb. 21. All Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District School Board schools are also scheduled to be closed on Feb. 28 as education workers represented by OSSTF will be striking. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association has cancelled rotating strikes for the week of Feb. 24 to 28 as the union continues to negotiate with the province. No other strikes were announced by press time.
