UGDSB elementary teachers picketed in Fergus on Feb. 6, part of EFTO ongoing strike action

ETFO striking - Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) elementary schools were closed throughout the county on Feb. 6, 10 and 11 due to the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario’s (ETFO) ongoing strike action. On Feb. 6 UGDSB elementary teachers and occasional teachers were picketing throughout downtown Fergus.

The strikes on Feb. 6 and 11 were province-wide, while Feb. 10 was a rotating strike day. As of press time, no more strike dates in Wellington County had been announced by ETFO, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA). However, OECTA did announce that members were increasing job action beginning Feb. 11. Members will stick to scheduled teaching/supervision duties and won’t accept additional tasks or assignments. They will, however, still participate in extra-curricular activities and scheduled parent-teacher interviews.