Teacher strikes coming next week
CSSDM schools will be closed by a strike as of November 21 for an open‑ended strike, while the Lester B. Pearson board expects to close for three days.
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mare 18:41 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
Good for them.
Related: I thought the teacher shortage here was unique, because they are paid so badly and because we needed so many extra teachers for the francisation (sp) courses. But it appears to be also a huge problem in other provinces, the US and many European countries. On top of the low pay and public recognition, so many teachers got Covid or Long Covid and just don’t want to be on the firing line of all those airborne virii (Covid, RSV, flu and colds) anymore. So they quit, are sick at home or have retired early.
MarcG 19:36 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
@mare: Same with nurses, and, and, and… https://twitter.com/lisa_iannattone/status/1720810213165445624
Ian 20:06 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
The Front Commun is basically all the health, education & social services public workers.
But yeah, primary school teachers … not many jobs that require a master’s degree and a professional license so you can get shunted around from school to school for 5+ years until you get a permanent post. Take a look at the Lester B. area. It’s frickin’ huge. Unless you have a car, you can expect long and unpredictable commutes for years.
Mark Côté 10:27 on 2023-11-15 Permalink
My daughter’s EMSB school communicated yesterday about striking next week from Tuesday to Thursday as well. She has the entire week off now since they had to move parent–teacher interviews to Monday and so cancelled classes, and then Friday was already a ped day.
JaneyB 10:55 on 2023-11-15 Permalink
How much do teachers make? I’m looking online and seeing an average salary of 69K and starting salary of 44K. They only need a B.Ed. (and sometimes just the brevet if there’s a shortage). I know working conditions are frustrating and parents often aggressively meddlesome but is this really low pay? Feel free to set me straight on the numbers.
Joey 11:44 on 2023-11-15 Permalink
Is it common to have parent-teacher interviews during the day? I think I’ve only participated in them (as a parent and a kid) in after-school hours. Seems nuts that Mark’s kid’s school is going to cancel a day of teaching ahead of a potentially lengthy strike to prioritize parent-teacher meetings…
Here’s hoping the gov’t comes to its senses and resolves this quickly and fairly (LOL). I wonder, in the event the strike lasts as rumoured until Xmas or beyond, whether the school service centres will cancel the remaining ped days to make up for lost time.
Tim S. 14:53 on 2023-11-15 Permalink
“Here’s hoping the gov’t comes to its senses and resolves this quickly and fairly (LOL)”. Indeed. Every now and then I say this with a straight face, and people just laugh at me. Could still happen – Legault’s nothing if not impulsive.
Mark Côté 18:52 on 2023-11-15 Permalink
@Joey In the past they were Thursday night and Friday during the (ped) day. Admittedly I don’t know why they aren’t being held Monday evening and Friday day though, given there’s still a ped day on the Friday and the strike is Tuesday to Thursday…
@JaneyB I read that teachers in Quebec are the lowest paid in Canada, at 10-20k lower than the national average.