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1. Even if there is a YES vote, that does not mean that extra-curricular activities will return to normal levels. A new normal of fewer activities will set-in.

   posted to Local News: LISTEN: OSSTF votes on tentative deal
2. I hope that the OSSTF teachers will vote NO against Bill115 with sprinkles. A YES vote will weaken a court charter challenge. Vote NO!
   
   If ETFO makes a tentative agreement similar to one tentatively reached between the OSSTF and the government, I hope that the ETFO members will also vote NO.

   posted to Local News: LISTEN: OSSTF votes on tentative deal
3. Will the Royal Bank still be supporting the Winter Olympic team of India?

   posted to Local News: RBC aplogizes for use of foreign workers
4. I do hope that OSSTF teachers vote NO on the tentative agreement between their union and the government. School boards are the legal employers--not the government. Vote NO against Bill 115 with sprinkles.

   posted to Local News: ETFO's extracurricular activities protest ruled illegal
5. I do hope that the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario does appeal this ruling to a higher court.

   posted to Local News: ETFO's extracurricular activities protest ruled illegal
6. The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruling means that the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario can no longer advise its members on anything related to working conditions.

   posted to Local News: ETFO's extracurricular activities protest ruled illegal
7. @Angry Bill That could have meant that 1 or 2 out of 35 local presidents may have voted against the tentative deal.
   
   When the vote goes to the general membership, I don't think that 96% of the members will support the deal. I would not be surprised if a majority rejects it. The same will hold true for ETFO (Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario). I do think that a majority of teachers in ETFO will reject a similar agreement if the ETFO leadership and government arrive at an agreement.

   posted to Local News: WATCH: OSSTF presidents OK new deal with province
8. Based on the information I have heard from ETFO, I will be voting against this tentative agreement. It still delays grid increases by half a year. I fear that this will be permanent.

   posted to Local News: WATCH: ETFO on the way to deal with province
9. Do not assume that OSSTF teachers will automatically support this tentative agreement. Also, do not assume that the teachers in ETFO will support a similar tentative agreement. There could still be an unofficial pause in extra-curricular activities and field trips for the next two years.

   posted to Local News: OSSTF & provincial government reach new deal
10. Just because ETFO has announcing that it will suspend its action against extra-curricular activities, it doesn't mean that teachers will return to doing them. Many teachers will wait until they have agreed to a contract--not just a memorandum of understanding.

    posted to Local News: UPDATE: ETFO suspends advice to members regarding extracurricular activities