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Premier Doug Ford tells teachers not to strike as contract bargaining nears

WATCH ABOVE: Premier Doug Ford appealed to teachers, while touring a vehicle automation company in Markham Tuesday, telling them a strike hurts students, not the government. Jamie Mauracher reports – Apr 17, 2019

MARKHAM, Ont. – Premier Doug Ford is telling teachers not to strike, saying they have a good deal with three months of holidays and the best benefits and pensions in the country.

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Ontario could start bargaining at the end of this month with teachers and education workers, whose contracts expire at the end of August.

Teachers’ unions have already expressed concerns about a recent education announcement from the government, which includes larger class sizes for grades four to 12.

When asked today if he was preparing for the possibility of a strike, Ford said teachers have waged job action against Ontario governments of every stripe, and he says they have to get with the times.

Ford says teachers do a great job and he appreciates them, but says their unions have declared war on the government.

He also says an Aug. 31 expiry date for teachers’ contracts – right before kids go back to school – will never happen again under his government.

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