The province's education minister is being questioned over a post he shared on social media linking a radical protester to rallying teachers.

Sources familiar with the negotiating positions of the Ontario government and the OSSTF explained what the key points are during this round of collective bargaining.

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation took the rare step of publicly releasing its bargaining proposals, saying it hopes the move will make negotiations more transparent.

The union representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario is asking for a strike mandate from its members as students head back to class across the province.