Province Introducing New Act For Bargaining

Ontario intends to create province-wide bargaining for teachers.
Education Minister Liz Sandals has introduced the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act.
If passed it would establish a clear process in future negotiations.
The proposed model would feature a central bargaining table where government, unions and teacher federations would tackle issues with province-wide impacts, such as pay and benefits.
Local bargaining would also occur involving school boards and local federations and unions.
The government wants the Act in place before teachers contracts end next August.