Ontario’s elementary teachers will be receiving a 1% pay raise in each of the next three years.
That’s the highlight of a tentative deal reached by the government and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario.
A leaked document also indicates an increase to benefits.
The ETFO has scheduled ratification votes from April 23rd to 27th.
The contract is similar to the deal signed by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.
Those members will hold ratification votes next week.
Meantime, Education Minister Stephen Lecce has announced a tentative agreement with the unions representing French-language educators.
Lecce says “In this negotiation, we advanced student priorities, including lower class sizes, enhanced special education supports, and the protection of full-day kindergarten.”
