Latest Labour Relations Updates

UPDATE - FEB. 13
The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) continues to negotiate with the Ministry of Education in an attempt to arrive at an agreement.  JMCCSA teachers are part of ETFO.

JMCCSA will be closed on Friday, February 21, 2020, due to a legal ETFO withdrawal of services on those dates.  There will be no school for JMCC students and our buses will not be running on these days.

JMCC School will reopen on Monday, February 24th with our regular schedule and routines.

We will continue to do our best to keep you informed of any future changes.  Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

UPDATE - FEB. 5
The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) continues to negotiate with the Ministry of Education in an attempt to arrive at an agreement.  JMCCSA teachers are part of ETFO.

JMCCSA will be closed on Tuesday, February 11 and Wednesday, February 12, due to a legal ETFO withdrawal of services on those dates.  There will be no school for JMCC students and our buses will not be running on these days.

JMCC School will reopen on Thursday, February 13 with our regular schedule and routines.  Please note, Friday, February 14th is a PA Day.

We will continue to do our best to keep you informed of any future changes.  Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

UPDATE - JAN. 29
The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) continues to negotiate with the Ministry of Education in an attempt to arrive at an agreement.  If no agreement is reached by Friday, January 31, 2020, ETFO has announced a one-day legal strike across the whole province on Thursday, February 6, 2020.  In addition, rotating strikes will take place throughout the week, with JMCCSA being affected Friday, February 7.

JMCCSA will be closed on Thursday, February 6 and Friday, February 7. There will be no school for JMCC students and our buses will not be running on these days.

JMCC School will reopen on Monday, February 10 with our regular schedule and routines.

We will continue to do our best to keep you informed of any future changes.  Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

Please continue to check the school website at http://school.jmccentre.ca for all labour relations updates and the implications for JMCC School.

UPDATE - JAN. 6
This is to advise that JMCC School will be open on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.
 
The legal strike action occurring locally on that date does not involve JMCC School employees.
 
All parent/guardian letters regarding any possible labour disruption implications for JMCC School will be posted on the JMCC School website page on the day the letter is sent home. This will allow us to provide any new information to families as quickly as possible. 
 
Please continue to check the school website at http://school.jmccentre.ca for all labour relations updates and the implications for JMCC School.

UPDATE - Dec. 6
As provincial labour negotiations in education continue, there may be further legal strike action such as that which occurred on December 4, 2019. 

In order to share information with JMCC School families as quickly as possible, please note that all parent/guardian letters regarding any labour disruption implications for JMCC School will be posted on the JMCC School website page on the day the letter is sent home.

Until such time as provincial labour negotiation settlements are reached, parents/guardians of children who are not in attendance at JMCC School (e.g. due to illness, appointments, or part time attendance at community school) are encouraged to check the JMCC School website page frequently to ensure that they have access to this information.

We will provide any new information to families as quickly as possible.  Please check the school website at http://school.jmccentre.ca for all labour relations updates and the implications for JMCC School.

UPDATE - Dec. 2
We thought it would be valuable to share this update with our families on the status of provincial labour negotiations with respect to JMCCSA.  

Bargaining between the province and unions representing education workers has been underway since the 2018/19 school year.  Contracts expired in August, 2019 and are currently being bargained, as outlined in legislation, between the province, unions, and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), which represents public school boards at the provincial table.

Teachers at the JMCCSA are members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO). As part of the bargaining process detailed above, all ETFO teachers have been in a legal job action position as of Monday, November 25, 2019.  On that date, across the province, ETFO began to implement a Phase 1: Work to Rule. Please note that ETFO has determined that teachers in Section 68 School Authorities are exempt from any job action at this time. 

Depending on the progress of provincial negotiations, the current exempt status of JMCC School may change. We will provide any new information to families as quickly as possible.  Please check the school website at http://school.jmccentre.ca for all labour relations updates.