Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, December 14, 2012

TDSB Strike: Elementary School Teachers Striking On December 18

TORONTO - The Toronto District School Board says its elementary teachers will be staging a one-day walkout on Tuesday.

The school board — the province's largest — announced the planned walkout on Twitter and its website on Thursday afternoon.

The TDSB says it's awaiting official notification from the union and will announce its plans as soon as information becomes available.

A letter explaining the current situation regarding the elementary teachers was sent home with all elementary and junior high school students earlier this week.

The Toronto teachers have been in a legal strike position since Dec. 10, and teachers have not been participating in field trips, play days or voluntary and extra-curricular activities.

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has not yet confirmed that the teachers with the Toronto board will strike on Dec. 18 to show their opposition to Bill 115, but says it will give 72-hours notice of any strike.

The union maintains it is trying to roll back the new anti-strike law that gives the government the power to impose a new collective agreement.

If teachers don't reach local deals with their school boards by Dec. 31, the province will impose one that will freeze the wages of most instructors and cut their benefits, such as the number of sick days they're allowed to take each year.

The governing Liberals have said they will not intervene while the walkouts are kept to one-day protests.

Premier Dalton McGuinty rebuked the union leaders earlier this week for launching the walkouts, forcing parents to scramble for child care.

Original Article
Source: huffington post
Author: The Canadian Press 

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