Public secondary school teachers with select school boards—including the Peel District School Board (PDSB)—will be holding a walk-out on Wednesday, Jan. 8 unless a deal is reached.

Today, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) announced that teachers and education workers represented by the union will take part in another one-day, full withdrawal of services in selected locations across Ontario.

This walk-out will be another in a series of one-day strikes.

This will be the first time a one-day strike has affected Peel secondary students.

On the same day, OSSTF members in other school boards will hold information pickets in front of schools, at MPPs’ offices, and in other locations throughout the entire province.

A limited withdrawal of services, which began on November 26, 2019, will continue province-wide.

All OSSTF members employed by the following school boards will be engaged in the full withdrawal of services on Jan. 8:

* Algoma District School Board

* Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board

* Greater Essex County District School Board

* Avon Maitland District School Board

* Peel District School Board

* District School Board of Niagara

* Limestone District School Board

* Renfrew County District School Board

These French-language schools will also be affected.

The PDSB says all secondary schools–grades 9 to 12–will be closed to students (unless progress is made in negotiations) and will reopen on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.

If the strike action occurs, night school will also be cancelled on Jan. 8, as well as co-op placements and Fresh Start.

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