Public elementary teachers and education workers in Ontario have voted 98 percent in favour of a strike, the union representing them said Friday, calling the result an overwhelming mandate for job action if they deem it necessary. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario said talks with the province at the central bargaining table have not progressed in any meaningful way. Union president Sam Hammond said his members are concerned about class size, class structure, violence in classrooms, and the preservation of the current full-day kindergarten model. Almost every issue has become a sticking point in the negotiations, he said — Canadian Press
