Rank-and-file voices from the Ontario day of action for public education
On Saturday, October 24, parents, teachers, students, and concerned Ontarians gathered at five separate rallies across the province to show support for public funding of…
On Saturday, October 24, parents, teachers, students, and concerned Ontarians gathered at five separate rallies across the province to show support for public funding of…
Across Ontario this summer, people have been standing up against the Ford government’s destruction of our communities. Supporting Grassy Narrows First Nation, in their 60…
In the second episode of our mini-series on organized labour, Spring Radio takes a look at how some of the lessons learned in the previous…
As CUPE and the four Ontario teachers’ unions announce their plans for strike votes in November, CUPE-OSBCU, the union representing 57,000 Educational Assistants, caretakers, office…
On September 16, Ontario education workers’ unions called a province-wide Day of Action in support of the 255,000 education workers currently in collective bargaining with…
OECTA, OSBCU and ETFO are providing a lead in the Ontario education worker by calling for strike votes. Ensuring good turnout and huge YES votes will be crucial to maintaining the pressure on the government.
Many of Ontario’s teachers started the school year underfunded, with no contract, and potentially with no supplies. We must continue to support educators and education workers in Ontario, as their fight is our fight, and if they win, we win.
As education workers, students, parents and other community members in Ontario battle Doug Ford for a better education system, alliances are forming or expanding to…
255,000 education workers across Ontario are currently in collective bargaining with the provincial government, with a mass strike potentially looming in the future. Since 2018,…
On August 29, another round of “Fight Ford” protests took place across Ontario. These protests have been taking place monthly since February in response to…
In 2022, education workers represented by the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE-OSBCU) forced Doug Ford and Ontario Education Minister Lecce to withdraw Bill…
With 255,000 Ontario education workers currently in bargaining, we have a huge opportunity to win the kind of public education that students deserve — as long as we think strategically and take concrete action.

Donate to Spring’s 2026 Fund Drive! Help us hire more staff, publish more articles, organize more events, and build stronger movements to fight for a better world!
