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Teachers, support staff rally across province amid stalled contract talks

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Ross, J. (2026, October 24). Teachers, support staff rally across province amid stalled contract talks. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/teachers-support-staff-rally-across-province-amid-stalled-contract-talks/article_8350bb08-9572-4751-a8b4-614ed691020e.html

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On Saturday, thousands of teachers and support staff protested across several cities in a province, including Toronto, Ottawa, London, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay, demanding better funding for public education, measures to improve teacher retention and recruitment, smaller class sizes, and solutions to address school violence. The demonstrations came as negotiations over their contract remain unresolved.

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Teachers and support staff across Ontario rallied on October 24, 2026, protesting in Toronto, Ottawa, London, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay to demand better funding for public education, improved teacher retention and recruitment, smaller class sizes, and measures to address school violence. The protests came as contract negotiations between educators and the government remain stalled, with no resolution yet in sight.

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Protests were held in Toronto, Ottawa, London, Sudbury and Thunder Bay to push for better funding, improvements to teacher retention and recruitment, smaller class sizes and plans to address violence in schools, among other issues they want to highlight at the bargaining table.

left Advocates for increased public education funding and improved working conditions

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Thousands of teachers and support staff across the province rallied on Saturday in a show of support for public education, and as their contract talks remain in limbo. asserted

talks → rally → limbo

Protests were held in Toronto, Ottawa, London, Sudbury and Thunder Bay to push for better funding, improvements to teacher retention and recruitment, smaller class sizes and plans to address violence in schools, among other issues they want to highlight at the bargaining table. asserted

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Teachers, support staff rally across province amid stalled contract talks

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