THE HISTORY OF TEACHERS’ UNIONS IN ONTARIO

29Reid, Matthew. “Teachers launch court action over Bill 115.” CP24 Toronto’sBreaking News. October 11, 2012. Accessed October 27, 2012.http://www.cp24.com/news/teachers-launch-court-action-over-bill-115-1.991017.This news article, published by CP24, is written from a perspective that is supportive ofthe teachers of Ontario and critical of the Ontario government. It includes quotes frompolitical leaders who are against Bill 115 and outlines the main reasons as to whyteachers are against the passing of the Bill.Richter, Barbara. “It’s Elementary: A Brief History of Ontario’s Public ElementaryTeachers and their Federations (Part 2: Early 1800s to 1944).” ElementaryTeachers’ Federation of Ontario Voice [Pamphlet]. December 2006. AccessedOctober 28, 2012.http://www.etfo.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/About%20ETFO%20Documents/ETFO%20History%20Documents/history-pt3.pdf.This pamphlet, released by the ETFO in 2006, outlines how teachers’ unions supportedthe growth of teachers’ rights. It looks at the OSSTF and OECTA as the major forcesbehind changes in teachers’ abilities to bargain on a major scale. The tone and contentreflects its backing; it retains a militancy and anti-government stance that occasionallyclouds the representation of history.Richter, Barbara. “It’s Elementary: A brief history of Ontario’s public elementaryteachers and their federation (Part 3: Early 1945 to 1980).” ElementaryTeachers’ Federation of Ontario [Pamphlet]. February 2007. AccessedOctober 28, 2012.http://www.etfo.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/About%20ETFO%20Documents/ETFO%20History%20Documents/history-pt3.pdf.This pamphlet, released by ETFO in 2007, outlines some of the main issues that ETFOwas facing throughout the mid-twentieth century. In particular, there is a focus on genderissues, salaries, and the rise in teacher militancy with the passing of Bills 274 and 275.The paper focuses on the 1970s and includes excerpts regarding Bills 274, 275, and 100.Rose, Joseph B. “The Assault on School Teacher Bargaining in Ontario,” Relationsindustrielles/Industrial Relations, Vol. 57 (1: 2002), 100-126.This paper explores the period in Ontario education history following the passing of Bill100 (1975-1997). Rose highlights the ways in which teachers and their unions benefitedfrom the Bill, including a detailed study of the related successes for the unions in terms ofwages and negotiations. In conducting this study, Rose argues that the Harrisgovernment’s educational reforms in the late 1990s were counter-productive to Bill 100,and resulted in higher numbers of work stoppages and new levels of guerilla warfare.