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"The actions we're taking are ad- ministrative type things coming from the ministry and the school board, and we are not taking any ac- tions that will negatively impact students." "There's a report card in term one and that is the one that will be affected but that doesn't come out until February and obviously we hope before February that this is going to be solved." What teachers will not do is anything related to EQAO or board improve- ment plan activities, or at- tend staff meetings. "Previous governments and this government have repeatedly come after teachers and public sector workers and we have in this round of negotiations, ETFO, has repeatedly gone with good intentions and in good faith to discussions with the government par- ties and they are really not answering any of our re- sponses other than asking elementary teachers to give up $150 million out of our collective agreements. "They haven't ad- dressed the issue of sup- port for students with spe- cial needs, they haven't ad- dressed the issue of vio- lence in the classroom and these are things that teach- ers care very deeply about. So it was necessary to esca- late things to a work to rule campaign in order to hope- fully bring the government back to the table and to act in a serious way." More talks are planned in the near future between the province and ETFO. "So we continue to be hopeful that the govern- ment will come to the bar- gaining table and bargain seriously with us and that we can resolve our issues without having to escalate any further." The work to rule strike action was announced Nov. 14 by ETFO president Sam Hammond. "Our goal is to turn up the heat on Premier (Doug) Ford and his education minister, Stephen Lecce. Parents, teachers and edu- cation professionals know that the government's agenda of cuts, not invest- ment, in public education, is harmful to our students' education and future. We're taking the legal steps available to us to get a bet- ter deal that supports our members and students and helps preserve Ontario's world-class education sys- tem," said Hammond. On Nov. 1, ETFO mem- bers voted 98 per cent in fa- vour of a strike. NEWS Continued from page 1 TEACHERS WON'T ATTEND STAFF MEETINGS OR ANYTHING RELATED TO EQAO THE ISSUE: FIRST PHASE OF WORK-TO-RULE ACTION LOCAL IMPACT: 3,000 HALTON PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AFFECTED STORY BEHIND THE STORY Metroland Halton spoke with the EFTO Halton President to learn what's ahead for local teachers, as negotiations continue with the union and Province. Halton Hills residents can expect to enjoy all-day, two-way GO service by 2024. At Halton Hills town council on Nov. 11, Leona Hollingsworth, senior manager of community and stakeholder relations for Metrolinx, outlined a number of improvements that will occur along the Kitchener line over the next five years, including two-way, all-day service. "We want to change the GO train system from a commuter system to an in- tegrated, connected sys- tem," Hollingsworth said. "We're getting you where you want to go rather than just into the city." Service, Hollingsworth said, is expected to quadru- ple across the network. The main improvement will be the electrification of 54 kilometres of the rail corridor between the Kitchener GO Station and east of the Acton GO Sta- tion. Electrification will re- duce travel times by allow- ing faster trains, improved service reliability, im- proved air quality and a re- duction in greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to the up- grade, Metrolinx will com- plete an environmental as- sessment between George- town and Kitchener. A public information session regarding electrifi- cation will be held at the Acton arena (415 Queen St.) on Nov. 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. COUNCIL HALTON HILLS CAN EXPECT TWO-WAY, ALL-DAY GO SERVICE BY 2024: METROLINX BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com