Labour pains, no gains

Plus: A swearing-in you won't want to miss

ABOVE THE FOLD

For all the low-hanging fruit and labour peace the Ford government has offered workers — (we’re now on our fifth iteration of Working For Workers legislation and have inked contracts with many key public sector groups) — unions are pushing back on several fronts.

IN THE CLASSROOM — Tot teachers aren’t happy about the government’s new code of conduct rules, saying they were not properly consulted beforehand.

What the union says: The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has launched a formal complaint with the labour board, claiming the province acted in bad faith, “despite having committed to a collaborative process.”

Union prez KAREN BROWN said ETFO had two brief meetings with the province to discuss the code, and despite them agreeing to a third meeting, the government unilaterally brought in the changes without consulting teachers.

During the last round of negotiations, Brown said, the government “assured ETFO that it intended to work with the federation to reac…