February 21: Strike Day for the Four Teachers' Unions - AEFO Picket Lines

OTTAWA, Feb. 20, 2020 /CNW/ - Rémi Sabourin, AEFO President, will be joining AEFO and other union members on a few picket lines on February 21, a province-wide strike day for some 200,000 teachers and education workers. He will be speaking to media on location.

The list of picketing sites and schedules for AEFO members can be found on the AEFO website: www.ensemblepouragir.ca/.

EVENT:	AEFO picket lines during the province-wide strike by the four education unions
TIME:	Friday, February 21
LOCATIONS:	Locations throughout the province (full list of sites and times at www.ensemblepouragir.ca)

Here is the schedule of AEFO President Rémi Sabourin on February 21. Mr. Sabourin will be at the following locations in the Toronto area:

9:30 a.m.: press briefing outside of Queen's Park, on the path to the south entrance, with the presidents of the three other education unions

11 a.m.: March on Hurontario, at the corner of Courtney Park Drive and Hurontario Street, in Mississauga. This picket line will stretch 30 km along Highway 10, from Lakeshore Street to Mayfield. Twenty thousand people are expected to be there.

To schedule an interview with the AEFO President on February 21, please contact [email protected].

AEFO has about 12,000 members and represents French-language elementary and high school teachers in Ontario, from both Catholic and public school boards, as well as professional and support staff working in various French-language workplaces.        

SOURCE Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO)

Marilyne Guèvremont, Executive - Communications Services, [email protected], 613 850-6410

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