Media Advisory: Education Workers' Union Presidents Available Following Bill 115 Vote Tomorrow


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 10, 2012) -

Attention: Assignment Editors, Education Reporters, Queen's Park Press Gallery

Immediately following tomorrow's vote on Bill 115, the presidents of three unions representing school support staff and teachers across the province will be available for comment.

Ken Coran, President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF/FEESO), Sam Hammond, President of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), and Fred Hahn, President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario will exit the gallery together and will meet with reporters outside the legislative chamber immediately following the vote.

WHO: Ken Coran, President, OSSTF/FEESO
Sam Hammond, President, ETFO
Fred Hahn, President, CUPE Ontario
WHAT: Announcement and response to Bill 115 vote
WHERE: Outside the Ontario legislative chamber at Queen's Park
WHEN: Immediately following vote on Bill 115 on Tuesday, September 11

OSSTF/FEESO, founded in 1919, has 60,000 members across Ontario. They include public high school teachers, occasional teachers, educational assistants, continuing education teachers and instructors, early childhood educators, psychologists, secretaries, speech-language pathologists, social workers, plant support personnel, university support staff, and many others in education.

Contact Information:

Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
Lori Foote
Associate General Secretary
647.393.9149 (Cell)