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Originally Posted by malcolmk14
Yeah just because the ATA has 51,000 members that doesn't mean that's how many teachers are actively working. This includes Principals, Assistant Principals, Specialists, etc., as well as substitutes, part-time teachers, teachers on medical/maternity leave, and probably many more situations I'm not thinking about. The CBE has about 6200 FTE teachers and is the largest board in the province. Not all of those are classroom teachers, though. I'd guess maybe 5,000 that actually have a classroom - but could be off on that number. I think there are over 8,800 ATA members in the CBE.
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Appreciate the information. Hopefully when a new deal is finally struck then, there will be significantly more than 3,000 teachers added over the length of the agreement, and some sort of guarantee that a high percentage will be classroom teachers.
Ridiculous that the system has reached such a low point, and hopefully there is enough that can be done for the teachers so that the strike can last as long as needed.