1193228_doodled_desks_2If you or your child goes to a public elementary school, you may want to be aware of what could be on the way.

The Elementary Teachers Federation is stepping up its work-to-rule campaign Monday, and threatening to move to one-day rotating strikes if it doesn’t have a tentative agreement within two weeks.

DSB-ONE Chair Doug Shearer says parents are being kept up to date with proceedings.

The union representing Ontario’s public elementary teachers says it has not been given the same contract offer as their colleagues in high schools and the Catholic system.

Shearer explains that even if strikes put an end to classes at some schools, they will do what they can to keep the doors open for students.

ETFO president Sam Hammond says the government has not offered elementary teachers the same conditions as their high school colleagues.

Hammond says there’s a “significant disparity” in how the two levels of schools are funded, which he insists leads to larger class sizes, fewer student supports and poorer working conditions in elementary schools.

Talks with the elementary teachers’ union broke off over a week ago and Hammond says the only way to get a fair deal is to return to bargaining.

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association last week ratified deals that contained raises of 1.5 per cent plus another one-per-cent bonus.

(With files from The Canadian Press)