Mike Harris stated that he believed that 99 percent of teachers would welcome Bill 74 the Education Accountability Act 2000. The vote on Bill 74 was conducted in every public high school across Ontario on May 18 -19, 2000. Unlike the government that simply talks about workplace democracy and referendums on important issues, this union is not afraid to put government policy directed at teachers to them for their consideration. The vote indicates that public high school teachers are totally opposed to the bullying tactics of Mike Harris. The centralization of power at Queen's Park and the loss of local control of community schools is not improving the accountability and quality of public education.
Teachers willingly volunteer their time to students.
They will not willingly accept compulsory voluntarism imposed by Mike Harris. They include public high school teachers, occasional teachers, teaching assistants, psychologists, office professionals and technicians, speech-language pathologists, social workers, plant support personnel, attendance counsellors, and many others in education.