EMSB teachers to resume extra-curricular activities after boycott

Students at theEnglish Montreal School Board (EMSB)may be able to play sports or act after all.

A work-to-rule campaignis over for teachers at the EMSBas of Monday, according to a letter sent to teachers by theMontreal Teachers Association (MTA).

• Extra-curricular activities put on hold in some Montreal schools
• Quebec and public workers unions reach agreement-in-principle
• Tens of thousands take to Montreal streets in latest public sector strike

Quebec unions representing public sector workersstruck an agreement-in-principle in December after months of stalled talks with the provincial government.

The deal has yet to be ratified but a special general assembly will be held in January.

"In the meantime, we are suspending all actions related to our negotiations, including the 32-hour work week and boycotting of extra-curricular activities. Put simply, those extra-curricular activities can resume," wrote MTA president PeterSutherland in the email to teachers.

The decision to restart extra-curricular activities comesafter months of rotating walkouts over contract negotiations.

In September, teachers at EMSB schools put a hold on extra-curricular activities to pressure Quebec over collective agreements.