Ontario's public elementary school teachers have voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike.
The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has said that a strike mandate wouldn't necessarily mean teachers will walk off the job, but will add pressure on the government to reach a contract deal with teachers at the bargaining table.
Negotiations are set to continue this month.
The union representing public high school teachers has agreed to a bargaining process with the government that will see the parties keep negotiating until Oct. 27 then send any outstanding issues to be resolved by arbitration, eliminating the possibility of a strike.
But ETFO and the other major teachers' unions have rejected that pathway.
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association is also holding strike votes today and Thursday.