Description – Bill Heffernan, a long-time teacher in the Catholic system in the Dufferin-Peel area, discusses his activism in the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association, as the organization transformed itself into a union.  He highlights issues in teacher bargaining, such as class size and preparation time, and the teachers’ role in the 1996 Days of Action against the Harris government.  Interviewed by Andy Hanson and Harry Smaller

Oral History ProjectBill Heffernan