The Ontario government has reached a deal with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.Education Minister Laurel Broten said the union, which represents 45,000 teachers, has agreed to a two-year deal with no salary increase in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.

It also contains a restructured short-term sick leave plan that would include up to 10 sick days. Also, teachers will no longer be able to bank sick days.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association has scheduled a news conference at 1 p.m. Thursday.

It’s the first teachers group to break ranks with the other unions, who have refused to negotiate after they were told their wages would be frozen.

The Liberals are trying to get workers in the broader public sector to accept a wage freeze as they battle a $15-billion deficit.

They’ve said they’ll legislate the freeze if all other options fail.

McGuinty has said his government will work as hard as it can to secure agreements before school starts in September.

So, the question now, is, should the Public school teachers follow suit?