Letter from the Editor
With contracts expiring at the end of August, this issue of Voice focuses on collective bargaining. It also includes an interview with three local leaders.
Community Organizing
Standing Strong Across Ontario
ETFO educators are in an unprecedented round of bargaining with a government intent on making drastic cuts to public education.
A Future We Can All Believe In
Over the course of the winter, ETFO staff have been focussed on organizing strike action, which began in late November and has extended over six phases that have included work-to-rule, rotating strikes, full-day withdrawal of services and a coordinated all affiliate one-day strike.
Parents Standing with Teachers
Nigel Barriffe, Yolanda B’Dacy and Helen Victoros stress the importance of community connections and the power of collective bargaining to push for a common good.
Making Permanent Connections
Izida Zorde in conversation with Idle No More organizer, lawyer and Ryerson University Chair in Indigenous Governance, Pam Palmater.
Working Together
Izida Zorde in conversation with Workers’ Action Centre Coordinator Deena Ladd.
Building Communities
Making Connections between Building Better Schools and Creating a More Just Ontario.
Community Organizing to Make Change
Voice speaks with civil rights lawyer and Ryerson University’s Sam Ginden Chair in Social Justice and Democracy Kiké Roach.
Black Lives Matter
Izida Zorde in Conversation with LeRoi Newbold.
Organizing in Your Local Community
Voice in conversation with Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Ontario Regional Director Erin Harrison.