Bill 115

A Time of New Beginnings

Sharon O'Halloran

The fall is a time of new beginnings. As members settle into a new school year, we at provincial office are getting our programs up and running, working on implementing the motions delegates passed at the annual meeting and ensuring we have the best services in place for you, the members.

Raising the Floor for All Ontario Workers

Sam Hammond

While austerity and precarious work are increasingly common in the province, we are presently in a moment of opportunity.

Gearing up for Bargaining

Sharon O’Halloran

ETFO has done a great deal in the past couple of years to fight for our collective bargaining rights and the democratic rights of all Ontarians.

Your Federation: Spring 2023

ETFO Voice

Winter Representative Council took place on February 1 and 2, 2023. President Karen Brown addressed and welcomed members and observers to the meeting.

The School Board Collective Bargaining Act Explained

Meagan Perry

The ETFO podcast Elementary spoke to lawyer Howard Goldblatt, founding partner of Goldblatt Partners LLP, who knows the history of the Act inside and out.

It is a Critical Time for Members to Stay Active in Protecting Public Education

Karen Brown

There is no doubt that education workers have struggled as a result of the systemic underfunding of public education. Ontario’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic turned difficult classroom realities, such as large class sizes, insufficient supports for students, and poor air quality and ventilation, into a dangerous crisis.

It is Time to Make Sure Students and Educators Get the Support They Deserve

Sharon O'Halloran

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated concerns about large class sizes, the physical condition of schools and the government’s failure to provide appropriate funding to meet the needs of all students, particularly students with special education needs and those from marginalized communities.

Your Federation: Spring 2022

ETFO Voice

President Brown opened the February meeting of the Representative Council by acknowledging Black History Month and asking members to take concrete action by supporting MPP Laura Mae Lindo’s private member’s bill to embed the language of equity in the Education Act.

Demystifying the Bargaining Table

Kimiko Inouye

Kimiko Inouye provides an informative overview of what happens at the local and provincial bargaining tables.

Bill 115 Victory

In April, ETFO and other education unions won a major victory at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The court found that the Ontario government’s Bill 115, imposed in the fall of 2012, was a violation of the collective bargaining rights of education unions.

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