Bill 122

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.

Talking About Local Bargaining

Izida Zorde

Voice in conversation with chief negotiators Shelly Jan, Elizabeth Kettle and Diego Olmedo.

From the President: Standing Together

Sam Hammond

One of the challenges writing for a magazine is recognizing that I have to focus on the distant horizon; I can’t necessarily address the issues that are important to me when I write.

Your Federation

More than 150 people braved cold rainy days and Toronto traffic to attend the May Representative Council meeting this year.

Your Federation: Representative Council, Together Fairness Works, Submission to pre-Budget Hearing

REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL FEBRUARY 5-6, 2014 More than 180 people attended February Representative Council, including 35 members of this year’s Union School.

The Importance of Equity (From the General Secretary)

Victoria Réaume

In the context of the current political climate, finding ways to work across our differences is more important than ever. That is one of the messages labour leader, community activist, and educator Winnie Ng brought to our February Representative Council.

Unions and the Capacity to Make Social Change (From the President)

Sam Hammond

In January, Oxfam, a worldwide development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty, sent out a press release indicating that 85 of the world’s richest people are as wealthy as the poorest half of the world.

Your Federation

President Hammond welcomed Representative Council members to their first meeting at ETFO’s new building. With the completion of the 2012 round of collective bargaining earlier in October, President Hammond thanked local presidents for their unwavering leadership over the past two years.

Getting Ready for Bargaining (From the General Secretary)

Victoria Réaume

Bill 122 was introduced in the legislature on October 22, 2013 and will establish a formalized process for two-tier – central and local – bargaining for the education sector.