Closing the Pay Gap for Ontario Workers
In Canada, the wage gap persists, even when education, occupation, experience, and hours of work are consistent.
Close the Gap
Letter from the Editor
The summer issue of Voice is our women’s issue, an opportunity to focus on women members, women’s programs and women leaders in ETFO and the broader community.
Labour Law Reform: Why it Has to Work for Women
The Ontario government is in the final stages of reviewing two major pieces of legislation that govern work and could make an important difference in women’s working lives.
The Impact of Public Sector Wage Freezes on ETFO Members (From the General Secretary)
Last fall, after reporting that the province is facing a $24.7 billion deficit, Premier McGuinty and Finance Minister Dwight Duncan began to muse publicly about how to cut government costs.
Teachers Can’t Ignore Politics (From the President)
Early in my teaching career I came to understand the extent to which public education is intricately entwined with politics.
A Flawed Process for Teacher Bargaining ( From the President)
On February 12, ETFO came to a difficult decision: we accepted a framework agreement for bargaining proposed by the provincial government.
The Rumour Mill (Collective Bargaining)
ETFO has been much in the news in the past several months. there have been dire warnings of imminent strikes, looming deadlines, and other seemingly apocalyptic scenarios.
Closing the Gap: Helping Disadvantaged Students (From the General Secretary)
In this issue of the magazine you will find a number of articles about how teachers’ classroom practice can improve the chances for educational success for children from low-income families.
Closing the Gap: Fairness for teachers and students (From the President)
ETFO’s campaign to Close the Gap is about standing up for fairness and equality for our students and ourselves.
Annual Meeting 2008: ETFO Aims to Close the Gap
ETFO president David Clegg told delegates to the 2008 annual meeting that the federation is determined to Close the Gap in this round of collective bargaining.