Collective Agreements

Working to Build a Brighter and More Equitable Tomorrow

Karen Brown

On February 12, the Ontario Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that Bill 124, which imposed a one percent cap on annual wage increases for public sector workers for three years, was an unconstitutional attack on workers’ rights.

Our Resolve Remains Unshakeable

Sharon O'Halloran

On February 12, the Ontario Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that Bill 124 was an unconstitutional attack on workers’ rights, marking a pivotal moment in ETFO’s fight for free and fair collective bargaining.

Teaching Professional Judgement is Essential for Student Learning

Tara Zwolinski

We explore why professional judgement is enshrined in the Teacher/Occasional Teacher collective agreement and why ETFO will fight to keep it there.

Painting Ontario Blue: What Would a Tory Government Mean to ETFO Members? (Ideas)

Vivian McCaffrey

The minority government at Queen’s Park means Ontario could face an election this school year. ETFO members may still harbour strong feelings about the Liberal government’s attack on collective bargaining rights and the failure of anyone in the legislature to vigorously defend them, but we should not overlook the bigger threat to the public sector and to unions: the agenda of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.

ETFO Wins Concrete Gains (From the General Secretary)

Gene Lewis

The past year of negotiations has been challenging for ETFO members, but through solidarity and collective action ETFO has consistently shown that we are united in our commitment to democracy and the protection of our members.

Work to Rule: Q+A With General Secretary Gene Lewis

Gene Lewis

As locals completed filing their no board reports, each moved into a legal strike position.

Understanding Bill 115: Q+A With Gene Lewis (From the General Secretary)

Gene Lewis

Bill 115 is the legislation that was passed by the Liberal government to legislate ETFO collective agreements and those of other education unions.

Bargaining New Collective Agreements (From the President)

Sam Hammond

For ETFO the October provincial election was a success story: we worked hard to ensure the election of a majority of education-friendly candidates and that goal was accomplished with the election of 53 Liberals and 17 New Democrats.

ETFO Annual Meeting 2011

The importance of the October provincial election and bargaining new collective agreements were President Sam Hammond's focus in his opening address to some 600 annual meeting delegates.