Teaching Professional Judgement is Essential for Student Learning
We explore why professional judgement is enshrined in the Teacher/Occasional Teacher collective agreement and why ETFO will fight to keep it there.
Collective Agreements
Painting Ontario Blue: What Would a Tory Government Mean to ETFO Members? (Ideas)
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)
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
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)
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)
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.
Collective Agreements and the Human Rights Code (Collective Bargaining)
Quick quiz – how long is your collective agreement? 25 pages
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.
Meeting the Challenges of the Early Learning Program (From the President)
When school begins next September 2014, 600 Ontario elementary schools will open their first early learning program (ELP) classrooms.