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Provincial Politics

Your Federation: Fall 2024

ETFO VOICE

ETFO President Karen Brown Opens the 2024 Annual Meeting

President Karen Brown welcomed delegates to the 2024 ETFO Annual Meeting. Thanking ETFO’s 83,000 members, she also acknowledged local presidents and local leadership teams for their work supporting members.

Back for a More "Typical" School Year

Sharon O’Halloran

Educators are at the heart of Ontario’s public education system and as you settle back into your classrooms for what everyone hopes will be a more typical year in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to start by saying thank you.

We Will Continue the Fight for Public Education

Sharon O'Halloran
The summer issue of Voice is always our women’s issue. It is an opportunity to highlight women’s voices, consider the intersections of our struggles and to talk about the value and impact of ETFO’s women’s programs.

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.