Provincial Politics

The Price of a Wage Freeze (From the General Secretary)

Gene Lewis

In July, the Minister of Finance invited ETFO and other public sector unions to a meeting to discuss compensation.

The Impact of Public Sector Wage Freezes on ETFO Members (From the General Secretary)

Gene Lewis

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.

Grading the Liberal Government’s Education Agenda (Queen's Park Update)

Vivian McCaffrey

The Liberal government has passed the halfway mark of its second term. With less than two years before the next provincial election, will its record allow Premier Dalton McGuinty to retain his “Education Premier” moniker and secure re-election for a third term?

Teachers Can’t Ignore Politics (From the President)

David Clegg

Early in my teaching career I came to understand the extent to which public education is intricately entwined with politics.

Your Federation

…And Still We Rise Conference

ETFO Celebrates 10 Years of Success: From Placards to YouTube: A Decade of Social Activism

Vivian McCaffrey

ETFO was born into one of the most tumultuous periods in Ontario education history. In October 1997, 126,000 teachers staged a two-week walkout to protest the assault on teachers and public education by the Conservative government of Mike Harris.

ETFO Celebrates 10 Years of Success: Ten Years of Collective Bargaining (Collective Bargaining)

Christine Brown

In 1998, delegates to the first ETFO annual meeting unanimously passed the following motion: That the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario work to restore free and full collective bargaining rights to teachers and education workers.

Imagining a Future: Poverty reduction… It starts with a plan

Pedro Barata

The provincial government’s commitment to introduce a poverty reduction plan by the end of 2008 could mean that hope is finally on the way for those who have been excluded from opportunity.

Beyond the Breakfast Program: Addressing the Impact of Poverty in Our Schools

Shernett Martin

Something amazing happens when teachers openly discuss how to meet the needs of all students. The discussion begins to take the form of a lively debate on what has been tried, what worked, and what needed tweaking.