Voices

Members  with  disabilities  want nothing  more  than  the  opportunity to do their jobs – just like any other school board employee. It really is that  simple.

This past  summer,  as  it does  every  year,  ETFO provided a wide range  of Summer  Academy courses  for its  members.  This year,  funding from the  province  once  again  allowed for a larger than usual  number  of courses  and participants. ETFO’s  Summer  Academy  c

Karen Fisk is the full-time president of ETFO’s Hastings-Prince  Edward  Local.  Today  she’s known in her community not just as the head of  the  702  member  local  but  also  as  a  playwright and producer.

For a dramatic several days in early February, the activities of ETFO, the Ontario  Public  School  Boards’  Association (OPSBA), and the Minister of Education were the subject of intense media scrutiny.

The provincial agreement that ETFO agreed to on February 12 contains important provisions that enhance our members’ professionalism.

On February 12, ETFO came to a difficult decision: we accepted a framework agreement for bargaining proposed by the provincial government.

Re: Helping all kids succeed
(December  2008)

As your national president, one of my roles is to speak out on issues that directly and indirectly affect educators. Here are some of them.

In years to come, pension  aficionados  will  identify  significant changes in the history of Ontario teachers’ pension plans.