ETFO Algoma Occasional Teacher Local – Occasional teachers standing together for public education.

Province-wide Day of Action

Our contracts have expired. Our resolve is only growing.

On Wednesday, September 16, ETFO members will join teachers and education workers across Ontario for a province-wide Day of Action to defend publicly funded education!

How can I participate?
Wear red, join your colleagues and all education workers at your site for a group photo, and flood social media with #OntEdUnited and #Red4Ed to show our collective strength! Use ETFO’s online submission form to send in your photos.

Together with OSSTF, OECTA, AEFO, OSBCU, OPSEU, EWAO, and OCEW, we represent more than 275,000 workers. We are united in demanding properly funded and fully staffed schools, better learning and working conditions, and real respect for the people who make public education possible.

The Ford government is counting on division. We are standing together.

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September 9, 2026

General Announcements

Educator Discount at PUSH Indoor Cycling Studio

Back-to-school season is here! While a new school year brings so much excitement, it also means pouring your time and energy into the students whose lives you help shape every day. Education is incredibly rewarding and meaningful work, but it can also be mentally and physically demanding. This year, get ahead of burnout and make time to choose yourself.

For a limited time, eligible education professionals can receive:

20% OFF 5 OR 10 PUSH PASSES

OR

20% OFF THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF A MEMBERSHIP

HOW TO REDEEM:

Download the PUSH Indoor Cycling app here: APPLE or GOOGLE
Create an account.
Add your desired pricing option—either a 5 or 10 PUSH Pass or a membership—to your cart.
Apply the coupon code BACK2SCHOOL at checkout to receive your discount.

This offer is available until September 14th, 2026, and is intended exclusively for eligible education professionals.

For more information about PUSH, our class options, and what to expect, please visit our website here: https://www.pushindoorcyclingstudio.ca/

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September 5, 2026

Media Release

Joint statement: Calandra’s bargaining bluster falls flat against dire challenges in publicly funded education

TORONTO, ON – L’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE-OSBCU), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) presidents issued the following statement:

“Despite Minister of Education Paul Calandra’s many assurances that we would have collective agreements in place before Labour Day, teachers and education workers across Ontario will be welcoming students back next week without new contracts.

In March, we urged the government to allow bargaining to begin early. Instead of engaging in negotiations in early spring and showing a real commitment to stability and improving student success and well-being, Minister Calandra dismissed our call and confidently announced he was ‘optimistic’ deals could be reached before Labour Day. He was wrong. His repeated misplaced optimism makes painfully clear just how out of touch he is with the state of Ontario’s publicly funded education system and the complexity of the bargaining process.

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September 1, 2026

Social Events

Welcome Back Social

Friday, September 11
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Mulligan’s Irish Pub, SSM

Join us for our Welcome Back Social! We’ll cover your appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks while you relax, reconnect, and kick off the new school year with your fellow occasional teachers.

REGISTER

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August 28, 2026

General Announcements

Lianne Wyatt Member Benevolent Fund

The Lianne Wyatt Member Benevolent Fund is available to assist ETFO members in a time of financial crisis.

To apply, you must be an active member in good standing, experiencing financial hardship, and meet the requirements of the fund guidelines. Under the fund, members may apply for a lifetime maximum grant of $5,000.

Requests will only be accepted using the online application form. Please do not email applications or personal documentation. More information can be found at members.etfo.ca.

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August 26, 2026

ETFO Provincial

Stay Connected

It is important that ETFO Provincial has your most up-to-date contact information, including a personal (non-work) email address and a mobile or home phone number. This ensures you receive important updates about central bargaining, strike votes, and potential job action.

Please take a moment to update your information and stay connected.

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June 26, 2026