TORONTO, ON – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario’s (ETFO) 83,000 members will participate in central strike votes from Sept. 18 to Oct. 17, 2023. Voting will take place at in-person member-only meetings across the province.  

“ETFO’s goal with central strike vote meetings is to share information with members that clearly articulates where the Ford government has fallen short on responding to ETFO’s bargaining priorities,” says ETFO President Karen Brown. “Given the unacceptably slow pace of bargaining and the ongoing, daily challenges our members face, we expect a strong strike mandate coming out of our central strike vote.” 

Given the lack of sufficient progress being made at the central bargaining table, ETFO is holding in-person meetings to conduct central strike votes and address bargaining issues.

PLEASE JOIN US IF YOU ARE ABLE.

Click the poster below to register.

Did you miss the collective bargaining town hall event on March 1? You can access a recording of the event here, available online until March 22.

If you haven’t already registered for an Members account on etfo.ca, we encourage you to do so.

All ETFO Algoma Occasional Teachers are invited to join a telephone town hall event to receive an update on central collective bargaining. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Wednesday, March 1 from 6:30 – 7:30p.m.

A few minutes before the meeting, members will receive a phone call from Provincial ETFO (416-800-9227), inviting them to join the Town Hall. To update your contact information, contact ETFO Member Records at gro.o1695130564fte@s1695130564droce1695130564rrebm1695130564em1695130564 no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, February 24.

In preparation for the upcoming round of bargaining, the AOTL Collective Bargaining Committee is asking members to complete a short survey which will assist us in drafting improvements to our collective agreement. Your input is very important.

The survey contains 11 questions and should take approximately 7-8 minutes to complete.

There are prizes to be won!

• Complete the survey by Tuesday, May 31 at 5:00 p.m. and you’ll be eligible to win a $75 gas gift card.
• Complete the survey by Wednesday, June 1 at 5:00 p.m. and you’ll be eligible to win a $50 grocery gift card.
• Complete the survey by Tuesday, June 7 at 5:00 p.m. and you’ll be eligible to win a $25 LCBO card.

BONUS! Complete the survey by Tuesday, May 31 at 5:00 p.m. and you’ll be entered into the draws for ALL THREE prizes!

The survey is now closed.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Local office if you have any questions or other suggestions for the upcoming round of negotiations.

Are you interested in contract negotiations and want to improve occasional teachers’ working conditions? Apply to join the local CB Committee for the next round of bargaining and take an active role in creating change for OTs!

Applications will be accepted until Thursday, March 31 at 5:00 p.m. Please contact Ryan if you have any questions.

Apply here.

Yesterday, all members received an email with instructions on how to vote either to accept or reject the 2019-22 Local Tentative Agreement.

Details of the tentative agreement are available for you to review on the voting platform before you cast your ballot.

The voting deadline is November 11 at 5:00 p.m. EST.