ETFO Town Hall Recordings

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.

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Telephone Town Hall – You’re Invited

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.o1714599252fte@s1714599252droce1714599252rrebm1714599252em1714599252 no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, February 24.

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2022 Collective Bargaining Survey

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.

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Call for CB Committee

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.

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Local Tentative Agreement — Vote Now!

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.

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Tentative Agreement Presentation & Ratification Vote

AOTL has reached a local tentative agreement with the ADSB for the 2019-22 round of collective bargaining.  Thank you to Sue Beltrano (Chief Negotiator), Mark Hollingsworth (Secretary), and Pam Dogra (ETFO Staff Officer) who worked tirelessly on your behalf to make this possible.

Tentative Agreement Presentation

Wednesday, November 10 at 4:00 p.m.
Details of the tentative agreement will be provided at a special information meeting to be held via Zoom.  Your negotiating team will be on hand to answer questions.  If you are able, please join us for this important meeting in order to make a fully informed decision when you vote.  There are four $25 prizes to be won!

A Zoom meeting link has been sent to your personal email address. No registration is necessary.

Ratification Vote
Immediately following the above presentation, all occasional teacher members will receive a special email with instructions on how to cast a vote to APPROVE or REJECT the 2019-22 Local Tentative Agreement. 

Voting will be done electronically by secret ballot and each member will be allotted one vote.  The voting window will be open for 24 hours.  More information will be provided in the near future.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Local office if you have any questions.

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Central Bargaining Survey Deadline Extended to Nov 7, 2021

It’s not too late to participate in ETFO’s online bargaining survey.

ETFO is engaging in an extensive surveying process to prepare for the 2022 round of central bargaining. We are asking our members to participate in an online survey and provide us with their bargaining priorities for 2022.  

ETFO has extended the deadline to complete the online survey to 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 7, 2021. 

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Goal Setting for 2022 Central Bargaining

ETFO collective agreements expire as of August 31, 2022. While that may seem like a long time away, your union has already begun to prepare for the next round of central bargaining.

The goal-setting process is now actively underway. Around October 6, you should have received an email with a link to the online member survey. Please take the time to complete this important step in the collective bargaining process.

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