Members of your union Executive visited Ben R. McMullin PS to bring Red For Ed treats on the province-wide Day of Action and a solidarity message.

We’re looking for a few members who would like to lend their ideas, meet some colleagues, and help make things happen in our local!

We have spots available on three committees:

• Professional Learning – Help us plan workshops and learning opportunities for our members.
• Member Engagement – Help plan social events and other ways to bring our members together.
• Equity & Status of Women – Help us promote equity, inclusion, and issues that matter to our members.

You don’t need to have committee experience, and you don’t have to know exactly what you can contribute. If you have an idea, an interest, or simply want to get more involved, we’d love to hear from you.

Committee work is a great way to have your voice heard, connect with other members, and help shape what our local does.

Interested? Please reach out to Ryan at ac.lt1790449955oa@se1790449955rp1790449955.

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.

As the end of the school year draws closer, please turn your attention to any instances of missed preps during the school year.

Daily OTs

Please fill out this form anytime you miss a regularly scheduled prep period while on a daily assignment. A link to this form is always available on our website.

Our grievance on this issue is scheduled for arbitration on April 22, 2027. Let us know about your missed preps to be included for possible remedy.

LTO Teachers

Use the Timesheet for Prep Payback to claim payment for the days you missed prep and did not receive in-person prep payback. Claim these days at the end of your assignment, or at the end of the school year, whichever is sooner.

ADSB will soon be contacting employees regarding recent legislation requiring all school board employees to complete a new Police Record Check every five years. Deadlines to comply will be based on the employee’s birth month.

We encourage members to wait for further information from ADSB regarding the application process and how to submit documentation to Human Resources.

The nomination period for positions on our 2025-2027 Local Executive has now closed. The following candidates have been elected by acclamation:

• Ryan Geick – President
• Sue Geick – Vice President
• Erika Vecchio – Treasurer
• Kim Whitmore – Secretary
• Pam Miller – Member at Large

We thank these members for stepping forward to serve in leadership roles, and we look forward to their contributions in the coming term.

Thank you to Nichole Stewart Murray for serving as Elections Chair.