Your Federation: A Roundup of Federation News
- At its last meeting before the next provincial election, delegates attending ETFO’s Representative Council heard from Education Minister Kathleen Wynne.
The new Act boosted federation membership: overnight FWTAO membership jumped to 12,500 from 5,3001 and that of OPSMTF to 3,400 from about 1,6002 members.
MPPs reception
Throughout the early 1800s the government attempted to establish publicly funded education in Upper Canada but made only marginal inroads.
For almost 30 years Anne Bishop has worked in the field of international development and has been part of groups struggling to achieve social justice.
Organizations build strength and increase their relevance when they tap into all the resources and the diverse bodies of knowledge available in their community. That was the message delivered by George Dei, the keynote speaker at ETFO’s annu
This is the first of a four-part history of Ontario public elementary teachers and their federations. We will learn about ETFO and its predecessor organizations, the challenges they faced and the victories they achieved.
Eliminating violence against women has always been one strong focus of ETFO’s advocacy work.
Equality day
As a teacher of three years and a current participant in ETFO’s Leaders for Tomorrow program, I am truly impressed with the opportunity I have to gain new insight to the issues that we, as women, face and the progress we have made.