Organizing

Izida Zorde posing

From the Editor

Izida Zorde

The spring issue of Voice is focussed on moving forward and organizing together for the change we want to see. The pandemic has been incredibly difficult for educators and other frontline workers and we all look forward to finally moving beyond it and rebuilding towards a future that centres equity and investment in public education, public services and communities.

Karen Brown posing

It is a Critical Time for Members to Stay Active in Protecting Public Education

Karen Brown

There is no doubt that education workers have struggled as a result of the systemic underfunding of public education. Ontario’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic turned difficult classroom realities, such as large class sizes, insufficient supports for students, and poor air quality and ventilation, into a dangerous crisis.

Protestors at Queens Park

Bargaining ETFO Collective Agreements

Heather Aggus

Heather Aggus looks at ETFO’s recent history of challenging and pushing back against successive governments in Ontario.

Government building

The Time is Now

Munib Sajjad

Munib Sajjad considers the impact that organizing will have on the future of public education.

ETFO members in Peel went door-to-door in 2018 to campaign against government budget cuts

Election 2022

James Taylor

James Taylor emphasizes the need to organize for the next provincial election.

Karen Brown posing in ETFO office building

The Need to Organize and Work Together Has Never Been Greater

Karen Brown

With COVID numbers holding steady and plans for the recovery starting to materialize, many ETFO members are beginning to breathe a sigh of relief.

This Election Presents an Opportunity to be Real Agents of Change

Sharon O’Halloran

I want to begin this column by thanking you and acknowledging how hard you have worked, often under impossible circumstances, to support your students, your colleagues and to deliver the best possible public education across Ontario.

Organizing for Election 2022

Aminah Sheikh

The only way for us to ensure a just and equitable recovery and the safety and wellbeing of our communities is to organize, mobilize and vote for the government we need.

Cindy Gangaram holding "Stop the Conservatives" sign outside

Increasing Our Political Engagement

Cindy Gangaram

Cindy Gangaram reflects on all the reasons to get involved in the June 2022 provincial election.

Standing Strong Across Ontario

ETFO Voice

ETFO educators are in an unprecedented round of bargaining with a government intent on making drastic cuts to public education.

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