Collective Bargaining

Within  the  next  couple  of  months  you  will receive notification that your ETFO local is holding a vote to ratify the preliminary submission for the upcoming round of negotiations.

On August 31, less than 200 days from now, every ETFO teacher and occasional teacher collective agreement will expire. It is only at the bargaining table that ETFO  can bring about  changes that positively affect every member at once.

On average, Canadians spent 45 minutes less per workday with their families in 2005 than they did in 1986.

During the past four years there have been tremors and shockwaves across the education landscape, but for the most part educators, parents, administrators, and trustees have been lulled into passive acceptance. Most are oblivious to the devastation that is coming.

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To hear some school administrators tell it, there is no more dangerous place on earth than the yard of their local school. It’s surprising that teachers are not given a suit of armor to wear – under the bright orange vest, mind you – while on duty.

Equality day

This round of bargaining has definitely created a new era for our occasional teacher locals. Negotiations have improved the working conditions in many areas, have established a number of significant gains, and have also revealed some challenges for reform.