ETFO’s Social Justice Speaker for the 2015 Annual Meeting is Wabanakwut (Wab) Kinew. President Hammond introduced Kinew by saying “[Wab Kinew] has a lot to teach us about how we can be a part of the process of Canada’s reconciliation with the survivors of the residential school system.” Mr. Kinew is a Canadian hip hop […]
Media Coverage of ETFO Annual Meeting: Ontario teachers ramp up PR campaign ahead of negotiations CBC News – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Liberals, school boards ‘in for the fight of their lives’ The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 ETFO’s federal election plan to ‘Heave Steve’ Toronto Sun – Monday, August 17, 2015 Liberals, […]
Delegates to the 2015 Annual Meeting continue to conduct the business of the union during Session 3. Session 3’s agenda includes: • Auditor’s Report, • General Secretary’s Report + Q&A, • Review of Electronic Voting Procedures with Parliamentarian Ruth Ann Morley, • 32 budget resolutions, and • Social Justice speaker Wab Kinew.
Now available: video of President Sam Hammond’s Opening Address an album of photos from Monday 2015 Report to Annual Meeting Report on ETFO’s Equity and Women’s Programs
Delegates were busy debating and passing resolutions during Sessions 1 and 2 of ETFO’s 2015 Annual Meeting on Monday evening. Delegates reinforced ETFO’s priorities as an organization for 2015-2016: • To protect the collective bargaining rights of all members. • To defend publicly-funded public education. • To serve the needs of the membership. • To […]
For Immediate Release – August 17, 2015 TORONTO, ON – Susan Swackhammer, a teacher with the Grand Erie District School Board and former president of the Grand Erie ETFO Teacher Local, was today re-elected first vice-president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) for another two-year term. “We cannot accept the faulty mantra that […]
