ETFO Annual Meeting 2015 » Session 2 http://etfo.net/AM2015 Bargaining for the future. Respecting our past. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:46:41 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 Summary of Annual Meeting Business: Sessions 1 and 2 http://etfo.net/AM2015/2015/08/18/summary-of-annual-meeting-business-sessions-1-and-2/ http://etfo.net/AM2015/2015/08/18/summary-of-annual-meeting-business-sessions-1-and-2/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:23:43 +0000 http://annualmeeting.ca/?p=341 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 provide for the professional development of members.
• To promote social justice in the areas of peace, anti-poverty, non-violence, and equity.
• To support international assistance and co-operation.
• To promote the care and protection of the environment.
• To actively engage members in the Federation.
• To promote and protect the health and safety of members.

Delegates engaged in a vigorous debate about how future votes on tentative agreements for central bargaining will be conducted. They determined that ETFO’s Constitution be revised to include language that all ratification votes for central bargaining shall be ratified by “a double majority” all-member vote conducted after duly-called information meetings.

The motion regarding central bargaining votes contains details about exactly how such votes will be conducted. To review that language, see the summary of resolutions debated at Annual Meeting yesterday.

Delegates supported a resolution sponsored by members from Peel Teacher Local and Greater Essex County Teacher Local regarding pension updates at the Annual Meeting. Delegates voted in favour of including a pension update of up to 15 minutes by the OTF Table Officer as a timed item at future Annual Meetings.

]]> http://etfo.net/AM2015/2015/08/18/summary-of-annual-meeting-business-sessions-1-and-2/feed/ 0 ETFO Annual Meeting gets under way at 4 pm http://etfo.net/AM2015/2015/08/17/etfo-annual-meeting-gets-under-way-at-4-pm/ http://etfo.net/AM2015/2015/08/17/etfo-annual-meeting-gets-under-way-at-4-pm/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:17:18 +0000 http://annualmeeting.ca/?p=218 Here is the agenda for today:

DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME
LUGGAGE STORAGE (MAIN HOTEL – LOBBY LEVEL) MARINE ROOM 9:00 a.m. –    9:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION (CONFERENCE CENTRE – STREET LEVEL) FRONTENAC FOYER 10:00 a.m. –    9:00 p.m.
CHILD CARE SERVICES SNACKS/LUNCH/DINNER PROVIDED TBD 10:00 a.m. –   10:30 p.m.
BLACK MEMBERS AND ALLIES CAUCUS      MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS PIER 8 1:00 p.m. –    2:00 p.m.
DISABILITY ISSUES CAUCUS MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS PIER 8 12:00 p.m. –    1:00 p.m.
FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CAUCUS MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS PIER 7 1:00 p.m. –    2:00 p.m.
JOINT EQUITY CAUCUS MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS HARBOUR C 11:00 a.m. –  12:00 p.m.
NORTHERN MEMBER CAUCUS MEMBERS ONLY PIER 9 1:00 p.m. –    3:00 p.m.
OCCASIONAL TEACHER CAUCUS MEMBERS ONLY REGATTA 11:00 a.m. –    1:00 p.m.
WOMEN MEMBERS’ CAUCUS MEMBERS ONLY HARBOUR C 1:00 p.m. –    2:00 p.m.
NEW DELEGATE TRAINING   REGATTA 2:00 p.m. –    3:00 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION 1 METROPOLITAN BALLROOM 4:00 p.m. –      5:30 p.m.
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS   4:20 p.m.  
INTRODUCTION OF CANDIDATES   5:25 p.m.  
DINNER BREAK   5:30 p.m. –      6:45 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION 2 METROPOLITAN BALLROOM 6:45 p.m. –      9:00 p.m.
BUDGET PRESENTATION & 30 MINUTE QUESTION PERIOD   6:45 p.m.  
ELECTION SPEECHES                                                                       DOORS TILED   8:00 p.m.  
MEET THE CANDIDATES HARBOUR A/B 9:00 p.m. –    10:30 p.m.
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