ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ FEDERATION OF ONTARIO
NEW BUSINESS MOTIONS
MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015
GENERAL SESSION 1 & 2

1.	D. Clegg(York Region Teacher Local)/T. Won (York Region Teacher Local)

	That the terms of settlement of any provincial bargaining agreement shall 	guarantee that no struck work shall have to be made up or completed by ETFO 	members.

2.		D. Clegg(York Region Teacher Local)/J. Smith (York Region Teacher Local)

That in the event a tentative provincial bargaining agreement is reached, prior to any ratification vote, full disclosure to all members of ETFO of the details of the agreement shall occur, including but not limited to all aspects of any provincial benefit plan.

	3.		D. Clegg (York Region Teacher Local)/J. Bigham (York Region Teacher Local)

	That the full report of the ETFO Task Force on Benefits, including any and all draft benefit plans, be provided to all ETFO local Presidents prior to September 14, 2015.

4.	M. Spagnuolo (Greater Essex County Teacher Local)/D. Thur (Hastings Prince Edward Occasional Teacher Local

	That any responsibility allowance for the provincial executive be approved by the Annual Meeting and that prior notice be given to delegates by publication in the Annual Meeting Booklet.

5.	A. Jessup (Elementary Teachers of Toronto Local)/S. Rans (Thames Valley Teacher Local)
	That ETFO distribute a publication to all members stating that the delegation at the 2015 ETFO AGM is in firm support of the position taken by the Executive and bargaining team against the objectionable items put forward by the provincial government and is in firm opposition to any proposed settlement containing any of the following items:
i.	any language that increases supervision time for teachers; 
ii.	any language that removes supervision time limits for daily OTs who are called for assignments that are shorter than a full day; 
iii.	any language that allows for control by principals and school boards over the quantity and timing of diagnostic assessments; 
iv.	any language that allows for principals to direct how teachers and long-term occasional teachers use their prep time;
v.	any language requiring that ETFO endorse the revocation of Regulation 274 to the Ministry;
vi.	the removal of all staffing and hiring language in local collective agreements;
vii.	the removal of all class size language in local collective agreements;
viii.	the removal of all entitlements in local collective agreements that are superior to central terms;
ix.	language allowing for the work day to go beyond the instructional day (e.g., allowing teachers to be assigned teaching/non-teaching duties before, during and after school by their principal or school board); 
x.	changes to sick leave provisions (90% coverage to 85%)
xi.	any language allowing principals and vice principals to return to teacher bargaining units and be placed in positions ahead of surplus teachers and occasional teachers and with their seniority intact;
xii.	any language allowing for DECEs to be assigned responsibilities outside the FDK classroom at the principal’s discretion

6.	S. Wright (Simcoe County Teacher Local)/S. Wash (Peel Teacher Local)

	That ETFO investigate other wireless or wired options for electronic voting which do not use RF signals at any future ETFO events including the ETFO AGM and report back to the Representative Council by May 2016.

7.	A. Chevis (Simcoe County Occasional Teacher Local)/P. Giuliani (Ottawa-Carleton Teacher Local)

	That active membership in ETFO be defined for part-time and occasional workers who have paid union dues within the previous 120 working days.