ETFO annual meeting delegates welcomed NDP Leader of the Opposition, Andrea Horwath. She began by thanking educators for shaping the lives of Ontario students every day and shaping the future of Ontario through our work. She also thanked ETFO members for their endorsement and hard work in the provincial election, mentioning their work knocking on […]
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Locked out stagehands rally at city hall, other unions show support – CBC Ontario elementary teachers should teach modernized sex-ed curriculum: union – CP 24 Rolling back sex-ed curriculum ‘irresponsible, reckless,’ teachers union president says – Toronto Star Ontario elementary teachers should teach modernized sex-ed curriculum: union – Vancouver Courier Ontario’s largest teachers’ union says […]
CALL TO ORDER 8:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m. – Auditor’s Report 9:10 a.m. – Andrea Horwath, Leader, New Democratic Party 9:40 a.m. – Resolutions 10:40 a.m. – Budget 11:00 a.m. – Report of the General Secretary 11:30 a.m. – Questions on the report of the General Secretary 12:00 Noon – RECESS FOR RALLY AT QUEEN’S PARK
Chris Buckley addressed delegates during Session 2 of the ETFO 2018 Annual Meeting. Chris has been the President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), Canada’s largest provincial labour federation, since 2015. A lifelong trade unionist and social justice advocate, Chris Buckley has dedicated himself to improving the lives of every worker in Ontario. He […]
President Sam Hammond began his Address to 2018 ETFO Annual Meeting delegates by thanking the First Peoples of this territory and other Indigenous peoples for sharing this land and allowing ETFO to conduct the union’s meeting. President Hammond reminded delegates that “our Annual Meeting is the cornerstone of union democracy at work.” Local delegates, who […]
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has strongly denounced the Ontario government’s decision to repeal the updated 2015 sexual health curriculum and will advise its members to continue to exercise their professional judgement when it comes to teaching all sections of the current curriculum. “The government’s decision to revert to the 1998 Health and […]
The Annual Meeting provides the opportunity for delegates to meet as a group to discuss various issues of common interest. This year the following caucuses met on Monday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.: Black Members and Allies Caucus – 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. DECE Caucus – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Disability Issues […]
