Local Rebates and Release Time

Provincial Office

Political Action/Public Relations

Defense Fund

Fees to Other Organizations

Your Union Dues

Under the Education Act, an elementary teacher who works in the English-language public education 
system is represented by ETFO. Some DECEs are ETFO members depending on district school board 
employment.  Based on this statutory representation, ETFO collects dues to support union activities.

Union dues are determined at the ETFO Annual Meeting each August. Dues are deducted directly from 
members’ pay cheques by school boards and submitted to ETFO Provincial Office.

How Are Your Dues Spent?

Local and Provincial Programs

Dues are used to provide funds to provide programs and services to the members through Provincial 
Office, and to operate ETFO’s locals. These programs and services include:

O Collective Bargaining,
O Equity and Women’s Programs,
O Leadership Development,
O Political Action and Public Relations (PA/PR),
O Government Relations, Media Relations, Communications,
O Professional Development, and
O Professional Relations (counselling/legal services).

ETFO BUDGET 2013-2014

41%

30%

8%

19%

2%

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