ETFO

• Teacher’s union ratifies deal with Ford government

  The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has agreed to a deal reached with the Ontario government, ending a negotiation period that lasted more than a year.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2023
  
• Ontario’s elementary teachers to get Bill 124 back pay in new contract deal

  Ontario's public school elementary teachers are set to receive years of backpay to make up for the Ford government's controversial Bill 124.

  Education

  Nov 23, 2023
  
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• Ontario reaches tentative deal with elementary school teachers

  Ontario's education minister says public elementary teachers have reached a tentative contract deal with the provincial government.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2023
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• Ontario agrees to give some teachers, education workers, retroactive salary bumps

  Education workers represented by ETFO ratified a new contract last week and the union said Tuesday that the deal includes an agreement on a Bill 124 remedy.

  Politics

  Oct 31, 2023
• Is a teachers strike looming? What Ontario government and unions say

  Two major teaching unions in Ontario have strike mandates, ratcheting up tensions in ongoing talks with the province. Both the unions and government say a strike isn't guaranteed.

  Education

  Oct 22, 2023
• Ontario education workers represented by ETFO reach tentative contract deal

  The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has reached a tentative contract agreement with the government for the education workers it represents.

  Education

  Sep 22, 2023
• Ontario elementary teachers hold strike votes until Oct. 17

  Teachers in Ontario's public elementary schools are set to start voting Monday on whether they want to give their union a strike mandate.

  Education

  Sep 18, 2023
• Ontario elementary teachers union files for conciliation ahead of strike vote

  The union representing Ontario elementary teachers says it has filed for conciliation for its two central tables.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
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• Catholic teachers latest group in Ontario to plan strike votes

  The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association announced on Monday it would ballot its members over whether or not to consider a strike in a mid-October vote.

  Education

  Aug 21, 2023
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• Kawartha Pine Ridge teacher Shirley Bell re-elected ETFO vice-president

  Shirley Bell was first elected to the role of vice-president of ETFO in 2021. She began her teaching career in 2005 and has held a number of roles with the 83,000-member union.

  Education

  Aug 16, 2023