BOARD MADE ‘RIGHT DECISION’ SAYS LOCAL ETFO PRESIDENT

The local president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario is applauding the public school board for its recent decision to keep special education staff despite a funding shortfall. The Greater Essex County District School...

LKDSB, ETFO RATIFY DEAL FOR OCCASIONAL TEACHERS

The Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) and the Occasional Teachers of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario have ratified a collective agreement. The announcement was made on Wednesday after a tentative deal was reached in May....

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ARBITRATION AWARD DECISION ISSUED ON COMPENSATION FOR ETFO TEACHERS, OCCASIONAL TEACHERS

In December 2023, teacher and occasional teacher (OT) members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) ratified a central agreement that included the referral of compensation (salary and daily OT rate) to binding arbitration;...

ONTARIO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AWARDED 11.25 PER CENT WAGE INCREASE IN ARBITRATOR RULING

Ontario’s English public elementary and high school teachers will receive nearly 12 per cent in wage increases over a four-year contract, an arbitrator ruled on Wednesday. The province reached deals on new contracts with all its...