As we begin Black History Month 2023, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) reaffirms its solidarity with the United Nations in demanding the protection of human rights of people of African descent. Black History...

Ontario’s four teachers’ unions have been without a contract since last August, and it appears they are nowhere closer to reaching a deal with the Ford government. Barb Dobrowolski, President of the Ontario English Catholic...

Ontario’s teachers’ unions are warning the Ford government that they are ready to “mobilize” if the province imposes a contract on educators or uses the notwithstanding clause to settle any bargaining dispute. The four unions representing the province’s teachers are...

January is a time of resolutions for some and pre-budget submissions for others. For the 2023 budget, we’re hoping the Ford government will resolve to boost funding for public services and people by budgeting more...

TORONTO, ON – Below is a statement from Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) President Karen Brown following the release of People for Education’s Progress Report on Anti-Racism Policy Across Canada:   “Racism remains a reprehensible, persistent...

The Ontario government ought to hire more support staff to address a recent spate of violence in and around schools, a union representing education workers said on Friday. The president of Ontario School Board Council...

The Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) Governing Council, at its December 8, 2022 meeting, approved its 2023 budget including a membership fee increase from $170 to $200 per member. As the stakeholders who represent the...

The Ford government is facing furious criticism after internal documents, obtained by Global News, acknowledged that low wages and Bill 124 have had a negative impact on Ontario’s ability to retain nurses in the province’s health care sector. The...

Ontario school boards have ratified the four-year provincial deal that was reached with support staff late last year, and are now turning their attention to bargaining contracts with their union locals. “The agreement reached reflects...

The Ontario government is appealing a court decision that struck down a law limiting wages for public-sector workers. In the notice of appeal filed in Ontario’s top court on Thursday, the province argues the judge...