The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has given the required five-day notice for Grand Erie, Trillium Lakelands, Renfrew and Superior-Greenstone school boards in anticipation of a one-day strike on Tuesday January 21st. Unless government...

Ford’s Education Minister Lecce needs to put investment into public education rather than attempt to bribe parents with their own tax dollars during labour action by education unions, according to the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of...

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has given the required five-day notice for Toronto, York Region and Ottawa-Carleton school boards in anticipation of a one-day strike on Monday January 20th. Unless government representatives get...

Starting Wednesday January 15, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will begin providing the required five-day notice to school boards in anticipation of rotating strikes. “This is a wake-up call for Ford and his...

Faced with a government that continues to demand cuts to elementary education and refuses to address key issues affecting students and educators, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is escalating its strike action. Starting...

Today, four unions representing teachers and education workers across Ontario’s publicly funded education system have filed court challenges against the Ontario government’s Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act. The...

“As the first phase of job action by Ontario public school teachers kicked off Tuesday, parents of students at some Ottawa public schools appeared largely supportive of the educators’ plight.” To read the entire CBC...

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is commencing its “Phase 1” work-to-rule strike action across the province today. ETFO members will withdraw from Ministry of Education and school board activities while remaining in the...

President Sam Hammond talks with The Agenda’s Steve Paiken about ETFO bargaining issues and Phase 1 work-to-rule strike action.

In a recent statement, 55 unions on the Canadian Council of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) declared their support for Ontario’s education unions and for high quality public education: Statement on educational sector collective bargaining...