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’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...
Local teachers’ unions are raising the alarm on violence in classrooms. Together in Education (TIE), a group representing education workers from the Catholic and public school boards of Waterloo region, held a press conference Thursday...
A group representing educators in Waterloo Region gathered last week to discuss the results of a survey on classroom violence. It asked the region’s teachers and education assistants about their experiences, and the findings are...
The quotes from the education workers recounting violence in schools send shivers down Colleen Dietrich Sisson’s spine. “I thought I knew everything that was happening, and I have to be honest, I was brought to...
Ontario’s elementary teachers’ union has launched a complaint with the labour board over the government’s new code of conduct rules in schools, saying the government should have consulted more before making the changes. Karen Brown,...
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has filed an application with the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) initiating an unfair labour practice complaint against the Conservative government as a result of the Minister of...
Teachers, students, and parents rallied outside MPP Andrew Dowie’s office Tuesday afternoon to protest cuts to education. The group fears budget restraints will force the the Greater Essex County District School Board to reduce supports...
On May 21 and 22, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the Ford government’s appeal of the Court of Appeal for Ontario’s decision to rule Bill 307 unconstitutional and declare the offending provisions null...
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is holding an advocacy day at Queen’s Park on May 14 to call for urgent action to address increasing violence in schools. ETFO local presidents from across the province...
