TORONTO, ON – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has reached a tentative central agreement for its 80,000 teacher and occasional teacher members with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and the Ontario government....

Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is pleased to announce that it has reached a tentative settlement for a renewed collective agreement with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO). ETFO represents the Designated Early Childhood Educators...

Negotiations between the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the provincial government are ongoing. ETFO members representing teachers have been meeting with the province over the week of November 6, with another day of negotiations...

Many Ontario high-school principals struggle with large classes and not enough student supports for destreamed courses, according to a new survey. In a report released Monday, the People for Education advocacy group found that 96...

There has been mixed reaction to the Ford government’s mini-budget that was unveiled on Thursday. While many welcomed the fall economic statement’s pledges for long-term care and infrastructure, others expressed disappointment in the lack of new...

TORONTO, ON – Despite expected growing surpluses over the next few years, the Ford government continues to underfund public education in Ontario. The fall economic statement delivered today ignores the needs of students and educators,...

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) is proud to announce that 3,500 education workers represented by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) are joining with OSSTF/FEESO in their fight to reclaim wages unjustly...

With the late-October deadline passing for Ontario’s public school teachers and the provincial government to reach a negotiated settlement, the two sides are now heading to arbitration. In August, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF)...

Public elementary education workers have approved a new contract including salary increases, job security and a Supports for Student Fund, but it’s only a piece of the crisis puzzle occurring in Ontario schools. “We had...

Education worker members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) voted 80 per cent in favour of accepting the 2022-2026 Education Worker Central Agreement reached with the Council of Trustees’ Associations and the Ontario...