Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario

A one-size-fits-all approach to binding arbitration will not serve students and local communities, say AEFO, ETFO, and OECTA

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Venerdì, Agosto 25, 2023
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Entering into binding arbitration at this juncture would not support the students we serve in elementary and secondary schools – as binding arbitration would all but guarantee that the key issues we have brought forward at our respective bargaining tables, which are critical to learning and working conditions in our schools, would not be addressed.

Key Points: 
  • Entering into binding arbitration at this juncture would not support the students we serve in elementary and secondary schools – as binding arbitration would all but guarantee that the key issues we have brought forward at our respective bargaining tables, which are critical to learning and working conditions in our schools, would not be addressed.
  • Furthermore, the decision to enter into binding arbitration now impacts the opportunity for meaningful local bargaining on key local issues.
  • The Ford Conservative government has continually refused to engage in substantive discussions with our unions, despite our many attempts to make progress at our respective bargaining tables.
  • The frontline teachers and education workers represented by AEFO, ETFO, and OECTA will continue to work toward achieving fair, negotiated agreements that defend and protect publicly funded education, and support all students, educators, and families in this province.”

REPEAT - MEDIA ADVISORY: Huge People’s Referendum to stop the privatization of Ontario’s public hospitals planned Friday & Saturday

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Venerdì, Maggio 26, 2023
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TORONTO, May 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A map listing all voting stations across the province is available online at https://publichospitalvote.ca/find-voting-station This is what it looks like (below). On the website, you can zoom in for details and a list by region is below the map. Media are invited to go and see the voting taking place at voting stations across Ontario.

Key Points: 
  • Media are invited to go and see the voting taking place at voting stations across Ontario.
  • Vote counting will take place at 191 Pine Crescent at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 28.
  • Vote counting will take place at the Automotive Room in the Benson Centre, Cornwall, starting at noon, Sunday, May 28.
  • Vote counting will take place at Valleyview Clubhouse, 81 Gladstone Ave., Oshawa starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 28.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Huge People’s Referendum to stop the privatization of Ontario’s public hospitals planned Friday & Saturday

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Giovedì, Maggio 25, 2023
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TORONTO, May 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A map listing all voting stations across the province is available online at https://publichospitalvote.ca/find-voting-station This is what it looks like (below). On the website, you can zoom in for details and a list by region is below the map. Media are invited to go and see the voting taking place at voting stations across Ontario.

Key Points: 
  • Media are invited to go and see the voting taking place at voting stations across Ontario.
  • Vote counting will take place at 36 Plantation Place, Chatham at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 28.
  • Vote counting will take place at the Automotive Room in the Benson Centre, Cornwall, starting at noon, Sunday, May 28.
  • Vote counting will take place at Valleyview Clubhouse, 81 Gladstone Ave., Oshawa starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 28.

Lisa LaFlamme, Jann Arden, Lana Payne, Humaira Habib, Mark MacKinnon confirmed as hosts and speakers at Journalists for Human Rights' annual gala Night for Rights 2022

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Martedì, Settembre 20, 2022
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For this reason, we are deeply honoured to have JHR ambassador Lisa LaFlamme and the extraordinary singer-actor-activist Jann Arden as hosts.

Key Points: 
  • For this reason, we are deeply honoured to have JHR ambassador Lisa LaFlamme and the extraordinary singer-actor-activist Jann Arden as hosts.
  • We have an incredible line-up of speakers for the night and are so grateful to our sponsors for supporting us on this occasion."
  • Hosted by Lisa LaFlamme and Jann Arden, Night For Rights 2022 will feature The Globe & Mail Special International Correspondent Mark MacKinnon as the keynote speaker.
  • Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) trains journalists worldwide to cover human rights issues ethically and objectively.

Ontario’s Teacher Unions Demand Schools Reopen Safely

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Martedì, Gennaio 11, 2022
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Ontarios teachers and education workers desperately want schools to open safely to ensure that students can enjoy the many benefits of in-person learning.

Key Points: 
  • Ontarios teachers and education workers desperately want schools to open safely to ensure that students can enjoy the many benefits of in-person learning.
  • However, the Ford governments series of belated half-measures and unfulfilled promises jeopardize the ability for schools to reopen and stay open, especially as the Omicron variant continues to pose significant risks to our communities.
  • Ontarios students do not deserve, and cannot afford, another year of repeated but preventable school closures and learning disruptions.
  • Ontarios teachers and education workers will continue doing everything possible to best serve the needs of our students and communities.

Ontario’s Teacher Unions Support Mandatory Vaccinations in Schools

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Mercoledì, Agosto 18, 2021
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TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) issued the following statement in support of mandatory vaccinations in schools:

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) issued the following statement in support of mandatory vaccinations in schools:
    Ontarios education unions representing teachers, education support workers, and other school staff support mandatory vaccinations in schools.
  • To provide the greatest level of protection to Ontarios students and communities, we believe that everyone working in, or attending a school who is eligible and can be safely vaccinated, should be vaccinated.
  • Any mandatory vaccination program must include provisions that ensure that those who are unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons receive all the required employment accommodations and are not disadvantaged in any way.
  • Too few details have been provided with schools only weeks away from reopening.

Ontario Superior Court of Justice Strikes Down Controversial Provisions of Ontario Election Law

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Martedì, Giugno 8, 2021
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The decision that nullifies key provisions of the Ford governments Bill 254, the Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021, were found unconstitutional by the court and violated the Charter section 2(b) (freedom of expression).

Key Points: 
  • The decision that nullifies key provisions of the Ford governments Bill 254, the Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021, were found unconstitutional by the court and violated the Charter section 2(b) (freedom of expression).
  • Working Families mounted a constitutional court challenge in January 2018 to amendments introduced to the Election Finances Act in 2017.
  • We are pleased that the Court recognized this and struck down those restrictive provisions.
  • Working Families acted as the lead applicant and was joined by the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF).

Experts share their views on province’s flawed return to school plan

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Mercoledì, Ottobre 7, 2020
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These measures includethe need for smaller class sizes in order to achieve improved physical distancing and smaller student and staff cohortsin Ontario classrooms.

Key Points: 
  • These measures includethe need for smaller class sizes in order to achieve improved physical distancing and smaller student and staff cohortsin Ontario classrooms.
  • Filtration and ventilation are an important component of an overall risk mitigation strategy.
  • The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Schools Reopening documents provide an internationally recognized evidence-based approach that should be applied to all Ontario schools.
  • Valerie Dugale ETFO (416)-948-0195 [email protected] Marilyne Guevremont AEFO (613)-850-6410 [email protected] Michelle Despault OECTA (416)-925-2493, ext.

MEDIA ADVISORY

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Martedì, Ottobre 6, 2020
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TORONTO, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four of Ontarios major education unions will hold a virtual media conference tomorrow afternoon alongside experts who will share their views on the provinces flawed return to school plan.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four of Ontarios major education unions will hold a virtual media conference tomorrow afternoon alongside experts who will share their views on the provinces flawed return to school plan.
  • The affiliates media conference follows the decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board to dismiss their health and safety case on the re-opening of schools based on jurisdictional grounds.
  • The legal action was filed by the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA), and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF/FEESO).
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AEFO, ETFO, OECTA, and OSSTF Presidents to Hold Joint Media Availability

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Giovedì, Febbraio 20, 2020
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TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, February 21, teachers and education workers from the four major education unions will be out of their classrooms on the same day.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, February 21, teachers and education workers from the four major education unions will be out of their classrooms on the same day.
  • Nearly 200,000 teachers and education workers will strike in 72 school boards, affecting almost 5,000 schools across the province in protest of the governments cuts to publicly funded education.
  • To mark the first province-wide action of this kind since the political protest of 1997, the presidents of all four major education unions will hold a joint media availability.
  • Marilyne Guevremont AEFO 613.850.6410 [email protected] Denise Hammond ETFO 416.948.2428 [email protected] Adam Lemieux OECTA 416.925.2493 Ext.