Elementary Educators

ETFO is a union committed to public education, social justice and equity. We represent 84,000 elementary teachers and #onted education workers in Ontario.

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

JOINT RELEASE: Together, our unions represent more than 255,000 teachers and education workers across Ontario. United in our commitment to publicly funded education, we are prepared to engage in meaningful negotiations focused on supporting students and strengthening learning and working conditions in #onted schools. 👀 https://t.co/jc9waDwxk8

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Listen to @etfopresident David Mastin discuss the upcoming round of bargaining with Deb Hutton.

#onted #onpoli

[NEWSTALK 1010 @NEWSTALK1010]

LISTEN: Ontario education unions serve formal notice to bargain. @millandmaitmom talks with @ETFOeducators president David Mastin https://t.co/9Me5r7SzvM

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

At Queen's Park today, @ETFOpresident joined @PolicingFreeSch and community members to send the government a united message. Fund our schools, not policing in schools!

Ford has already spent millions on police-in-schools programs, which do nothing to address students' real needs! What students in #onted need are resources, special education supports and smaller class sizes. #onpoli

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

“Ontario students deserve classrooms that are fully resourced, safe, and supported. Bargaining is one of the most powerful tools we have to make this happen,” said @etfopresident. #onted #onpoli

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[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

The @ETFOpresident, Vice-President @MFowlerOshawa, and the @aefopresidence joined @opseusefpo workers in community health and social services currently on strike to tell the Premier to do the right thing - fund public services and pay workers what they are owed!

This is all our fight, and together we are united for public services and to defend working people. Learn more at https://t.co/pozPGjIzC1

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Our members have seen growing student needs, violence in schools, inadequate supports for students with special education needs, large class sizes, insufficient staffing, and challenges in retaining and recruiting teachers and education workers.

"We urge the provincial government and employer bargaining agencies to come to the table as soon as possible, prepared to engage constructively in negotiations," a statement from the four unions said.

#onpoli #onted

[Global News Toronto @globalnewsto]

Ontario’s teaching unions serve bargaining notice to kick off contract talks
https://t.co/TXdDs7ulIm

[CP24 @CP24]

#BREAKING: Ontario education unions serve notice to bargain ahead of expiration of collective agreement later this summer
https://t.co/qn17XrtaX7

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: Ontario’s education unions are officially serving notice to bargain today.

Among their demands:

• smaller class sizes (capped at 24 students for grades 4-8, and 26 for kindergarten)

• ending mandatory e-learning for high school students

• spec ed investments

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

LIVE MEDIA CONFERENCE: To hear from #onted education union presidents about the united action to serve notice to bargain, watch this live feed https://t.co/e3CvEGDtPf. #onpoli #onlab

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Watch LIVE: https://t.co/JWEFqSGdqx

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Media Advisory: Education unions hold press conference to provide update on collective bargaining: https://t.co/4pxayFrbZM #Onted

[CTF/FCE @CTFFCE]

The presidents of provincial and territorial teachers’ organizations in 🇨🇦 met in Banff to discuss the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool to override constitutionally protected rights.  
🔗 Read the full statement: https://t.co/zTykR5FyJg
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Les président·es des organisations de l’enseignement du 🇨🇦 se sont réunis à Banff pour discuter du recours à la disposition de dérogation pour contourner les droits constitutionnels. 
🔗 https://t.co/Gvn9s9jX9D

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Teacher presidents from across Canada met to discuss the alarming actions of governments using the Notwithstanding Clause to override constitutionally protected rights to freedom of association, collective bargaining, and strike action. This heavy handed action is undemocratic and we will fight back! Listen to watch @ETFOpresident had to say to Ontario’s Premier and Minister of Education #onted #canlab

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Media Advisory: Education unions hold press conference to provide update on collective bargaining: https://t.co/4pxayFrbZM #Onted

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Happy #PrideMonth!

To mark the start of Pride Month, our union expresses solidarity with the 2SLGBTQ+ community and reaffirms its commitment to creating learning and working environments where 2SLGBTQ+ members, students, families, and allies feel safe, respected, and fully supported. Read our statement at https://t.co/nLkwMTc6KE

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

This Saturday, June 6, education workers and educators will be in communities across Ontario talking with residents about the urgent need for the government to invest in schools! Join this community outreach, find a location near you at https://t.co/KsMOQvqWbt #onpoli #onlab #onted

[OSBCU-CSCSO @osbcucscso]

June 6 is almost here! We’re ready to #PaintTheProvincePurple and stand up for public education. The gov’t’s new budget gives just a 1% increase—below inflation. Our schools deserve better. Wear purple, show up with your local, and take action.
Register: https://t.co/GVmJfKCWMt

[Workers Health & Safety Centre @WHSCtraining]

Violence/harassment, underreporting, weak responses & administrative reprisals are a few factors making schools hazardous. Stronger, enforceable and enforced laws, training and worker engagement can combat it. WHSC training can help too - more at https://t.co/ICh66UpBUR

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

Workers across 🇨🇦 are marking both National AccessAbility Week and Injured Workers Day with a renewed commitment to barrier-free workplaces. Learn more about how we do this important work today: https://t.co/jiD4yfVSRw

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

On June 1, we join with labour and social justice organizations from across Ontario to recognize Injured Workers’ Day. In thinking about the 1000s of workers who have died or been injured on the job, we renew our commitment to safety at work and demand action from employers and the government. Health and safety in every workplace! #onpoli #onted

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Classroom conditions have deteriorated significantly over the past eight years, leading to high levels of teacher burnout, @etfopresident David Mastin told The @globeandmail.

"Whether you’re in downtown city centres, very densely populated city centres, we’re seeing the same thing: violence, unmet student needs, declining availability for specialized educators, barriers to accessing essential programs, insufficient resources, lack of early interventions. Our members are saying, ‘I can’t take this any more,'" Mastin said.

https://t.co/gyaoqkVByW #onted #onpoli

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

TODAY at Queen's Park, we joined thousands at the @OntarioHealthC protest to stop #dougford’s hospital privatization today! Privatization is a short-sighted band-aid; it is NOT an answer. Tell your MPP to fund #healthcare and keep it public now! #onpoli