ETFO is a union committed to public education, social justice and equity. We represent 84,000 elementary teachers and #onted education workers in Ontario.
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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. 👀 etfo.ca/news-publications/me…
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Elementary Educators retweeted
Jun 12
Dates set for Ontario teacher contract talks with Ford government #onpoli trib.al/b4pXXPq
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📣🔔ETFO educators!
There is an important 📨email from the @ETFOpresident in your inbox regarding central (provincial) bargaining. Check it out! #onted
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Registration is open for summer AQ courses! Register today before it closes on June 16. ETFO AQ courses provide educators with learning opportunities to engage in practical experiences and discussions. Be sure to check with your board about any available subsidies. Visit etfo-aq.ca. #onted
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RT @OFLabour: Mark your calendars! We are co-hosting an all-day Injured and Ill Worker Conference on October 1, 2026.
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Are you a teacher or ECE working in a rural/remote community and have an outstanding federal student loan?
❗If you’re eligible and have worked during the 2025-2026 school year, the window to apply is July to the end of September 2026.
🔗 For more details: ctf-fce.ca/take-action/loan-…
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Elementary Educators retweeted
Jun 9
The Ford government promised $750 a year for elementary teachers to buy supplies. It turns out it's not all new money trib.al/UJeZaLq
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On the Classroom Supplies Fund, @etfopresident David Mastin told the Toronto Star, “These types of announcements ... are gradually trying to shift the public’s perception about what teachers do. It’s all part of a very, very strategic project that this government has to reduce the public’s trust in these highly trained, amazing professionals.”
President Mastin said school boards and even individual schools are equipped to administer supply programs, but only if they’re provided the proper funding. “Just give the money to school boards so they can fund everything. Not just consumables, but special education supports, smaller class sizes, more EAs, more child and youth workers. These are where the difference makers lie in public education.” #onted #onpoli
FULL STORY: thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=eb…
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Listen to @etfopresident David Mastin discuss the upcoming round of bargaining with Deb Hutton.
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LISTEN: Ontario education unions serve formal notice to bargain. @millandmaitmom talks with @ETFOeducators president David Mastin ihr.fm/4e73LPh
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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
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“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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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 worthfightingfor.ca
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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
Ontario’s teaching unions serve bargaining notice to kick off contract talks
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#BREAKING: Ontario education unions serve notice to bargain ahead of expiration of collective agreement later this summer
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Elementary Educators retweeted
Jun 3
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
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LIVE MEDIA CONFERENCE: To hear from #onted education union presidents about the united action to serve notice to bargain, watch this live feed facebook.com/ETFOprovincialo…. #onpoli #onlab
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Watch LIVE: facebook.com/ETFOprovincialo…
Media Advisory: Education unions hold press conference to provide update on collective bargaining: bit.ly/4o69HMX #Onted
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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: ctf-fce.ca/joint-statement-f…
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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.
🔗 ctf-fce.ca/fr/declaration-co…
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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
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Media Advisory: Education unions hold press conference to provide update on collective bargaining: bit.ly/4o69HMX #Onted
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