ETFO obtains interim agreements at centralized negotiating tables. @etfopresident said: “We are very grateful for the unwavering support and solidarity of our members and public opinion who continue to work for public education… READ t.co/YYmyh5UdAk #onpoli #Onted pic.twitter.com/0WaZfzcgwe Education Minister Stephen Lecce said he was “pleased” with the interim agreement, which also includes teaching assistants and the Association of School Boards. READ MORE: Ontario Elementary Teachers` Union, province reach preliminary agreement Each ETFO member has an interest in reading and understanding the agreement and supporting the local bargaining process. In short, collective bargaining protects your rights as education workers. Read your collective agreement again today. ETFO residents will now work with their respective school boards to negotiate local collective agreements. “ETFO will next week review the details of its interim central agreements and the ratification process with local leaders and ETFO members.” “This preliminary ETFO agreement creates additional momentum for the agreements and progress that students deserve after being signed last week with the Ontario Association of Enhancers (OECD),” Lecce said in a press release released Friday. The agreement also includes a two-year, $89 million student support fund that ETFO says will create approximately 434 teaching positions to address areas such as specialized pedagogy, English learning and mental health initiatives. The contract guarantees the single teacher model, full-time kindergarten educator model for the entire year of the agreement and says there will be no changes in primary school sizes. Their local collective agreement is full of rights, rights and protection from arbitrary treatment. Members of the Ontario Elementary Federation of Teachers (ETFO) voted in favour of centralized collective agreements with the Ontario government, the Ontario Public Schools Association and the Board of Trustee Associations: details of yesterday`s interim agreement between the province and the Ontario Elementary Teachers` Federation (ETFO) were announced by the Minister of Education on Saturday.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce had also sought concessions on a regulation requiring a halt to seniority issues, but while the agreement does not involve such concessions, there is also no guarantee that the government will not be able to make any changes to it.
