ETFO is a union committed to public education, social justice and equity. We represent 83,000 elementary teachers and
#onted
education workers in Ontario.
In response to 1 Million March 4 Children protests that are scheduled to take place across Canada, ETFO strongly condemns anti-2SLGBTQ+ protests.
Any actions or events that seek to undermine the rights and dignity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community must be denounced.
#onpoli
#onted
The President of
@cupenat
confirms Bill 28 will be repealed in its entirety. The legislation will be deemed that it was never a law in Ontario.
@osbcucscso
will collapse its picketing sites tomorrow and will return to the bargaining table.
#onted
#onpoli
Join us to give a big shout out of thanks to all the health care professionals, EMS personnel and first responders that continue to provide amazing services and support on the front-lines. We appreciate all of you!
#onpoli
#COVID19
#Healthcare
ETFO reaches tentative agreements at central bargaining tables.
@etfopresident
said, “We are very grateful for the support and unwavering solidarity of our members, and the public who have continued to stand up for public education ...” READ
#onpoli
#Onted
URGENT: ETFO educators, in light of the actions of the Ford govt to legislate and not negotiate with CUPE workers, our
#onted
united solidarity is crucial.
Please check your email for an important notice with advice and info on solidarity actions.
#onpoli
We stand shoulder to shoulder all across Ontario to say we stand with CUPE workers and we will always defend workers’ rights. This is all our fight!
#onpoli
#istandwithCUPE
TODAY: All 83,000 elementary educators are on strike.
We walk picket lines and we won't back down because students in Ontario deserve a high-quality public education and support in their classrooms.
#ETFOstrike
#onpoli
#canlab
WOW! The parents, families and educators just keep arriving for our need on start. The lawn is filling up and we heard over 170 buses will arrive today for the joint
#RallyForEducation
.
#CutHurtKids
#onpoli
In this time of emboldened 2SLGBTQ+ hate, let us stand together against transphobia and homophobia and protect those who are targets of bigotry and discrimination.
#onted
we must act to ensure all students feel safe and included.
ETFO STATEMENT
#onpoli
Such an amazing day with students, parents, educators and the people of Ontario standing together to defend public education at the
#RallyForEducation
today.
#canlab
#onpoli
Tomorrow will be a historic day of fighting for children and publicly funded public education!
200,000 teachers and education workers will take collective action.
We are
#EducatorsUnited
and we invite you to join us on a picket line for the
#OntedStrike
#onpoli
Despite the Minister’s media pronouncements that Ford's government is reasonable and it wants to bargain, ETFO is still waiting for bargaining dates!
Negotiations should happen in bargaining not through the media. Stop the
#ontedstrike
games Minister.
#onpoli
#onted
This is the first time in over 20 years that all 4 education unions,
@AEFO_ON_CA
, ETFO,
@OECTAProv
and
@osstf
have moved into a legal strike position. We are united and proudly
#RedforEd
.
Stand with us to defend public education for the future generation.
#onpoli
#onted
The Ford govt spent $13M on 'partisan' ads, the auditor general says. And they did this while silencing voices & legitimate criticism. Their willingness to trample on Ontarians’ Charter rights to ensure their own survival is an attack on democracy.
#onpoli
Addressing the large crowd at Queen’s Park
@ETFOpresident
extends solidarity on behalf of 83,000 members and says let’s get up, stand up - this is our fight. We will work to lift up workers!
#istandwithCUPE
#onpoli
ETFO's new TV commercial focuses on some of the realities of our classrooms and our schools. We need to reverse the cuts to make our schools safe, healthy places where everyone can learn.
#cutshurtkids
#ETFOstrike
#Istrikebecause
#ETFOstrong
Let us be perfectly clear. ETFO's position is and has always been that in-person
#onted
is the best and most equitable learning for all students. Educators want to be in school and for schools to be safe for students, educators and all staff. Don't believe Ford's fiction!
#onpoli
In response to
@Sflecce
announcement and desperate bribe delivered this morning, the
@etfopresident
had this message.
ETFO is willing and ready to negotiate and avoid a strike in elementary schools. Let’s get to the table Minister - give us a date!
#onpoli
#cutshurtkids
Good news! The Ontario government has clarified that BOTH education workers and educators are included in the list of essential workers for the vaccine in Phase 2 starting April.
➡️ It takes all
#onted
workers to deliver quality learning and support public education.
#onpoli
ETFO extends its full support and solidarity to the 55,000 education workers who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees – Ontario School Board Council of Unions as they prepare to go on strike.
#onpoli
#onted
#IStandWithCUPE
Parents, grandparents, workers, businesses and community members, THANK YOU for your support! Check out the ad
#ETFO
is running in papers across Ontario today.
Elementary educators won't back down because
#CutsHurtKids
.
#onpoli
On behalf of 83,000 public elementary educators in Ontario, we send united solidarity and support to all
#OSSTF
members and the
@osstf
bargaining team.
Together our actions will defend and protect high-quality learning and working conditions in
#onted
schools.
#onpoli
Ford’s govt claims “reasonableness” on its proposed cut to special education supports.
@etfopresident
said “Agreeing to accept cuts to the funding that elementary students have had previously and that they desperately need now, isn’t something that
#ETFO
will consider.”
#onpoli
Ontario teachers and education workers in the Bruce and Grey Counties are picketing for the
#ontedstrike
in Owen Sound have this message for the Ford government about the cuts to education.
#onpoli
#canlab
Today will be a historic day as nearly 200,000 teachers and education workers walk picket lines across Ontario. Proudly we take this action for your children and to defend high-quality public education.
We are using
#ontedstrike
to mark this day.
#onpoli
#canlab
After hearing a clear NO from parents and educators the Peel School Board announced that it won't use a hybrid learning model in elementary schools this September. 👏🏽
All
#onted
Boards must act to ensure quality education and the success and well-being of every child!
#onpoli
Thousands of workers rally outside of the PC Convention in Niagara Falls and send a clear message agains cuts to public services.
#cutshurtkids
#EducatorsUnited
Educators across Ontario are united in action!
On Feb 21, elementary and secondary educators will all strike to stand up against Ford's education cuts. It's the first time since 1997. Read release:
#ONpoli
#onted
#ETFOstrike
Since the Premier's remarks yesterday, there has been a sharp increase in anti-teacher sentiment on social media.
Does the Premier believe that fueling the vilification of teachers is what is best for students and public education?
This must stop.
#onted
#onpoli
“Although I’ve seen Minister Lecce quite a bit on social media and in media interviews, he hasn't seen fit to reach out to me in person for a meeting in two years. And I’ve only spoken with the Premier twice. Facts matter. And good faith bargaining matters!”
#onpoli
Members of the provincial Executive send a united message about safe schools for all 2SLGBTQIA students and workers. We will continue to teach to create an inclusive
#onted
#onpoli
What an important and historic moment for our union. Congratulations to
@KarenAMBrown
was just elected as the incoming President of ETFO.
Karen is the first Black president to be elected to a provincial teacher union in Ontario and Canada.
#ETFOAM2021
The ETFO Executive is out on the street to send a message to this government- hands off workers rights. Together we stand, united we are to defend workers
#onted
and decent work for all.
#onpoli
#canlab
AEFO, ETFO, OECTA, and OSSTF/FEESO strongly oppose the government’s plan to postpone March Break. The government’s decision to postpone March Break does not take into consideration the mental health and well-being of those involved.
#OntEdReality
#onpoli
“Now would be a good time to get rid of all
#EQAO
tests. They’ve been cancelled before; the world didn't collapse. This is a waste of govt money & a waste of time,” said
@etfopresident
.
#onted
Full story:
TOMORROW - Nearly 200,000 education workers will be on strike. To mark the first province-wide
#ontedstrike
of this kind since 1997, the presidents of AEFO, ETFO, OECTA, OSSTF will hold a joint media availability at 9:30 a.m. in front of Queen's Park.
#onpoli
#cutshurtkids
If Doug Ford's Education Minister is so concerned about students, then this government should invest in public education and not attempt to bribe parents with their own tax dollars.
#cometobargaining
#cutshurtkids
#onpoli
It's Friday and we are proudly wearing
#RedForEd
and walking picket lines across the province in the
#OntedStrike
.
Today and every day we act to defend public education in Ontario. This is about our students and the future!
#onpoli
URGENT SOLIDARITY CALL:
Join with elementary educators on Wednesday, Dec 4 to wear
#RedforEd
and show unity and solidarity with
@osstf
.
Let us stand together as parents, guardians, allies and educators to defend public education in Ontario.
#cutshurtkids
#onted
“Despite Minister Lecce’s pronouncements to the media this week, the government has not initiated any contract talks with ETFO,” said
@etfopresident
. “We will do what it takes to stop the Minister’s rhetoric ..."
#onpoli
#redfored
Today AEFO, OECTA and OSSTF education workers are walking a picket line and we stand with them to defend public education in Ontario.
We won't give up this fight for children and their future!
#onpoli
#NoCutsToEducation
#onted
It’s mighty chilly, 🥶-25 degrees, on the
#ETFOstrike
lines in Thunder Bay. But the Lakehead elementary educators are walking the line because students matter.
#onpoli
Dear Politicians (and others),
If you truly believe in protecting children and upholding human rights, you should not be using terms like "indoctrinate" and "woke" to scold educators, school boards, and allies for their law-abiding efforts to protect 2SLGBTQ+ students.
It's
As ETFO heads back into bargaining today, we need your help to tell the Minister of Education to get his priorities straight!
It's time to put students first and invest in public education not ads. ACT NOW
#onpoli
#onted
TODAY: Elementary educators at the Ottawa-Carleton, Toronto and York Region school boards, and ECEs at Toronto Catholic School Board are on a one-day full withdrawal of services. Picket lines will be set up at schools, the Toronto Catholic School Board office.
#ETFOstrike
#onpoli
In case you missed this we are recirculating it. Dear Mr. Ford and Mr.Lecce - even Sick Kids President doesn't support your plan. Ontario public schools need smaller class size to implement physical distancing! Fix the flawed
#onted
plan now.
#SafeSeptember
#onpoli
Sick Kids President Ronald Cohn will not back a back-to-school plan that does not ensure proper physical distancing between students. If “physical distancing will be compromised by the number of children ... we cannot and will not will not support this.”
ETFO is
#RedforEd
and standing firm to tell the Ford govt we can not accept education cuts.
We seek removal of cuts, increase supports for students with special needs, to preserve Kindergarten and maintain fair transparent hiring - this is why there's an
#ETFOstrike
.
#onpoli
Sending solidarity✊ to
#OSSTF
members who will walk a picket line today.
No educator wants to be on strike but public education is too important to allow the Ford government and
@Sflecce
to dismantle it with continuous cuts. We are united for our students!
#onpoli
#onted
Sadly, the
@Sflecce
bargaining team chose not to meet with us in the days leading up to our strike deadline. Our one-day job action will occur.
#OSSTF
education workers & teachers will be back in schools Thursday, we remain ready to negotiate.
#onted
#onpoli
It's Friday and we are sending a big virtual HUG to thank all
#onted
educators for all that they are doing; especially those educators who are parents and doing double/triple duty with
#remotelearning
. Together, we made it through another week and you are doing great!
#edutwitter
The
#ETFOstrike
week-1 of picket lines were an incredible act of labour resistance that was met with applause from parents. To close out a week of action
@etfopresident
has this important message for all 83,000 elementary educators.
Take a listen!
#onpoli
#ETFOstrong
Attention all
@OFLabour
Affiliates and Allies:
#NoSpaceForHate
#OnLab
Counter protests are being organized for Sept. 20 - we will counter with truth, love, acceptance and inclusion.
RSVP here to find an action in your community:
#EnoughisEnoughON
The
@ETFOpresident
addresses the crowd to extend our united solidarity with
@osbcucscso
CUPE workers and reminds the crowd that we have people power. Let’s stand together and push back against this harmful legislation.
#onted
#39kIsNotEnough
What an amazing sign of unity and solidarity as we stand together to say no cuts to education at the
#RallyForEducation
today. 1000s are here to deliver this message
#CutsHurtKids
#onpoli
Premier Ford, Minister Lecce: You cannot claim to care about Ontario’s students and student achievement while you cut funding to students and schools and when all of this is happening on your watch. Shame on you for allowing this to continue! says
@ETFOpresident
.
#onpoli
#onted
Across Canada and worldwide, what we are witnessing is an alarming trend of 2SLGBTQI+ hate, conservatism and bigotry
disguised as concern for children. We must not allow human rights to be rolled back. Creating a safer inclusive space and
#onted
school starts with you!
#onpoli
Parents have asked us how they can show solidarity with elementary educators and the
#ETFOstrike
.
Use your voice! Tell the Ford government and your MPP that you do not support cuts to education.
#onpoli
Ford government violated bargaining obligation with release of education memo
"Rather than working with us collaboratively, rather than respecting the bargaining process, the government reverted to its true form and imposed a policy that violates both our members' collective
The Minister of Education can huff and puff all he wants but he needs to remember that taking a strike vote is simply part of the legal process.
Learn more about what a strike vote in
#onted
actually means.
#onpoli
Together, with nearly 200,000 teachers and education workers, we will walk picket lines across Ontario to tell the Ford government to stop and
#ReverseTheCuts
to public education. You can join us!
Send your MPP a message right now
#ontedstrike
#onpoli
If Ontario's education minister is so concerned about stability in schools, then can he please tell us why this government has continued to make cuts and refuse to invest in
#onted
. Actions speak louder than a media conference!
#onpoli
83,000 elementary educators are standing together to defend public education in Ontario.
The
#ETFOstrike
is province-wide today because we believe students deserve better!
#onpoli
#canlab
As the Ford government continues to push for education cuts that hurt our students, educators will continue to take a stand to demand that
#onpoli
invest in public education. Check out ETFO's new radio ad, it launched today on stations across Ontario.
#CutsHurtKids
#RedforEd
We have heard the government's plan for reopening schools and it falls short. But, it's not too late to fix things. Here is what
#ETFO
says is needed.
#onpoli
Join us. Take action to stop
#UnsafeSeptember
The actions of Ford's govt curb the ability of
#onted
workers to effectively advocate for much-needed improvements in public education. This is not only an outrageous assault on our CUPE colleagues, but it's a blow to the morale of all education workers.
#39kIsNotEnough
#onpoli
Solidarity shout-out to all
#OSSTF
educators and allies walking a picket line today to send a clear message to the Ford government that
#CutsHurtKids
!
Together we will continue to act and do whatever it takes to protect public education and quality learning for children.
#onted
Hamilton school board passes a new motion on masking in its
#onted
schools. "Masks be required for all staff & students until April 1 or a written Ministry of Education directive is received" citing the need for operational clarity to workers.
#onpoli
ETFO stands with
@osbcucscso
members and their right to strike for better pay and working conditions, and not with a regressive government that is cloaking anti-labour legislation as being pro-education.
Full statement from
@etfopresident
:
#ETFO
#CUPE
A two-week delay to a return to in-person learning is now being discussed by Cabinet. You know, four days since they announced a return on Jan. 5.
What’s changed since then?!
“What we do know is that they have a $22 billion surplus. They have more than enough money to commit to the system to meet these system needs. We shouldn’t have gone over a year without a contract,” said
@ETFOpresident
.
Brown says that the requests union members are making are
As ETFO heads back into bargaining tomorrow, here is a quick reminder of how you can show your support and solidarity for our fight to defend public education.
#onpoli
#CutsHurtKids
Our union has worked to bargain in good faith. We have reasonable proposals around special education support, class size & violence in schools. In response, the govt has refused to engage meaningfully. We are taking the next step to stand up for public education!
#onpoli
#onted
The
@etfopresident
says the Ontario government's plan to reopen schools is falling short. Students, educators, education workers and families need a fully funded real plan for
#onted
and a
#SafeSeptember
.
#onpoli
The Minister of Education might want to change the channel, but the truth is that banning cell phones in
#onted
does absolutely nothing to address the chronic underfunding of our schools! Students, families, educators, and ed workers deserve more.
#onpoli
It is more important than ever that we work to establish inclusive and safe communities and schools for 2SLGBTQ+ students, educators and parents.
Visit this
@egalecanada
site for great resources and tools to combat hate.
#NoSpaceForHate
#onpoli
Once again we have no idea why Ford is finger-pointing at teachers. ETFO’s position on in-person learning remains unchanged! As educators and parents, we firmly believe that in-person instruction in schools provides the best experience for quality learning for students.
#onpoli
This unprecedented time calls for alternative thinking. It is however important to remember that not all have access to the internet.
OPINION "The worst part about Ontario’s ‘Learn at home’ plan is that it excludes students who need it most"
#OntEd
Educators across Ontario are united in action!
On Friday, February 21, all elementary and secondary educators will strike to stand up against Ford's cuts to public education. This is the first time since 1997. Read more
#onpoli
#ETFOStrike
#cutshurtkids
MEDIA RELEASE: ETFO filed unfair labour practice complaint against the government over its refusal to bargain in good faith. The union cites imposition of a new policy on early reading screening (PPM 168) as an overreach of
#onted
talks. Read
#onpoli
When there is injustice in our local community or across the globe, we must speak out and act. Anti-Black racism is killing black lives and this must end!
#JusticeForRegis
#onted
#notanotherblacklife
“Our members want to be in school, but this govt has to maintain the stability they want by engaging in good faith bargaining, not by arbitrarily introducing new policies to circumvent our collective bargaining process,”
@ETFOpresident
.
RELEASE
#onpoli
We all want to see schools 🏫 reopen this September and that’s only viable with funding. It’s absolutely time
@Sflecce
acts to inject funding, new money, for supports and safety measures in
#onted
. Tell the Ford govt to not put students and educators at risk
#onpoli
I’ve tabled a motion in the Ontario Legislature calling for an Emergency Action Plan to get our kids to school in Sept & keep our staff, families & communities safe.
Please share & call on
@Sflecce
to support this motion. We need URGENT action & funding.
#SafeSeptember
#onted
When you move March Break to April for education workers, students and families who well deserve a break, but keep your scheduled time off.
Tell us again that you’re for the people. Is that all the people? Or just some of the people?
The legislature is now on a constituency week (I’ve learned ppl get out of sorts if you call it March Break)...the house will resume sitting March 22nd— Budget Week!
#Onpoli
“We have reached a tipping point. ETFO’s patience has run out. Our members’ patience has run out. We now need to pressure this government to come to the table and start to bargain seriously with us,”
@etfopresident
said.
#onted
#onpoli
Ontario’s public school teachers to hold
Your MPP is responsible for voicing the concerns of residents who live in the riding. Have you sent a message to tell your MPP to defend public education and invest our tax dollars into schools?!
TAKE ACTION NOW -www.BuildingBetterSchools.ca/stopcuts
#onpoli
#ThursdayThoughts
Phase 3 of job action begins Monday. “Elementary educators have a responsibility to stand up to this government. Educators are very aware that what we are fighting for today will have an impact on generations of students to come”
@etfopresident
.
#onpoli