The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced Tuesday it has reached a tentative central agreement for its 80,000 teacher and occasional teacher members.
“After 14 months of central bargaining, we’re pleased to be able to bring forward a tentative agreement to our teacher and occasional teacher members that protects their collective agreement entitlements and also addresses key bargaining goals,” said ETFO president Karen Brown.
“This has been the longest round of central bargaining in ETFO’s history, but we persisted.
“We remained focused on getting government cuts off the table and on addressing members’ working conditions, which are students’ learning conditions.”
Details of the agreement will be shared with ETFO teacher and occasional teacher members on Thursday, November 23, after a meeting with their local presidents and chief negotiators.
A ratification vote is being scheduled; details of the vote will be shared with members once they are confirmed…
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