ETFO MOU Summary and Online Voting

Update: ETFO members voted 91% in favour of accepting the MOU.  The MOU will now become part of our collective agreement, and override and improve the terms imposed by Bill 115.

ETFO has reached a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ontario government.  Complete details are on ControlYourFuture.ca.

All ETFO members need to vote online to approve this MOU.  The voting website is https://www.intvoting.com/ETFO and you will need your ETFO ID number.  Voting is now open, and ends Sunday June 23rd at 6:00pm.

If you can't find your ETFO ID number, call the help desk at 1-877-869-8233.


Items of Note in the MOU for Occasional Teachers:
  • Occasional teachers will benefit along with everyone else from the 2% salary restoration that takes effect Sept 1st, 2014.
  • No changes to Reg. 274/12 that apply to ETFO members without the agreement of ETFO and the school boards.
  • Committee of ETFO, school boards, and Ministry to review Reg. 274/12 Hiring Practices with a view to establishing hiring practices and implementation procedures agreeable to the parties and/or to establish best practices for occasional teacher allocation and development.
  • Task force to consider the establishment of a Section 21 Committee for education sector stakeholders under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.  This would be a big step forward for all teachers.
  • A period of local bargaining re-opens, to be completed by August 29, 2013.  However, any changes must be by mutual agreements, as there will be no strikes or lockouts.
  • Reduction in the number of unpaid days that were imposed upon teachers.
  • A number of provisions such as the Voluntary Unpaid Leave Program, may result in additional work for occasional teachers.
Overall, it appears to be a good deal, certainly better than we could have expected given the dialogue coming from the government this past Fall.