Collective Bargaining Update - March 6

Monitor collective bargaining news at the ControlYourFuture.ca website.  From there you can subscribe to the provincial bargaining news eNewsletter, download the app, view videos, and learn about the collective bargaining process.

ETFO on the Drummond Commission

ETFO's President, Sam Hammond, addresses the issue of the Drummond Commission and its focus on cuts to the public sector.  You can e-mail Sam at shammond@etfo.org

For the latest bargaining news, visit ControlYourFuture.ca.

Collective Bargaining Survey

We are conducting a survey of our members regarding collective bargaining needs and priorities.  It's essential that we have your participation in this (which is completely confidential) so that we can effectively represent you in bargaining your next contract.

Your existing collective agreement expires on August 31, 2012.  In order to be prepared for the upcoming round of bargaining, we need as many ETFO Niagara Occasional Teachers as possible to respond to our collective bargaining survey.

Participation is easy, just click here!  It's all online, and should only take 10 minutes.

Collective Bargaining Planning Sessions

On November 24 and December 12th, we're holding collective bargaining information and planning sessions. These will be working sessions where we'll be going through the collective agreement and our previous preliminary submission, and determining what positions we'll be taking in bargaining (what we'll be asking for).

All occasional teachers welcome... bring paper, a copy of your collective agreement, and be prepared to offer up some opinions! Full details in our Professional Learning section.

It's October, and Ve Vant Your Blood!

It's October, which marks the start of our annual Halloween Blood Drive!

ETFO Niagara Occasional Teachers are a member of Canadian Blood Services' Partners for Life program. When you donate blood, simply tell the person at reception that you're a member of ETFO Niagara Occasional Teachers, and your donation will be added to our total; subsequent donations should automatically be attributed to us.

Once you've received your donor card (or if you already have one), you can register online to make sure future donations will be credited to ETFO Niagara OTs. Our partner ID is ETFO008261.

Donating blood is easy, the clinics have convenient hours, and each donation can save up to three lives.

ETFO Niagara OTs have specified a goal of 50 blood donations this year. With nearly 600 of us, we should be able to reach this goal easily! So go donate some blood, and encourage other OTs to do the same! Bring your friends and family!

While you're at it, why not register for the OneMatch.ca bone marrow and stem cell donor registry?