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Support staff for ETFO have ratified a new collective agreement. The strike is over. Public rally planned for Thursday January 22 has been cancelled.

Striking ETFO Support Staff will hold Public Rally on Thursday. ETFO provides “tips” to its members on on how to cross the picket line.

After months of negotiations, SEIU Local 2 members, support staff at ETFO, are on strike. 136 Isabella Street in Toronto.

TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the aftermath of the disappointing decision by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) to dismiss, on jurisdictional grounds, the health and safety...

TORONTO, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four of Ontario’s major education unions will hold a virtual media conference tomorrow afternoon alongside experts who will share their views on the...

Toronto, ON, June 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In an extraordinary attack on collective bargaining and workers, legislation proposed today by the Conservative government blatantly violates the...

Toronto, ON, April 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thousands of parents, educators, community groups, students and unions from across the province will converge on Queen’s Park at 12 noon tomorrow...

Toronto, Feb. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Ontario court ruled that teachers have the ability to meet and exceed curriculum expectations, a victory that the Elementary Teachers’...

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An action will be held at the PC convention in protest of the Progressive Conservative Party’s continuing actions to reduce workers’ rights in Ontario. ...

Toronto, ON, Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After today’s economic update, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is urging the government to rethink its agenda of cuts and...