News
Upcoming Virtual Maternity & Parental Leave Workshop
The Avon Maitland Teachers’ Local will be hosting a virtual Maternity and Parental Leave workshop on November 26 at 4:30 pm through Zoom. The guest speaker will be Lorna Larmour from our provincial office. Registration has not opened yet, and more details will be posted closer to the date.
Read MoreOctober Steward Meetings
Steward meetings will be held virtually on Oct. 13 @ 3:30, Oct. 14 @ 3:45 and Oct. 15 @ 4:00 through Microsoft Teams Meeting. Stewards, please be sure to confirm your time early to ensure you are able to attend.
Read MoreAnnual Meeting Reports and Election Results
Committee Chair Reports 2019 – 2020 President’s Report 2019-2020 Election Results President Kent Cleland Vice President Laura Inglis-Eickmeier Collective Agreement Officer Darrell Uhler Treasurer Drew Macaulay Executive Member At Large Tim Barton Krista Ehgoetz-Brown Kim Finlayson Tina Hildenbrand Lori Martin Ian Morton Lindsay O’Reilly Kim Roth
Read MoreETFO Reaches Tentative Agreement
MR – ETFO reaches tentative central agreements -20200320
Read More2019 Annual Meeting
The 2019 AMETFO annual meeting took place on Tuesday May 7, 2019, at the Union Local Office in picturesque Seaforth Ontario. The business was completed promptly and proudly. Minutes were read along with financial statements. A constitutional amendment was passed altering the date of Election nominations to be received from April 30 to April 15. […]
Read MoreEligible Educator Tax Credit
Click on Link for PDF Eligible Educator Tax Credit
Read MoreEveryday Mental Health Classroom Resources
On the eve of Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 1-7) ETFO is announcing the release of a free, online resource for educators called Everyday Mental Health Classroom Resource. The resource can be accessed at: smh-assist.ca/emhc . This resource has been co-developed by School Mental Health ASSIST and ETFO over the past two years. It has been […]
Read MoreSmartfind update: Not all absences need approval
As you are aware, last year the board made changes to the SmartFind procedure, which added an approval process to absences. Through discussion and the grievance process, we have been working to resolve this issue with the board. It is ETFO’s position that the Collective Agreement clearly delineates which types of absence require approval and which do […]
Read More