Libs “manufacturing crisis to win 2 by-elections”
Three education unions say they will fight the Ontario Liberals’ proposed bill to impose a new contract on teachers if it passes. “If this bill is passed we’ll challenge this proposed legislation all the way to the Supreme Court,” said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Ontario, which represents 55,000 […]
Rally Tuesday 28th 12 noon
Rally in support of public education workers! Tuesday, August 28 noon – 1:30pm Queen’s Park University Avenue / College Street (map) Toronto Join ETT, ETFO, OSSTF, CUPE, and other concerned community members to protest the government’s proposed anti-collective bargaining legislation. Please bring your friends and family, noisemakers, signs, sunblock or […]
Unions will fight legislation
Ontario’s public education unions, OSSTF, CUPE and ETFO will fight proposed legislation in the courts. In a joint press conference Thursday, August 23, 2012 in Toronto to Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario, Sam Hammond, President of ETFO and Ken Coran, OSSTF President insisted that democracy and the rights for free collective bargaining. The presidents, […]
presidents respond to legislation threat
Education Minister’s ‘Bullying Tactics’ Have No Place Anywhere in Ontario’s Education System: CUPE Ontario President “We need to work together to find a solution” that respects the work education workers do, and is suitable for students, families and workers, says Fred Hahn Toronto, ON – The Liberal government’s proposed legislation released yesterday that would strip school […]
Posturing for votes?
“Liberal rush to rule out free collective bargaining doesn’t add up “ -Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:09 am Defending Public Healthcare blog The Ontario Liberal government has largely justified its rush to prevent free collective bargaining in the education sector by claiming that without such legislation junior teachers will get their normal increment steps on the wage grid […]
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TDSB board & committee MEETINGS
August 22 (Wednesday)Human Resources and Professional Learning Committee cancelled 4 p.m. August 22 (Wednesday)Operations and Facilities Management Committee cancelled 6 p.m. 7 p.m. August 29 (Wednesday) Special Meeting 12 noon August 29 (Wednesday) Administration, Finance and Accountability Committee 4 p.m. August 29 (Wednesday) Program and School Services Committee cancelled August 29 (Wed) Special Operations & […]
Most Ontarians Oppose Legislating Teachers’ Wages
Almost eight in ten (77%) believe province should negotiate to reach mutual agreement. A significant majority of Ontarians believe the province should negotiate an agreement with teachers rather than use legislation to impose wages and benefits on them, according to an independent poll conducted for the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO). When asked if […]
‘attack’ on public sector
Contract road map an ‘attack’ on public sector, Ontario teachers union head says The president of the province’s largest teachers’ union accused the Ontario government of an attack on educators and rejected its proposed road map for a new contract. Sam Hammond, head of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, made the comments […]
Ontario: far from debt crisis
In the early 1990s, CTV broadcaster Eric Malling told Canadians the sad tale of a baby hippo shot by authorities at a New Zealand zoo. Sad, but apparently necessary, Malling suggested in a special broadcast from down under. After all, New Zealand had big deficits, so there was no money to expand the hippo pen. […]