Updated: June 26, 2020 The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has decided to ratify a local agreement with the council`s 17,700 education workers represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4400. This local agreement has also been ratified by CUPE 4400. Learn more. ETFO locals will now work with their respective school authorities to negotiate local collective agreements. The TDSB voted to ratify a local agreement with the council`s 11,141 elementary teachers, represented by the Ontario Elementary Teachers` Federation (EFTO) – Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT). This local agreement has also been ratified by ETT. Learn more. School authorities and trade unions share a commitment to public education and work together for positive labour relations. The collective bargaining framework for the education sector provides for a two-stage bargaining process involving both centralised and local collective bargaining. Learn more about the process. Updated: May 24, 2020 Preliminary central agreements (in April) with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation (OSSTF) for teachers and education workers have been ratified by the Ontario Public School Boards` Association (OPSBA) and the union. Last night, Monday, November 2, 2020, ETT members voted to ratify our preliminary local agreement.
The collective bargaining framework for the education sector provides for a two-stage bargaining process involving both centralised and local collective bargaining. Central negotiations generally focus on important monetary and political issues (e.B. Remuneration, benefits and paid leave), while local negotiations usually focus on non-monetary issues or matters specific to the local council. Members of the Elementary Teachers` Federation of Ontario (OCS) voted to adopt key collective agreements with the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Association of Public School Boards and the Council of Directors` Associations: In the education sector, under the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, the central parties are the workers` collective bargaining bodies (represented by the trade unions). the employer`s bargaining agent (represented by the trustee associations) and the Crown (represented by the Government of Ontario). Collective agreements for Ontario`s education sector expired on August 31, 2019. However, under the Industrial Relations Act, these agreements remain in force beyond their expiry date until a new contract is entered into or until the parties are in a situation of strike or legal lockout. The parties are required by law to meet and negotiate in good faith. This means that each party must make all reasonable efforts to reach a collective agreement. In addition, the workers` collective bargaining agency must announce the strike in writing at least five days before the start of the strike, indicating the date of the start of the strike. In the event of failure of conciliation, the Minister of Labour may issue a communication informing the parties that he considers it inappropriate to appoint a conciliation body. This is called a report without a board of directors.
Once a report without a board of directors has been published, the parties will not be able to do so until September 17. Strike or lockout legally the day after the publication of the report without a board of directors. With the passage of Bill 122, the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, all elements with a monetary component at the provincial level are now being negotiated between ETFO, the ministry and the Ontario Public School Boards` Association (OPSBA). Members, to ensure you receive timely information about collective bargaining, please subscribe to receive from ETT Electronic Communications. In central negotiations, the Ontario Public School Boards` Association (OPSBA) represents all English public school boards in Ontario (including the TDSB). The Ontario government is also involved in key negotiations as a funder of education in Ontario. Any point that is not considered a “focal point” can be negotiated at the local level between ETT and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). ETFO also sends an electronic newsletter for collective bargaining only for members. Please ensure that your contact information at ETFO is up to date.
You can update your contact information online or by calling ETFO at 416-962-3836 and request member records (available from 8:00 a.m. .m a.m to 5:00 p.m. .m .m).). . All members are invited to participate in and participate in the negotiation process. “Our goal was to champion public education and the working and learning conditions that have made Ontario`s education system one of the best in the world,” said Sam Hammond, President of ETFO. “While these negotiations have been long and difficult, our educators – with the support of parents and other community members – have remained steadfast in the face of the government`s planned cuts to education.” After negotiations have begun, either party may request arbitration at any time. In the event of conciliation, a request is made to the Ministry of Labour for the appointment of a conciliator who meets with the parties and helps them reach an agreement.
Several things must happen to strike or lock out in a legal position: central negotiations between the Ontario government (the Crown), public school boards represented by the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA), teachers` associations and education workers` unions (including ETFO, CUPE and OSSTF) are still ongoing. Visit the OPSBA website for the latest updates on key negotiations. ETT is proud to announce that your local collective agreement has now been ratified by everyone. Learn more about the impact of trade union action on primary school events and activities. A lockout occurs when an employer closes a job, suspends work, or refuses to continue employing a certain number of workers during a labour dispute. As in the case of a strike, written notice, in this case by the employer`s collective bargaining agency, must be given at least five days before the lockout begins. Click here to enlarge Download bargaining map [PDF] TSDC is currently negotiating with CUPE on site. We expect local negotiations with ETFO and OSSTF to begin in the near future. “Together with our members, we would like to thank parents and other supporters for coming together over the past year to advocate for public education,” Hammond added. Items discussed during Central Bargaining include: For local negotiations, the TDSB will negotiate with its nine local bargaining units. These include groups represented by the Ontario Elementary Teachers` Federation (ETFO), the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation (OSSTF), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Maintenance, Construction and Skilled Trades Council (MCSTC). Collective bargaining is what your collective agreement, the document that describes a teacher`s salary, benefits, working conditions, sick leave, leave, protection from arbitrary discipline and much more.
A strike is a work stoppage, refusal to work or continue to work, slowdown or other concerted activity by workers to restrict or restrict what they do. An education workers` strike is any action or activity of education workers that is designed or intended to restrict, restrict or interfere with the normal activities of the board or its employees; the operation or operation of schools or programs; and the performance of educational staff in accordance with the Education Act; or a settlement that includes the withdrawal of services. Visit the ETFO Collective Bargaining website for more information on the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014. . . .