ETFO 2014 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING


ETFO PROVINCIAL BARGAINING GOALS


ETFO develops provincial bargaining goals for each round of collective bargaining for its teacher, occasional teacher, DECE, ESP and PSP members. The 2014 provincial bargain- ing goals were approved by ETFO’s Repre- sentative Council at a meeting in February 2014, and are provided in this article. They form the basis of ETFO’s submissions during central (i.e., provincial) table discussions. The 2014 provincial bargaining goals


are the result of a rigorous process of sur- veying, consultation and analysis involving ETFO members, locals, provincial leader- ship and staff. They refl ect the federation’s priorities during provincial bargaining – they are the targets we are working towards on your behalf.


ETFO LAUNCHES ITS NEW COL- LECTIVE BARGAINING MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN: OUR UNION. OUR VALUES. OUR PROFESSION.


Keeping members well-informed about, and actively engaged in, negotiations is a vital feature of ETFO’s collective bargaining strat- egy. That’s why ETFO develops an easily ac- cessible, member-oriented communications campaign exclusively about negotiations for each round of collective bargaining. For 2014 collective bargaining, the com-


munications campaign slogan is: Our Union. Our Values. Our Profession. The campaign (which is dubbed the Our Union campaign, for short) will be rolled out in the fall of 2014. The Our Union campaign highlights the strength and solidarity of ETFO mem- bers, putting them at the centre of the collec- tive bargaining process. Members will be receiving print materials


about the 2014 round of collective bargain- ing on a regular basis at their schools and work sites. Information will also be sent to members’ homes by mail. The Our Union campaign features a number of online communication tools that


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make it easier than ever to get bargaining in- formation in a timely way:


• ETFO’s new Our Union collective bargain- ing website can be found at etfocb.ca. The website contains a wealth of bargain- ing information and materials. You can also download ETFO’s collective bargain- ing app and sign up for mobile alerts from the provincial offi ce through the website.


• Subscribe to ETFO’s Collective Bargain- ing eNewsletter and join the more than 50,000 members who get their bargaining news delivered quickly and conveniently by email.


• For fans of social media, get up-to-the- minute collective bargaining updates on ETFO’s Twitter accounts, including @ET- FOnews, @ETFOpresident and @ETFOcb.


• Join your colleagues in discussing bargaining issues on ETFO’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ETFOprovincialoffi ce.


In any bargaining round, an informed


and engaged membership is the key to suc- cess – so please take some time to review the various features of ETFO’s 2014 collective bargaining communications campaign. n


Lisa Mastrobuono is an executive staff member of ETFO’s Collective Bargaining Department.


2014 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING GOALS


The bargaining goals for teacher members are to negotiate:


• Improvements to teacher compensation


• Improvements to class sizes in all grades and programs


• Limits on teacher workload • Improved sick leave


• Improvements to pregnancy/parental entitlements


• Improvements to health and safety


The bargaining goals for occa- sional teacher members are to negotiate:


• Improvements to occasional teacher compensation


• Paid professional learning • Fair distribution of daily work


• Language to provide seniority hiring for permanent positions and LTO assign- ments


• Improved sick leave • Improvements to health and safety


The bargaining goals for DECE members are to negotiate: • Improvements to DECE compensation


• Improvements to professional activity time


• Class size limits in FDK classes and to guarantee a DECE in every FDK class


• A limit on supervision minutes


• Improvements to pregnancy/parental entitlements


• Improvements to health and safety • Improvements to sick leave


The bargaining goals for ESP/PSP members are to negotiate:


• Improvements to ESP/PSP compensation • Improvements to working conditions


• Improvements to pregnancy/parental entitlements


• Improvements to health and safety, including protection from violence by students in the workplace


• Job security provisions


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