33 35 8 CONSULTING BUT


NOT LISTENING While we participated in more con- sultations this year than ever before in ETFO’s history, it is clear that the government is not listening.


12 CLASS SIZE MATTERS: WHY I’M FIGHTING ANY


INCREASES Kimberly Veneziale reflects on how teaching a class of 32 students affects the experience and quality of their education.


18 DEMYSTIFYING THE


BARGAINING TABLE Kimiko Inouye provides an informative overview of what happens at the local and provincial bargaining tables.


26 PARENTS STANDING WITH TEACHERS: ORGANIZING TO BUILD STRONG ALLIANCES


AND DEEP CONNECTIONS Nigel Barriffe, Yolanda B’Dacy and Helen Victoros stress the importance of community connections and the power of collective bargaining to push for a common good.


33 PLANNING A RALLY AT


YOUR LOCAL MPP’S OFFICE Michaela Kargus and Carolyn Proulx-Wootton offer practical tips for organizing in your community and bringing the issues to the attention of your MPP.


35


INTERVIEW Voice in conversation with chief negotiators Shelly Jan, Elizabeth Kettle and Diego Olmedo.


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