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Colin D’Mello meets with Ontario’s Education Minister, Stephen Lecce, to discuss what the future of bargaining looks like for Ontario teachers. This comes after members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) voted 90 per cent in favour of accepting an agreement with Doug Ford’s government.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario voted overwhelmingly in support of a strike if a deal is not reached at the bargaining table. Marianne Dimain reports.

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario and Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation plan to have a strike vote in the fall. Marianne Dimain reports.

Students and teachers in Ontario are set to return to class Monday, Jan. 17, after the province announced several COVID 19 protocols aimed at keeping students and teachers safe. But David Berger, President of the Kawartha Pine Ridge branch of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) says there are a lot of holes in...

First Vice-President of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Karen Campbell told media on Monday that the group is set to resume bargaining talks with the provincial government on Wednesday, and are prepared to strike starting March 23 if demands aren’t met.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Sam Hammond, President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) said he was “very disappointed’ by the Ford government’s decision to abandon mediation and the collective bargaining process.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Saturday that a tentative agreement has been reached between the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the provincial government after months of negotiations and job actions.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Friday in a video posted to social media that the province has reached a tentative agreement with Ontario’s elementary teachers’ union, the largest teachers’ union in the province and the second – behind the Catholic teachers’ union— to reach a deal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to concerns over an Ontario Elementary Teachers’ Federation motion to review the use of former prime minister John A. Macdonald in the naming of schools.

Dozens of EFTO members were outside of Queen’s Park protesting the roll back to the 1998 sex-ed curriculum so close to the start of school. Many say they will continue to teach the 2015 version and now the union is backing that plan. Jamie Mauracher reports.

The union representing Ontario’s elementary school teachers are cranking up the pressure on the province. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says the province hasn’t made any efforts to make progress in its talks, so it will begin escalating strike action on Monday. Matthew Bingley reports.

Earlier this week, the Ontario government revealed it’s much-anticipated back-to-school plan. Shirley Bell, president of the Kawartha Pine Ridge branch of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says the plan leaves a lot of questions unanswered. She spoke with Global News Morning Peterborough host Noor Ibrahim Thursday.

Ontario teachers are going rogue, rebelling against Premier Doug Ford’s plan to revert sex education curriculum from 1998, which excludes topics like online safety, consent, gender identity and same-sex marriage. Global’s Farah Nasser talks to Sam Hammond, the president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, about what the organization is advocating.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) oulined the next steps they are taking on behalf of their members Tuesday to combat the Ford government’s decision to revert to 1998-era sex ed curriculum.

A spokesperson for the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) blasted Tuesday the so-called “snitch line” for reporting teachers who do not teach the 1998 version of the sex ed curriculum.

Fri, Nov 27: The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says they will no longer release report cards for kindergarten students. The ETFO points out they aren’t mandated by the government to provide them at the kindergarten level. Christina Stevens reports.

Wed, Sep 13: The Durham Local Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario is hoping to bring awareness to violent incidents inside Durham Region classrooms. Tom Hayes has more.

Tue, Jan 23: A report from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) suggests staff are facing more incidents of violence on the job and it said the problem is getting worse. With a provincial election later this year, ETFO representatives say they want to see the Wynne government take swift action.

Teachers in three school boards will hold a one-day strike Monday if the Ontario government doesn’t “get serious” about talks by Friday, the elementary teachers’ federation says. Morganne Campbell reports.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario could take part in work-to-rule job action that would reduce some services. Kamil Karamali reports.