Annual Labour Day Rally in Oshawa

Memorial Park, Oshawa 110 Simcoe St S, Oshawa

Free food, cold drinks, live music & games, hosted by Durham Region Labour Council. Solidarity! Labour Day (French: Fête du Travail) has been celebrated in Canada on the first Monday in September since the 1880s. The origins of Labour Day in Canada can be traced back to December 1872 when a parade was staged in support […]

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Steward Council

Centennial Building, Whitby 416 Centre St S., ,Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Registration Deadline for the ETFO Racialized Members’ Conference

ETFO Provincial Office 136 Isabella St, Toronto

Register via ETFO EMS: https://events.etfo.org/conference/Racialized_Members_Conference/ Registration opens September 5 and closes September 19 at 3 p.m. Successful applicants will be contacted by September 26. Part 1, Saturday, October 26 and Part 2, Saturday, November 16, 2019 For more information, contact Matthew Sinclair, msinclair@etfo.org, 1-888-838-3836, extension 2239.

Registration deadline for Mobilizing for Justice

ETFO Provincial Office 136 Isabella St, Toronto

Mobilizing for Justice is an opportunity for women members to consider and make a plan for how they want to get more involved in their communities as allies and participants in social movements. Sessions: November 6-8, 2019 June 2-3, 2020 Participants will be notified by October 15 To apply please visit https://events.etfo.org/upcoming-events. Registration is limited to 31 […]

Political Action Committee

ETFO Durham Local Office 603 Palace Street, Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Our Political Action Committee meets after school on the second Tuesday of every month, followed by Durham Region Labour Council at the Oshawa IBEW hall from 7-9pm. We are always seeking new members to help us defend public education & workers rights; more hands makes lighter work.

Steward Training

Abilities Centre 55 Gordon St, Whitby

Annual training for ETFO School Stewards.

Executive Meeting/Strategic Planning

Monthly meeting of our Durham Local Executive Board, followed by our annual Strategic Planning Retreat, where we map out goals, timelines and action plans.

Global Climate Strike

This September, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. Our house is on fire — let’s act like it. We demand climate justice for everyone. (Caveat: ETFO Durham is not in a legal […]

Durham All-Member Strike Vote

Tribute Communities Centre 99 Athol Street, Oshawa

In September and October, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will hold mass meetings with all 83,000 members to discuss central bargaining issues and conduct a central strike vote. Members will be asked to demonstrate their support for ETFO bargaining priorities that include more support for students with special needs, class size and class […]