
Guide to Pregnancy and Parental Leave
https://members.etfo.ca/supportingmembers/employees/pages/pregnancyparental.aspx
Guide to WSIB
https://members.etfo.ca/supportingmembers/employees/pages/wsib.aspx
Health and Safety
Health and Safety: The 3Rs Introduction Every worker in Ontario has a right to a safe workplace. To ensure safe read more…
Collective Bargaining
Your Collective Agreement As an employee of a district school board or school authority and as a member of your read more…
How Does the Union Work?
Introduction The business of the union involves a variety of bodies, events, departments, committees, elected officers, staff members and volunteers. Together, read more…
OTs on LTAs now have access to benefits
As a result of the Central Table Agreement, occasional teachers across the province now have access to benefits through OTIP read more…
Health and Safety
If you have been threatened or experienced violence while working as an OT, please access the following flowchart (you may wish to print it off to have with you while teaching) to be sure of what steps to follow: https://bit.ly/3GGOYth
The Employee Incident or Accident and Safe Schools Incident Reports (SSIR) are found online via the Core through the Report a Hazard/Incident icon and then “submit a new form”. From there, just follow the steps. Advise your Principal of the incidents ASAP and before the end of the day.
Filled out a Safe Schools Incident Report? You are not allowed to make a copy of this form, however it is recommended that you keep detailed notes for your personal records regarding the incident.
Climate Change and Social Justice
Thursday, April 7 4:30 pm Presented by Justine Whelan. Watch for registration and further details via Google Group, read more…
2nd Virtual Spa Night
February- More info to follow. Watch for update and registration in email via Google Group Elementary Occasional Teachers.
Virtual Spa Night
Thursday, October 21 8:00 pm Online Participants will receive samples from Jan O’Rourke, representative of Rodan & Fields. read more…
The Hard Road to Victory, the Chatham All Stars Story
Monday, January 31st 4:30 pm Online Author Brock Greenhalgh, will introduce his book – The Hard Road to read more…
How can I access Professional Learning?
Group Professional Learning opportunities will be provided through our Local throughout the school year. Information on upcoming workshops or opportunities read more…
What Happens If I Don’t Follow My Collective Agreement?
Members who do not follow the Collective Agreement between their school board and ETFO Local run the risk of having read more…
Reactivation
Article 8-Union Dues and Assessments As per 8.05 in our Collective Agreement, By April 1, the board will post a read more…
When Is My Offence Declaration Due?
In early April the AMDSB will post a reminder notice and link in the Elementary OT Google Group, which is read more…
