Professional Relations (counselling/legal services), and • Health & Safety. • Membership in Other Organizations ETFO is affiliated with other teacher federations and labour organizations such as: The Ontario Federation (OTF), • Teachers’ The Canadian Federation (CTF), • Teachers’ Education International (EI), • The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), and • The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). • Membership in these organizations: gives ETFO access to a wide range of research and programs, links ETFO with teachers and other organized workers (many of whom are parents of the children we teach), involves ETFO in the social justice campaigns, and strengthens the voice of all those who defend public education and public services. • The Defense Fund A portion of ETFO dues is set aside in the Defense Fund. The Defense Fund is set members’ up to pay for the cost of operating a collective bargaining strike (e.g., strike pay and pension contributions relating to a strike) and to fund certain other extraordinary expenses. ETFO BUDGET 2017-2018 Other Organizations 8% Provincial Office and Programs 45% Locals 36% Defense Fund 8% Political Action/Public Relations 3% ETFO Advisories Current Advisories to Members ETFO issues advisories to members on various issues of concern. A Member Advisory is a position adopted by the Executive to provide its best advice to members about what to do and refrain from doing. It responds to actions taken by the government, its arm’s length organizations and school boards that have a negative impact on members or on public education.
• Professional Relations (counselling/legal services), and • Health & Safety. Membership in Other Organizations ETFO is affiliated with other teacher federations and labour organizations such as: • The Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF), • The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), • Education International (EI), • The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), and • The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). Membership in these organizations: gives ETFO access to a wide range of research and programs, links ETFO with teachers and other organized workers (many of whom are parents of the children we teach), involves ETFO in the social justice campaigns, and • strengthens the voice of all those who defend public education and public services. The Defense Fund A portion of ETFO members’ dues is set aside in the Defense Fund. The Defense Fund is set up to pay for the cost of operating a collective bargaining strike (e.g., strike pay and pension contributions relating to a strike) and to fund certain other extraordinary expenses. ETFO BUDGET 2017-2018 Other Organizations 8% Provincial Office and Programs 45% Locals 36% Defense Fund 8% Political Action/Public Relations 3% ETFO Advisories Current Advisories to Members ETFO issues advisories to members on various issues of concern. A Member Advisory is a position adopted by the Executive to provide its best advice to members about what to do and refrain from doing. It responds to actions taken by the government, its arm’s length organizations and school boards that have a negative impact on members or on public education.
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