Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Van full of Donations for Merrymount Children Centre

Thank you to those members who were able to attend our re-scheduled Fall General Meeting yesterday afternoon at the Elm Hurst Inn. We are pleased to announce that the Preliminary Submission for Local bargaining was passed by 100%.
Once again, our members stepped up to the plate and brought lots of donations for the Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre which were greatly appreciated by Anne Brooks, their Communications and Development Manager.
ETFO Staff Officer Susan Ansara brought those in attendance up to date with the provincial strike vote protocol and Craig Smith, ETFO- Permanent Teacher Local President brought warm wishes.

The ETFO 2014 Central Strike Vote is open and available on-line.  Please go to www.etfotcb.ca to vote now.  The voting period runs from November 24, to November 29, at 9 PM. If you have any questions or require any help, contact the Central Strike Vote Help Centre at 1-877-869-8233.

And Still We Rise... Registration is now open for ETFO's popular women's conference taking place the evening of February 25th to February 27th at Toronto's Royal York Hotel. The theme is women's leadership in the union and spots fill quickly so click on the link for more information and act quickly if you are interested. http://www.etfo.ca/CalAttach/aswr2015.pdf