Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Fall General Meeting and Donations to Merrymount Children's Centre; Bargaining and the OT


Registration for our Annual Fall General Meeting and Banquet 
will be open in the next day or so. Please plan to attend this Annual Meeting where you will have a chance to mingle with colleagues and enjoy a fabulous free holiday dinner with door prizes.
This year's Fall General Meeting is taking place on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019, 4:30 -7:30 pm in the Crystal North Ballroom of the Lamplighter Inn, 591 Wellington Road South in London.


Again this year, we will welcome donations of children's items for Merrymount Children's Centre. Our membership has always opened their hearts in support of this very worthy cause- please consider bringing a donation. Their wish list includes:
new items for children up to 13 years of age, especially pajamas, socks, sweatshirts, new books, art and craft supplies, movie passes, toys for birthdays, toothbrushes etc.

Registration will open shortly at www.etfotvot.com
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                                     Bargaining and TVOT Members     

TVOT members are reminded that the ETFO Provincial filing of a No Board Report affects all Teachers/OTs/LTOs in the elementary panel.
It is expected that in the next few weeks, Teacher Stewards may  call meetings at their schools to distribute information in a timely fashion. Both daily and LTO Occasional Teachers will be expected to attend these meetings if they are in a school that day.
TVOT members can also keep abreast of matters by registering at www.etfotvot.com .
Your OT Local can only send out emergent news to those members whom we can reach, so be in the know - Do not react to rumours!
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ETFO Provincial Conferences are open to all ETFO members including Occasional Teachers.  Though these are usually hosted in Toronto, aside from a nominal registration fee, in most cases your transportation, meals, shared accommodations, material costs and release time payment (i.e. you are paid as if you taught that day), are covered.  We urge members to take a minute to peruse what is being offered from our Provincial ETFO office.