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Bargaining Update
You may be aware that currently ETFO has not been provided with further dates for central bargaining. OPSBA and the government have walked away from the table without offering even the same deals as they offered OECTA and OSSTF.  That is not to say that our members needs are comparable, but members need to be aware of this.
Bulletin #29 and Phase 3
As a result, members will receive Bargaining Bulletin #29 this week in the mail (it is available on the Members Only section of our website www.etfotvot.com) with news of Phase 3 which will begin on Monday. TVOT members who are registered on the site, will have received a blast email with further details.
Solidarity Wynne Wednesdays
The permanent Teachers' Local and CUPE 4222 and CUPE 7575 will be standing together for fair bargaining by dressing in orange and black for ETFO on Wednesday, September 23rd and in pink for CUPE on the following Wednesday, September 30th. We call this Solidarity Wynne Wednesdays.
Queens Park Rally
We also ask members to join us on Saturday, September 26th for a bus trip to rally at Queen's Park. The bus leaves the ETFO Thames Valley Teachers' Local on Bateman Trail at 8 AM and registration details are available at www.etfothamesvalley.com.  Call our office or email us for further details. We need to continue to put pressure to ensure that we get back to the table for fair negotiations.
Pocket Calendars
On a lighter note, the pocket calendars are at the printers and will be distributed shortly.  Since the Local does not receive membership information until mid-month, we always include September in last year's edition to carry members over until the new version arrives.