Wednesday, March 11, 2020

ETFO Solidarity Signature and bargaining; Ensuring TVARRIS is accurate; Free Skate; Strike Pay


How to affix the ETFO Solidarity Signature to your TVDSB Outlook emails -

  • Go to www.etfocb.ca/phase-6-resources/
  • Copy the small ETFO solidarity signature from there
  • Open your TVDSB Outlook email account 
  • Click on the "Settings" wheel in the TVDSB banner 
  • Type "email signature" in the search box and click "enter"
  • When the signature box opens, click inside and paste in your copied ETFO Solidarity Signature
  • You may want to add your name etc. at this time too
  • Be sure to click "Save" at the bottom right when you are finished. 
Some Bargaining Facts:
  • More than $200 million Special Education funding has not been restored for 2019 - 2020 (already underfunded for student needs and without accounting for inflation)
  • When taking inflation into account, per student spending has declined by 3%
  • Government continues to ignore the results of public consultation (class sizes, spec. ed) 
  • Government has discarded findings of Min. of Education's independent research regarding Regulation 274 and fair hiring which found:

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TVARRIS Depends on Accuracy
Just as Occasional Teachers expect an accurate description of the jobs we accept, the Board has a right to accurately know who is available to work each day.
Ensure that your availability is accurate from day to day so that TVARRIS works effectively and your fellow OTs have a chance to accept teaching assignments.
There is no penalty for booking off time so long as you fulfill the required 10 days needed to remain on the elementary OT Roster, so please mark yourself as unavailable, even for a half-day, if you are not available for a call.

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The Cheque is in the mail...
Please note that the Local has mailed cheques for strike pay for February 4,6,10 and 11 to TVOT members. Unfortunately, these will not include any errors or omissions from the January 22nd strike day.