Members may not be aware that TVDSB and your TVOT Local are in discussions about timelines for the Bill 124 Remedy payout to members who worked for the Board during any of the periods 2019 - 2020, 2020 - 2021, 2021 - 2022 and the years since. The Local will send out further information when it becomes available. Boards have until June 8th to make this remedy payment. N.B. This is separate from the recently negotiated salary arbitration which does not begin until this September.
To ensure that nobody is missed, please contact anyone you know who retired during those years, as they may still be eligible for financial compensation. If those former members have new addresses, they will need to update that information with Sofia Dahbour at s.dahbour@tvdsb.ca. If former members have changed their banking information since working for TVDSB, they must contact the TVDSB payrollhelpline@tvdsb.ca .
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Provincial ETFO will be emailing all members who have advised them of their personal email address, with an invitation to participate in their 2024 Annual All-Member Survey. If you do not receive an invitation please contact them at memberrecords@etfo.org and staff will assist you. The survey is being sent from survey@etfo.org and will only take a few minutes to complete. Survey closes Friday, March 29th.
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Did you know that April 1st is the deadline to apply for ETFO Provincial Bursaries and Scholarships? This program offers financial incentives to members and non-members entering faculties of education; members studying at the graduate level and members upgrading qualifications at publicly funded institutions in Ontario. This include bursaries for members of designated groups and bursaries for children of ETFO members. Here is the link - _____________
Resource Rebate: TVOT members may not be aware that they can be reimbursed for up to $75 from the Local, to purchase professional book(s) or resources related to their elementary professional
needs. Applications for the Resource Rebate are available to those who register on our website at www.etfotvot.com .Professional Learning Development Fund (PLDF): TVOT members who have been with us for at least one year, may apply for up to $500 per year for courses related to elementary teaching, taken during
the current school year or for future use (summer, etc.). It cannot be applied
retroactively to courses with start dates prior to the current school year. Applications for the PLDF are available to those who register on our website at www.etfotvot.com . _____________
Not sure about something to do with your job? Give your Local a call. We are authorities on your Collective Agreement and our role is to advise and represent you - not to judge or evaluate you as the Employer may. All information is confidential unless you want us to act on your behalf, so please never hesitate to contact us at etfotvot@gmail.com using a personal email address as the TVDSB system is not private. You can also reach us by phone at 519-641-3936. ________________
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