Your Rights are on the Line
Be at Queen's Park this Tuesday
This is your opportunity to express your opposition to the government's plan to legislate your wages and benefits. This is your chance to convey how betrayed you feel by this government's actions.
By recalling the Legislature to introduce an anti-collective bargaining bill, the Liberals are creating an artificial crisis. They are misleading the public about teachers and other education professionals jeopardizing the start of the school year.
This legislation is unprecedented in its attack on bargaining rights. Its effects will be felt for decades to come. Stand with members of ETFO, OSSTF, CUPE Ontario, and others to demand your right to fair negotiations.
Take Action
We need a massive turnout at Queen's Park on Tuesday to let MPPs know that we will defend our collective bargaining rights.
Take action and help spread the word about the rally:
- Forward this email. Use the link at the bottom to do this.
- Use the social media buttons at the top of this email to share this newsletter with your network of friends, colleagues, and relatives.
- Visit the Facebook event page for the rally and click the 'Going' button to be counted and to help build momentum. While you're there, invite all your Facebook friends to attend.
- If you're a Twitter user, follow the hashtag #rally4edu. Tweet about the event to your followers. Again, help build momentum!
Bus Transportation
Contact your ETFO local to find out if charter bus transportation has been arranged for the rally. Bus information for some locals has been posted on our Facebook event page.
Public Transit
Participants going to the rally may wish to use public transportation to travel to Queen's Park. While there are many possible ways to arrive at Queen's Park, here are some viable options with links to the websites:
- If you are using the TTC (subway or buses) you can use the TTC trip-planner by clicking here.
- If you choose to drive into the city and use the TTC to finish your trip, parking information can be found here. You will need to click on the specific station to get specific parking information. The Wilson subway station is very close to the 401, and from the Wilson station you can travel southbound on the subway and arrive at Queen's Park in about 25 minutes. It also has a large number of parking spots.
- There are also many options available through Go Transit. Buses and trains can transport you to a subway station. From there, you can board the subway to arrive at the Queen's Park station and attend the rally. A map showing the stations can be found here.
- Scheduling information for Go Transit is located here.
It is recommended that you bring cash in the form of coins for parking and appropriate transit fees. Some access points from the parking lots require a TTC token. At these locations a machine is available to dispense tokens but the machine will only accept ten or twenty dollar bills. The machine will dispense tokens and the appropriate change.
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