CB eNewsletter No. 37 - ETFO MOU & Online Vote

ETFO eNewsletter - Bargaining Edition

NUMBER 37 - JUNE 18, 2013

Memorandum of Understanding: Online Vote

Began: Monday, June 17 - 7:30 pm

Ends: Sunday, June 23 - 6:00 pm

ETFO has achieved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the provincial government. ETFO members can now participate in an online vote to decide whether the MOU should be accepted or not accepted.

The vote is now open. The voting website is at:

https://www.intvoting.com/ETFO

Need help to vote? Call the Help Desk at 1-877-869-8233.

What You Need to Know about the MOU and the Online Vote

What happens if ETFO members vote

to ACCEPT the MOU?

What happens if ETFO members vote to NOT ACCEPT the MOU?

The 2% salary penalty will be eliminated effective September 1, 2014 and salary grids will be adjusted to reflect what they would otherwise have been except for the salary penalty.
Pregnancy leave coverage increases effective May 1, 2013, with 8 weeks' coverage at 100% through the entire calendar year. Members in long term assignments and working full-time (greater than 24 hours/week) will be entitled to this increased pregnancy leave coverage.
Sick leave improvements:

The 3rd party adjudication process will be eliminated.

The option of a board paying a teacher on sick leave only two-thirds salary will be eliminated. Sick leave will only be paid at 100% and 90%.

The 3 unpaid days in the 2013-2014 school year will be reduced or eliminated.
Members can request up to 5 unpaid days during the 2013-2014 school year.

All negotiated improvements will be lost.
The 2% salary penalty would continue indefinitely.
A return to inferior benefits for pregnant teachers will occur if your current collective agreement does not already have 8 weeks of full salary during pregnancy leave.
The sick leave provisions of Bill 115, with the adjudication process and the possibility of being paid only 66.67% salary, would remain.
All 3 unpaid days will be imposed on teachers during the 2013-2014 school year, with no ability to eliminate or lessen those unpaid days.
ETFO has no legal avenue to return to discussions with the government where the proposed MOU could be changed or amended.

A Video Message from President Hammond to ETFO Members

Click the image to view the video

Need More Information About the MOU?

ETFO has created a Frequently Asked Questions document that addresses the most common questions from members about the MOU.

More information about the MOU (including documents, FAQs, videos etc.) is available on the Control Your Future website.