Are you going to the rally for publicly funded education on Saturday, October 24? 👉🏽 Register in advance to help us prepare; go to: bit.ly/Together4Ed Teachers and education workers, families, and communities will come together at five rallies across Ontario to support strong publicly funded education. Join us at: 📍 London at Victoria Park *NEW LOCATION 📍 Ottawa at Parliament Hill 📍 Sudbury at Bell Park 📍 Thunder Bay at Waverley Park 📍 Toronto at Queen's Park All starting at 🕐 1 p.m. ET #OntEdUnited #onpoli #Red4Ed

Person's Day marks the 1929 ruling recognizing women as "persons" under Canadian law. ETFO continues this legacy by dedicating a percentage of its annual budget to programs that uplift, support, and protect members who identify as women. Join us in honouring this history by continuing to uplift women's voices in our schools and communities, shaping who comes next. #PersonsDay

During the National Day of Action called by @CanadianLabour to defend the right to strike, the @ETFOpresident explained how the federal Liberals are justifying Bill C-39. We won’t let it stand! Take a listen and email your MP from workerstogether.ca/strike. #onpoli #canlab

The @ETFOpresident, all three VPs and provincial staff attended the @CanadianLabour rally to defend the right to strike. Together with workers across the country we are telling the federal Liberals to stop the anti labour overreach of bill c39. Bargaining without interference is our right! #canlab

ETFO’s central strike votes, happening November 9-18, are less than a month away! To keep members informed about the central vote details and the upcoming town hall meeting, we emailed a collective bargaining (CB) newsletter this afternoon. Please check your inbox to stay informed. #OntEdUnited

Today, and always, ETFO celebrates girls, women, and non-binary students in our school communities. This year's International Day of the Girl theme is Elevating Girls' Voices for Sustainable Development. We are committed to uplifting all students' voices, especially girls, so their truth can be heard. #DayoftheGirl

Lived experiences heard can lead to real change. It's about real voice and real, meaningful change! October 10 is World Mental Health Day. #mhforall #WMHD2026

It's the World Day for Decent Work. On this October 7, trade unions are putting young workers at the centre of their demands for decent jobs, living wages, secure employment and respect for workers’ rights. “Young workers are telling us clearly that the status quo is not delivering the future they deserve. Insecure jobs, low wages and a rising cost of living cannot become the norm for a new generation of workers.” @ituc General Secretary Luc Triangle. Together as unionists and trade unions, we must organize and build work power to support young workers. #WDDW26 #WDDW

On World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate teachers' extraordinary contributions and reaffirm our responsibility to ensure they have the resources, supports, and conditions necessary to help every learner thrive. Notes @ETFOpresident David Mastin, “If we want teachers and students to succeed, the Ford government must act. That means reducing class sizes, expanding and strengthening supports for all students, especially those with special education needs, addressing the rise in violence in schools, advancing equity and inclusion, and tackling the recruitment and retention crisis that is leaving classrooms without qualified educators.” #ETFO is encouraging Ontarians to reflect on the teachers who have shaped their lives and to join the call for meaningful investment in public education. #onted #onpoli

This morning 300+ educators joined together to send federal workers our solidarity and the PM a message: Don’t trample on workers rights, stop bill C-39 and protect the right to strike. It’s our right! #canlab Send your MP a message workerstogether.ca/repeal-10…. #onted

Our keynote this evening @strombo talks about his experiences with school, educators that gave him grace, and coming from a union family. All of which are important factors that allowed him to learn who he was. “It never for a second would have happened without these three teachers that I had, and all the little things, the moments of belief that they did and you do.” #teacherscare #onted

At Fall Leadership, @ETFOpresident reminds members that the Minister of Education will get your blood pressure up this year.   “ He will say things that are insulting and not true. Don’t get drawn into the rhetoric - stick to what you know and our work to defending students, meaningful local bargaining, workers rights and publicly funded education. We will continue to push back against the Conservative government’s attempts to centralize power, silence local voices, and undermine our collective strength.” We are #OntEdUnited. #onpoli

After welcoming 100s of members to Fall Leadership the @ETFOpresident takes a pause to acknowledge the white supremacist violence and attack on the Jewish community in Belleville. In acknowledging the #NDTR and as we reflect and remember the children who never returned home from Residential Schools he added, “Our response as ETFO must be to redouble our commitment to equity, social justice and antiracism. There is no place for hate!”

It’s a packed house of union power as we kick off the 2026 Fall Leadership Conference with local leaders, committee chairs and activists! #onted

Members of the provincial Executive are wearing orange to show their commitment to action, learning, and unlearning as our union works for truth, justice, and reconciliation. September 30 calls on every Canadian to take part and renew the relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. Join us with action to say #EveryChildMatters. #NDTR #onpoli