✊🏿 ETT members were out today for the Women’s Canvass supporting Olivia Chow, Alejandra Bravo & Alexis Dawson! Democracy is about showing up, organizing and building stronger communities. Learn about labour-endorsed candidates: [link] 🗳️ Vote October 26! #ETT #UnionStrong

Here at 705 Progress Avenue, we see opportunity. The collaborative project will soon have housing, affordable housing, a new public school, and more. But where are the voices of the people who will actually work in those schools? Teachers and education workers understand what it actually takes to operate a school, what children need, and how communities can thrive. This is an opportunity to include those voices in the conversation. It’s the beginning of doing things differently in Toronto. Read our full open letter to Toronto’s mayoral candidates at ett.ca/mayoral/ #Toronto #TOpoli

Food security is an education issue. If a child comes to school hungry, it doesn’t matter what the lesson plan is for that day. Hungry children in Toronto classrooms are a real and growing problem. That’s why we’re asking every candidate running for mayor: will you support a city-wide lunch program that ensures Toronto children have access to nutritious food at school? We need to tackle the problem of food insecurity in our classrooms. As candidates running for mayor, will you commit to help? That’s what we mean when we say education starts at home. Read our full open letter to Toronto’s mayoral candidates at ett.ca/mayoral/

Read our open letter to Toronto’s mayoral candidates here ett.ca/an-open-letter-to-tor…

Why is a teachers’ union talking about housing? Because when families cannot afford stable housing, children bring that precarity into their classrooms, affecting their ability to learn. When educators cannot afford to live where they teach, they are pushed farther away from their school communities. And when governments make major decisions about housing, public land, and our neighbourhoods, those decisions directly affect our schools. Every day, our 10,000 members see something that can no longer be ignored: the housing crisis has become an education issue. We cannot talk about quality public education without talking about quality, affordable housing. Nor can we overlook how a child’s ability to learn is impacted if their basic needs, including access to nutritious food, are not met. That is why the Elementary Teachers of Toronto is calling for educators to have a meaningful voice in Toronto’s decisions about housing, student well-being, and public lands, particularly where public schools are involved. Read our open letter to Toronto’s mayoral candidates at ett.ca/mayoral/