Bargaining in the Education Sector
Ontario created a 2-tier negotiation model laid out in legislation by the province. Individual locals and/or independent unions must come together to form a negotiation ‘table’ as per the legislated requirements. The latest School Boards Bargaining Act Regulation
O. Reg. 59/19: THE 2019 ROUND OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING outlines the 5 central tables that represent Education Workers That Are Not Teachers. Teachers do not sit at central tables with non- teaching staff, however, ETFO and OSSTF are unions which have both a Teaching and Support Staff central table. The Central Tables for Employees other than teachers are:
- CUPE central table – Canadian Union of Public Employees
- ETFO central table – Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
- OSSTF central table – Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
- EWAO-ATEO central table – Education Workers’ Alliance of Ontario members are:
- Halton District Educational Assistants Association
- L’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens.
- Association of Professional Student Services Personnel.
- Dufferin-Peel Educational Resource Workers’ Association.
- Educational Assistants Association.
- Educational Assistants Association.
- Unite Here.
