Author(s)	Andy Hanson
Publisher	Between The Lines
Publication Year	2021

ISBN: 9781771135689

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How Ontario's Elementary Teachers Became a Political Force

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In this inspiring history of a union, labour historian Andy Hanson delves deep into the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and how it evolved from two deeply divided unions to one of the province’s most united and powerful voices for educators.

Today’s teacher is under constant pressure to raise students’ test scores, while the rise of neoliberalism in Canada has systematically stripped our education system of funding and support. But educators have been fighting back with decades of fierce labour action, from a landmark province-wide strike in the 1970s, to record-breaking front-line organizing against the Harris government and the Common Sense Revolution, to present-day picket lines and bargaining tables.

Hanson follows the making of elementary teachers in Ontario as a distinct class of white-collar, public-sector workers who awoke in the last quarter of the twentieth century to the power of their collective strength.

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Andy Hanson

Andy Hanson retired from teaching to write labour history. He lives in Toronto with his partner. In the 1997 campaign against Premier Mike Harris, he was a member of the local consolidated committee of five teachers’ unions organizing marches and rallies, co-ordinating picket lines, and communicating with members. After the men’s and women’s elementary teachers amalgamated, he was elected ETFO local vice-president and held that position for twelve years. Hanson received his PhD in Canadian Studies from Trent University in 2013.

Chapter	Contributors	Pages	Year	Price
Preface The Preface reflects on the issues faced by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, or ETFO, in the 2019-2020 school year, as they fought against Doug Ford’s cuts to the … View	Andy Hanson	10	2021	$1.00
Constructing Public Education In Constructing Public Education, Hanson provides a history of education in Canada, tracing the evolution of educational institutions and their systems and looking at how educators were trained … View	Andy Hanson	37	2021	$3.70
Structuring Collective Action In Structuring Collective Action, Hanson explores the underlying structures behind the successful collective action achieved by Ontario School teachers since the early 1970’s. Topics … View	Andy Hanson	27	2021	$2.70
First Strikes In First Strikes, Hanson explores the growing experience of white-collar unionism and the rise of class consciousness that was a unifying force in their labour relations following the activism of … View	Andy Hanson	25	2021	$2.50
Defining Priorities In Defining Priorities Hanson explores the ever-evolving focus of education. Topics discussed in the chapter include “special education,” educational experts authority over teachers, … View	Andy Hanson	44	2021	$4.40
Social Democracy in a Neo-Liberal Era In Social Democracy in a Neo-liberal Era Hanson explores how conditions changed, or failed to change, after the election of Ontario’s first NDP premier. The chapter discusses topics such … View	Andy Hanson	20	2021	$2.00
The Social Contract In The Social Contract Hanson focuses on the impact of Premier Bob Rae’s idea of the “social contract” and its aftermath. The chapter discusses the Social Contract demanded $2 … View	Andy Hanson	19	2021	$1.90
Mike Harris and the "Common Sense" Counterrevolution In Mike Harris and the “Common Sense” Counterrevolution Hanson explores the distinctly neo-liberal turn education took after the NDP left office in Ontario and the rise of … View	Andy Hanson	23	2021	$2.30
Fighting Back In Fighting Back Hanson examines the movement towards and eventual amalgamation of both parties into one with the creation of the transformation of two unions to the Elementary Teachers’ … View	Andy Hanson	25	2021	$2.50
Finding a Voice In Finding a Voice Hanson concludes the book through reassessing and reiterating how teachers have resisted neo-liberalism, not only because it attacked their material wellbeing and demeaned … View	Andy Hanson	16	2021	$1.60

Class Action

How Ontario's Elementary Teachers Became a Political Force

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Andy Hanson

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