Manitoba Teachers' Society
Encyclopedia
The Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS) is the provincial trade union
body for the teachers of Manitoba
, Canada. It was founded in 1919, and currently has around 15,000 members. It is an affiliation of the Canadian Teachers' Federation
.
Mission
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of teachers, the status of the teaching profession and the cause of public education in Manitoba.
Goals
1. To provide for its members an organization that will give them an equal, effective and democratic opportunity to pursue their interests and aspirations as teachers.
2. To achieve for and utilize on behalf of its members a system of collective bargaining that will permit a fair and open negotiation of all economic benefits, professional rights and conditions of work of teachers.
3. To ensure for its members opportunities to develop their professional skills as teachers.
4. To protect and defend the individual rights of its members as teachers.
5. To positively influence educational change.
6. To be recognized as an effective agent of public education so that government will consult and maintain a continuous dialogue with teachers.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
body for the teachers of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada. It was founded in 1919, and currently has around 15,000 members. It is an affiliation of the Canadian Teachers' Federation
Canadian Teachers' Federation
The Canadian Teachers' Federation is the national alliance of professional teacher organizations representing nearly 200,000 teachers throughout the country. The CTF is affiliated with Education International....
.
Mission
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of teachers, the status of the teaching profession and the cause of public education in Manitoba.
Goals
1. To provide for its members an organization that will give them an equal, effective and democratic opportunity to pursue their interests and aspirations as teachers.
2. To achieve for and utilize on behalf of its members a system of collective bargaining that will permit a fair and open negotiation of all economic benefits, professional rights and conditions of work of teachers.
3. To ensure for its members opportunities to develop their professional skills as teachers.
4. To protect and defend the individual rights of its members as teachers.
5. To positively influence educational change.
6. To be recognized as an effective agent of public education so that government will consult and maintain a continuous dialogue with teachers.