Manitoba Teachers' Society

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Full nameManitoba Teachers' Society
Founded1919;102 years ago (1919)
Members15,000
Affiliation CTF
Key peopleJames Bedford, President
Office location Winnipeg, Manitoba
Country Canada
Website www.mbteach.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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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.


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