Welcome to The Break Room, our new, ongoing series where workers and organizers send in 15-20-minute clips to talk about issues they're facing, actions they're taking, and more! (Think of it as a community message board of sorts). In this installment, Aminah Sheikh, a labor organizer with Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), tells us about how she worked with educators in Ontario to launch a successful unionization campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic.

If you'd like to send something in to The Break Room, hit us up at workingpeoplepod@gmail.com!

Additional links/info below...

Aminah's Twitter page
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) website
Ryan Hayes, Labor Notes, "Ontario Early Childhood Educators Unionize during Pandemic"

Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)

Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"

The Break Room: Aminah Sheikh (Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario)