Dear new RETTA Members, Welcome to your Local union!! The River East Transcona Teachers’ Association is putting on a New Member Welcome Event. The purpose of the event is to welcome new RETTA Members to their Local union, introduce them to their Local leadership and explain the role and importance

Do you have questions about maternity or parental leaves? Then register for one of our two information sessions coming up in October or February. Pre-register by contacting the RETTA office via email/phone (registration deadline for the October session is noon, Tuesday, October 3rd).

In anticipation of the upcoming October 3rd provincial election, MTS sent out a series of questions to the leaders of the registered political parties in Manitoba to see where the parties stand with respect to public education in the province. To read the responses from the leaders of the Manitoba

For the first time since 2019, the world-famous RETTA Trivia Night returns! What: The RETTA Trivia Trial is a general trivia contest where teams of 4-6ish come together for the right to be crowned “GRAND MASTERS OF TRIVIA”! No cost – come for the food, fun, and prizes. Who: All

The Manitoba provincial government has been hinting for a few years that they intended to introduce legislation around teacher misconduct and professional standards. In anticipation, MTS has been working on this portfolio since 2018, researching what is in place with teacher regulation in other provinces, along with other professional regulatory

Congratulations and a big thank-you to all the members who put their name forward to serve on next year’s River East Transcona Teachers’ Association Executive Board. The time, dedication and commitment these members put towards serving the 1,300-plus members of RETTA is invaluable. An additional thanks goes out to Kirsten

Notice of Call for RETTA Executive Elections! If you are interested in running for a RETTA executive position, please read the information below: 1. Nominations for election to The River East Transcona Teachers’ Association Executive are now being accepted. 2. Candidates for nominations are to provide a professional biography and/or

As previously announced, current RETTA President Chris Darazsi will begin his appointment as interim Vice-President of MTS effective February 24, 2023, running until the conclusion of MTS Provincial Council AGM on May 27, 2023. The appointment was triggered by the announcement of current MTS President James Bedford announcing his retirement. Current

Update from the WEL committee: Just a reminder that the WEL Speaker’s series will be taking place on Thursday, February 23 at 4:30 pm in the Chief Peguis Learning Commons. Please register for the event by emailing Janice Bell at treasurer@retta.mbteach.org by Friday, February 3 at 4pm. We look forward to seeing you

RETTA is collecting data on changes to member workload (specifically comparing current workload to that of pre-pandemic), in order to bring workload concerns forward to divisional senior administration. The more members that fill out the survey, the more complete our data will be. Responses are anonymous. The survey consists of