NLTA Information
Please be advised that the NLTA building at 3 Kenmount Road is open to visitors. Non-medical masks are not required for staff and visitors while inside the NLTA building. Public Health continues to recommend masking when physical distancing is not possible, and staff and visitors are encouraged and supported in doing so. Appointments are also encouraged.
If you require assistance please call 1-800-563-3599 or you can email inquiries to mail@nlta.ca.
While government’s K-12 Education Re-entry Plan clearly states that employee safety is a priority and collective agreements are to be respected, your Association is providing the following guidance to all members on how to address specific areas of concern if/as they arise. This guidance is based on the information available to date, and updates may be provided if/as government, Public Health and school district decisions evolve.
- Sick Leave (updated September 15, 2022)
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Workplace Accommodations
- Length of the Work/Instructional Day
- Length of Teacher Lunch Periods
- Enhanced Cleaning of Schools and School Equipment
- Extra-curricular Activities and Committees
- Changes to Teaching Assignments and Non-Curricular Duties
- Screening Protocols
- Home Schooling
- Length of the School Year/Report Card Preparation/Teacher Directed PD
- Supervision of Students
- Availability of Substitute Teachers
• Memo re Worker Health and Wellbeing Amid COVID-19 – Research Study (May 5, 2022)
• Media Release: NLTA Concerned About Status of Public Health Measures for Schools Post-March 14 (March 8, 2022)
• Memo re Extra-curricular Activities and Committees 2022 (February 9, 2022)
• Memo re Employment of Retirees as Substitutes (February 3, 2022)
• Message from NLTA President Trent Langdon #2 (January 24, 2022)
• Message from NLTA President Trent Langdon re In-Person Learning (January 24, 2022)
• Memo re OHS/Right to Refuse (January 24, 2022)
• Media Release: Majority of NL Teachers Feel In-Person Learning is Not Safe Right Now (January 24, 2022)
• Media Release: NLTA Fears Return to In-Person Learning is Too Much, Too Soon (January 20, 2022)
• Media Release: NLTA Advocating for Appropriate Measures in Advance of a Return to In-Person Learning (January 17, 2022)
• Media Release: NLTA Supports Extension of Online Learning in Response to Unprecedented COVID-19 Transmission in the Province (January 6, 2022)
• Media Release: NLTA Urging Stronger Safety Precautions Once In-Person Learning Resumes in Schools (December 30, 2021)
• Media Release: NLTA Questions Schools Remaining Open as Exposures Increase and Presence of New Variant in NL is Confirmed (December 17, 2021)
• Memo re NLTA Building Protocol for Visitors (October 28, 2021)
• Media Release: NLTA Responds to Mandatory Vaccination Policy and Disconnect with Rules for Non-Essential Access to Schools (October 18, 2021)
• Memo re: Sick Leave Due to COVID-19 (October 8, 2021)
• Memo re NLTA Continues to Urge Caution as COVID-19 Fourth Wave Hits NL (September 27, 2021)
• Media Release: NLTA Calls for More Cautious Approach in Return to School Plan (August 12, 2021)
• Memo re Decision in Sick Leave Policy Grievance (forced used of sick leave for COVID-19 symptoms) (April 15, 2021)
