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About Us

The Pearson Teachers Union (PTU) is the union representing all teachers working for the Lester B. Pearson School Board.

We are one of the largest anglophone teacher unions in the province of Quebec, representing teachers in over sixty elementary schools, high schools, adult education centres and vocational training centres. Our mandate is to protect and improve the professional, economic and social welfare of our members.

The PTU Office

At the PTU Office, you may reach out to our President Matt Wilson, as well as to our two full-time Union Advisors, Erica Lamothe and Pasquale Machado.

Matt Wilson
Erica Lamothe
Pasquale Machado

Matt is responsible for the political life of the union, and is also the main spokesperson for PTU in relation to the LBPSB, to our provincial association QPAT and with the media. When there are local negotiations to conduct with the LBPSB, he is also the Chief Negotiator for the PTU

Erica specializes in questions related to teachers in the Youth Sector (elementary and high schools) relating to contracts, working conditions and staffing. Pasquale specializes in questions related to teachers in the Continuing Education sector (Adult Education and Vocational Training) relating to contracts, working conditions and staffing. Pasquale also takes care of questions related to parental rights.

The PTU Staff also consists of Melissa Noel, who takes care of the day-to-day operations in the office, Sonia Dumont, who coordinates our communications with members, and Beverly Kennedy, who takes care of our bookkeeping.

The PTU Executive Committee

The members of the Executive Committee are elected for two-year terms. Other than the President, the members of the Executive are all full-time teachers who work on a voluntary basis with the union. The PTU Executive meets monthly to conduct the business of the union.

Matt Wilson

President

Christina George

Vice-President, Elementary

Marie-Pier Michaud

Vice-President, Secondary

Marguerite Prince

Vice-President, Continuing Education

Annie Sabourin

Chairperson

Stephanie Côté

Treasurer

Jennifer Baltuonis

Secretary

Jonathan Keane

Member at Large

Lara Jreige

Member at Large

Kyle Rougeau

Member at Large

PTU Delegates

The PTU Delegates serve as the link between the PTU Office and teachers in our schools and centres. Delegates meet with the PTU Executive and Office monthly to discuss issues of importance and to help make policy decisions for the PTU. They consult with their colleagues before meetings and report back afterwards.

Each school or centre is entitled to elect one delegate for the first twenty teachers in active service, plus an additional delegate for every additional twenty teachers (or major fraction thereof). Schools and centres may also elect an alternate, who acts when one of delegates is unavailable.

Elementary Schools

School

Delegate

Alternates

Allion

Beacon Hill

Beechwood

Birchwood

Children’s World Academy

Christmas Park

Clearpoint

Dorset

Dorval

Edgewater

Evergreen

Forest Hill Jr.

Forest Hill Sr.

Kingsdale

LaSalle Jr.

LaSalle Sr.

Maple Grove

Margaret Manson

Mount Pleasant

P.E.T.E.S.

Riverview

Sherbrooke Jr.

Sherbrooke Sr.

Soulanges

Springdale

St. Anthony

St. Charles

St. Edmund

St. John Fisher Jr.

St. John Fisher Sr.

St. Patrick

Sunshine Academy

Terry Fox

Verdun

Westpark

Wilder Penfield

Secondary Schools

School

Delegate

Alternates

Beaconsfield

Beurling Academy

Horizon

John Rennie

Lakeside

LCCHS

Macdonald

PCHS

St. Thomas

Westwood Jr.

Westwood Sr.

Social Affairs

School

Delegate

Alternates

Angrignon

Dawson Alt.

Mountainview

Adult Education

Centre

Delegate

Alternates

Cartier

PACC – Adult

Vocational Training

Centre

Delegate

Alternates

Gordon Robertson

P.E.C.

PACC – Voc.

VACC

WICC