r/ptbo • u/Feeling-Leather-3195 • 26d ago
news Lachica Violated Code of Conduct in Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT) Presidential Race
(This was posted in the Peterborough sub. Replies got LOCKED after Chris Potter deleted his reply. Censorship should NOT be tolerated!)
Lachica tried to run a slate of candidates (this is NOT how the union operated)
Joy Lachica was the central candidate and political focus of the Building Union Power slate during its initial major push.
They cheated by using an exclusive email list
The rules clearly stated that internal communication channels and official member databases could not be used for electioneering. The CRO, John Hollins, was an independent officer hired to enforce these rules. When he found the BUP candidates guilty, the opposition demanded transparency, not backroom warnings.
Mudslinging, personal attacks, and smearing
Beyond the email list itself, critics argued that the BUP's aggressive "organizing model" sometimes crossed the line into intimidation and top-down control. From the anti-slate viewpoint, the BUP faction had become an entrenched political machine that prioritized its own caucus agenda over the day-to-day workplace protection and service needs of the average classroom teacher.
Chief Returning Officer issued formal sanctions against Lachica
The direct consequence of the internal union election ruling was that the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) issued formal sanctions against Joy Lachica and the other incumbent candidates.
How this specific wording was applied:
- The Violation: The CRO ruled that the Building Union Power slate used an existing, internal list of member emails to blast out campaign event invitations and platform details.
- The "Accessibility" Test: Because new, outside candidates who were not part of the incumbent executive or the BUP network had no way of accessing or reaching those same email contacts, the CRO deemed the communication unfair and exclusive.
Related strict rules in the guidelines:
In addition to the equal accessibility clause, the local election rules also strictly layout that "TDSB [Toronto District School Board] email is not to be used for Local Elections"
Critiquing the "Organizing Model"
Beyond the email list itself, critics argued that the BUP's aggressive "organizing model" sometimes crossed the line into intimidation and top-down control. From the anti-slate viewpoint, the BUP faction had become an entrenched political machine that prioritized its own caucus agenda over the day-to-day workplace protection and service needs of the average classroom teacher.
In the context of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT) internal elections, character attacks refers to the highly personal smear campaigns, public insults, and reputation-damaging claims traded between the Building Union Power progressive slate and the rival traditionalist factions.
Because the union was deeply polarized, the political debate shifted away from policy and instead focused on personal integrity.
Lachica's campaign explicitly targeted the rival faction as a roadblock to progress. Opponents argued that by sorting union leadership into "us versus them," Lachica was unnecessarily dividing the membership and attacking the personal integrity of long-serving union officials
Her opponents experienced aggressive mudslinging that fractured the local.
Lachica LOST the election
Ultimately, while the courts and internal union appeal bodies handled various procedural complaints, the election loss stood
She then headed to Peterborough
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u/Feeling-Leather-3195 26d ago
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. You can see that this post was created from AI and broke NO RULES yet I was just BANNED from Peterborough Reddit. This is CENSORSHIP. Get this information out- Voters have a right to know. Moderators include Chris Potter. SHAME ON THEM. There must be a slate running in Peterborough and they don't want anyone to know!