Dear Branch Presidents, We hope that the start up has been relatively smooth for you. Thank you for all the work you do, especially for your continued support of our Bargaining Unit. Branch Presidents Workshop – Registration Deadline: Monday, September 24, 4:30 pm. REGISTER NOW! The Branch President’s workshop will be held in a new... Read More
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2018-19 Informing & Engaging Members, #2 – Curriculum resources; Your SIN & OSSTF Benefits; and more…
Upcoming OSSTF TTBU Meetings/Events Please remember to check the OSSTF TTBU webiste events calendar each month for dates, times and locations of all OSSTF and OSSTF-sponsored event. IATSE lock out continues In solidarity with IATSE Local 58, who continue to be locked out by Exhibition Place Toronto, OSSTF Toronto encourages Members to... Read More
Doug Ford & the Notwithstanding Clause
President’s Memo – September, 2018 This Memo is composed by Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Dear Members, As you know, On Monday, Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba ruled as unconstitutional Doug Ford’s Bill 5 which, mid-election, reduced Toronto City Council... Read More
2018-19 Branch Presidents’ Memo #1
If you are no longer Branch President, but haven’t yet changed that information with our office, please forward this email to the person who is now Branch President and let the OSSTF Toronto office or your Executive Officer know of the change so we can remove your name from this distribution list. Dear Branch Presidents A […] Read More
2018-19 TTBU Informing & Engaging Members #1 – Duty to Report; PHE Curriculum; Labour Day; New EO Assignments and more…
Dear Members, While we hope you are enjoying the final few days of summer working on blissful denial, in reality we know most of you have been back to work either from your dock, your home, or your work site, prepping for what we hope will be a smooth start to your year. Please […] Read More
IATSE Local 58 lock out – Request for boycott of Exhibition grounds
Dear Members, After they continued to work in good faith under a contract that expired December 2017, Exhibition Place locked out IATSE Local 58 Stagehands, and refused to continue negotiations and the union’s offer of binding arbitration, and have now brought in scab labour in the form of replacement workers from out of province... Read More
TTBU Informing & Engaging Members #37 – Adult Day School Teachers pay update; CLC Women’s School and more…
Update on implementation of adult day school teachers grid Members will remember that as a result of the Extension Agreement reached between OSSTF and the Provincial government, money was provided in order to create a more equitable earning environment for Adult Day School Teachers. Since that agreement OSSTF and OPSBA have been working on... Read More
President’s Memo, Issue #4 – The year that was and what’s to come…
President’s Memo – June, 2018 This Memo is composed by Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. The year that was This past year and a bit has been a period of fairly constant change for the TTBU Executive. In fact almost half of our Executive […] Read More
TTBU Informing & Engaging Members #36 – Termination of LTD coverage; Benefits during the summer; Violence in schools law guide; and more…
Doug Ford’s hiring freeze announcement The information available to date is that the announced hiring freeze does not affect school boards and that the GSN’s remain in place with hiring going forward as planned. Termination of LTD – important changes As of March 1, 2018, benefits now terminate at the earlier of (i) the end... Read More
OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit weather-related injurious heat-exposure advisory
Dear Members, Hot weather days are upon us. For many it’s something we look forward to after a long, cold winter, but hot temperatures mixed with high levels of humidity can create unsafe/unhealthy working conditions. This advisory deals with what happens when the heat and/or humidity cause unsafe and/or unhealthy working... Read More