President’s memo – December, 2018 This Memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Dear Members, Over the course of this term, TTBU Executive Members have been visiting branches and listening to Members. Here are some of the common... Read More
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Informing & Engaging Members – Violent incident reporting process update; Ford focus; AMPA resolutions & more…
Ford Focus To help you keep track, you can now check in with the Ford Focus page of OSSTF’s publication Update. Keep yourself engaged by keeping yourself informed! See what this government has done, how people are reacting to it, and keep track of the impact of their policy-making decisions on our students, their families, our... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members – Education Funding; Tampon Tuesday; Student Achievement Awards; and more…!
December 6 Montreal Massacre OSSTF Toronto remembers the Montreal Massacre of December 6, 1989, the date on which 14 women murdered and 10 women were wounded at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal simply because of they were women. Members across the system have ensured that students understand the dangers of misogyny and gender-based... Read More
2018-19 Branch Presidents’ Memo #4 – Invite your Branch to lunch on us! and other interesting items…
Dear Branch Presidents, Lunch is on us! There are currently two actions that we are asking all Members to engage in: The government education consultation – Submission deadline: December 15 The TTBU political engagement survey Please invite your members for an OSSTF Branch Lunch on a date prior to December 15. Let them know this is... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members – Winter Party a go!!; Safe Dating focus group; Pink Shirt Day; and more…
Ontario Politics & You – An OSSTF Toronto TBU All-Member 6-Minute Survey OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit wants to know more about your engagement with Ontario politics as it pertains to our working lives. The survey which is linked here is completely anonymous and will take you no more than six minutes. It is designed to... Read More
Status of Women E-Newsletter – December 2018
Informing & Engaging Members – New OCT Advisory; Member survey coming; IATSE says thanks; Human rights action; and more…!
OSSTF Toronto Writes for Rights on International Human Rights Day Each year, hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens from around the world participate in Amnesty International’s Write for Rights to pen letters of support to human rights and social justice dissidents and activists who are persecuted and oppressed for their work... Read More
D12 Write for Rights on International Human Rights Day
The D12 Human Rights Committee invites members to participate in Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign on December 10, 2018 (International Human Rights Day), in a write-athon to be held at A Different Booklist. Each year, hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens from around the world participate in Write for Rights, to... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members: $15andfairness; Winter Holiday Party; Considering Retiring? and more…
$15 and fairness & the fight against Bill 47 On November 15, the Ontario government held their only day of committee hearings on Bill 47 and Provincial OSSTF had registered to present at this hearing. The bill may pass as soon as November 20. It is important that this work to oppose Bill 47 […] Read More
TTBU Informing & Engaging Members: Advice for Associate Teachers; Your pay; Bill 115 remedy; Vouchers, Charters: speaking points; & more…
Stop Bill 47 & the repeal of worker rights Please join other OSSTF Members, members of the labour movement and community activists in telling the government that Bill 47 is wrong because it puts the health and livelihood of Ontarians at risk. It is shameful that through this Bill the Ford government will impact […] Read More