Yesterday the Ontario Labour Relations Board convened a hearing in Toronto to determine which issues will be dealt with at central bargaining tables and which would be dealt with at local tables for both Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher negotiations. As was reported in previous Bargaining Bulletins, the government and the... Read More

Update on Central Table Bargaining – July 15, 2019 • ISSUE 7   Today, the Ontario Labour Relations Board set August 22 as the hearing date to determine which issues would be dealt with at central tables and which at local tables for both OSSTF/FEESO Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher negotiations. Although arguments for both... Read More

June 5, 2019 • ISSUE 5  Update on Central Table Bargaining OSSTF/FEESO met today with representatives from the government and the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA) to continue discussions in an attempt to determine the scope of bargaining at the Support Staff central negotiating table. The parties have been unable to reach an agreement... Read More

Provincial Bargaining Update Bulletin; June 5, 2019 • ISSUE 4 Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Bargaining As was reported in Bargaining Bulletin Issue 3, OSSTF/FEESO met with representatives from the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the government on May 23, but failed to reach an agreement on the scope of... Read More

May 24, 2019 • ISSUE 3 Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Bargaining On May 23, OSSTF/FEESO met with representatives from the government and the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) to continue discussions to determine the scope of bargaining at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central negotiating table. The parties have... Read More

Dear Member Attached you will find an update on central bargaining from Provincial OSSTF.  To access the document, click this link, and then sign in to the osstftoronto website.  You will be redirected to the Bargaining Bulletin from there. This information and the attached is intended for OSSTF Members only.  Please do not post, share […] Read More

The attached Provincial OSSTF Bargaining Bulletin is a member-only document.  Please do not share, post or otherwise distribute. Read More

To All TTBU Members: It is extremely important that all Members share their thoughts about how Provincial OSSTF should prioritize issues at the central bargaining table. Once you have registered, your email address will be forwarded to the survey administrators and within a couple of days you will receive a link to complete the survey. […] Read More

If you haven’t yet received it, soon your Branch President will give you the first of two pamphlets created by the provincial OSSTF to further educate Members about the current two-tiered bargaining process. To add to your information about how bargaining works, there is also a video to introduce you to the process.  If you […] Read More

From:  Harvey Bischof, President To:  All Members January 18, 2019 In preparation for the upcoming round of bargaining, the Provincial Bargaining Priorities Survey will be conducted in the near future. This is your opportunity to provide input into the bargaining process and have your say about what issues are important to you. We strongly... Read More