March 3, 2020 • ISSUE 41 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining Exploratory discussions continued again today until they were interrupted by yet another press conference by the Minister of Education. During his press conference, the Minister announced that the funded average class size would be set at... Read More

March 2, 2020 • ISSUE 40 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining Exploratory discussions have continued today. This has involved discussions about areas where possible progress can be made. Both sides have asked questions of clarification. It is unclear at this time if formal bargaining will resume. You... Read More

February 28, 2020 • ISSUE 39 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining The Ministry of Labour Mediator contacted OSSTF/FEESO today and asked us to return to the bargaining table for exploratory talks. We will begin with informal meetings on Sunday evening and will proceed with more formal bargaining on... Read More

January 10, 2020 A Message to OSSTF/FEESO Members from the Provincial Executive We had truly hoped that the beginning of a new calendar year would mark a fresh start in the approach taken by Doug Ford and Stephen Lecce in dealing with Ontario’s worldclass education system. Unfortunately, it appears that nothing has changed over the […] Read More

OSSTF Proposal to OPSBA/Government  In response to Minister Lecce’s ongoing and repeated statements that our strikes are all about salary, OSSTF forwarded the attached proposal for the consideration of the Crown and School Boards’ Associations yesterday afternoon. As you will see, the offer is meant to draw attention to the fact that our... Read More

December 16, 2019 • ISSUE 38 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining Today OSSTF/FEESO representatives met with representatives from the government, the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA), and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) at a combined Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional... Read More

December 9, 2019 • ISSUE 36  Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining OSSTF/FEESO agreed to mediation at the request of the Crown on November 18, 2019, and the parties have been working with an experienced mediator from the Ontario Ministry of Labour since November 19, 2019. The parties agreed to this... Read More

Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining, November 30, 2019 • ISSUE 32 OSSTF/FEESO representatives met today with representatives from the government and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central bargaining table. OSSTF/FEESO reinforced our commitment to transparent... Read More

Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining – November 28, 2019 • ISSUE 31 OSSTF/FEESO representatives met today with representatives from the government and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central bargaining table. In good faith, OSSTF/FEESO presented a summary... Read More

November 28, 2019 TO MEMBERS OF OSSTF/FEESO Today we served notice to the Government and School Board Associations that we will engage in a ONE DAY, full withdrawal of services on Wednesday, December 4. The Minister of Education and his bargaining teams at both the education worker and teacher/occasional teacher central tables continue to... Read More