A pdf of this document is available, below. Sudbury By-Election Furor Still Strong for a Fourth Consecutive Week Once again, the opposition parties spent this past week in Question Period focused on the fallout from Premier Kathleen Wynnes appointment of former Federal NDP MP Glenn Thibeault as the Provincial Liberal candidate in the February... Read More

Sudbury By-Election Furor Continues The Progressive Conservative Party and the New Democratic Party continued their relentless questioning of the Liberals on the nomination selection process employed by the Liberals in the recent Sudbury by-election. Every opposition question in the Question Period this past week was focused on that issue. In... Read More

For a printable version, please see the pdf below. To: Presidents and All Members From: Pierre Cote, General Secretary For Information Summary and Implications of the New Constitutional Labour Trilogy The Provincial Office has reviewed the three recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada on the Freedom of Association. Also reviewed... Read More

For a printable copy, please see the pdf, below. Elections Ontario Report on Sudbury By-Election The Legislature resumed this week with the introduction of the newest MPP, Glenn Thibeault from Sudbury. Thibeault won the February by-election for the Provincial Liberals after leaving his Federal NDP MP post to be the Liberal candidate in the... Read More

by John Cartwright, President, Toronto & York Region Labour Council The recent Review of the Toronto District School Board by Margaret Wilson and the consequent 13 directions from Education Minister Liz Sandals are troubling to say the least. There is no doubt that the intervention by the Ontario Government into the affairs of the TDSB is... Read More

The following article is reprinted with permission from the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. The Ontario Teachers’ Federation, the statutory body which advocates for the teaching profession in Ontario, had an opportunity to provide input through the Ontario College of Teachers’ (OCT) consultation process regarding a review of the... Read More

For the week of December 8-12, 2014 (Please see below for a printable pdf of this article.) Seven Government Bills Become Law in Fall Sitting of Legislature The 2014 fall legislative sitting ended this week with an additional 7 government bills becoming law since the Legislature resumed after the June provincial election. The bills included... Read More

Bill 10, Child Care Modernization Act becomes law Bill 10, Child Care Modernization Act, passed 3rd reading with the Liberals and NDP combining for a vote of 70 – 23. In a news release, the Ministry of Education said it now had the authority to fine child care providers up to $100,000 for infractions and […] Read More

Trustee candidates are poised for election in TDSB wards across Toronto on October 27th pledging to give students & communities what they need to succeed! Each candidate backs fully funding public education. United with all board members they will advance a coordinated program for public education across Toronto. OSSTF D12 is a member of... Read More

Campaign for Public Education (CPE) endorsed School Trustee candidates are poised for election in TDSB wards across Toronto Oct 27th pledging to give students & communities what they need to succeed! Each candidate backs fully funding public education. United with all board members they will advance a co-ordinated program for public... Read More