TTBU Central Strike Bulletin: January 21 Picket Duty Memo It has come to our attention that some schools have scheduled exams to begin outside the start date of January 22.  Unfortunately, and in spite of OSSTF’s best attempts to limit the impact on students, those exams will have to be rescheduled. No exemptions. Please read […] Read More

In a news release published today on the Provincial OSSTF website the following was announced: Limited service withdrawal escalation: As of Monday, January 20 we will be escalating the limited service withdrawal strike to include: Teacher and Occasional Teachers will not perform on-calls. Supervision will remain in place as per normal in... Read More

Happy Anniversary OSSTF Toronto: EduACTion turns ONE! When we first initiated EduACTion we said this fight would be a marathon, not a sprint. One year ago today, OSSTF Toronto Members engaged in our first EduACTion event, talking to members of the public in the ridings of vulnerable PC MPPs about our concerns for education.  We […] Read More

ETFO amp-up + OECTA and AEFO action-start up = historic solidarity Not in decades has there been this kind of solidarity between the education affiliates. While each affiliate’s actions reflect its own culture, and bargaining priorities, the messaging from the unions is singular:  We will not engage in concession bargaining. This ad... Read More

Strike Duty – January 15 On January 15 OSSTF Districts across Ontario will take their turn at a full service withdrawal having spent weeks engaged in information pickets. While the information pickets may feel repetitive, each time you are out in public, or drop a new flyer in someone’s mailbox, you are re-awakening, or awakening […] Read More

We take a break today from our recently daily TTBU Central Strike Bulletin to bring you news of the ongoing business of OSSTF Toronto! OSSTF Toronto Black, Indigenous, Workers of Colour Committee Award Nominations are now open for Black, Indigenous, Workers of Colour (BIWOC) Award.  Completed nomination forms should be submitted to Danica... Read More

Strikes are tough; solidarity is the answer We are in a battle for the hearts and minds of the voting public who in turn put pressure on the government, and as such, this battle must be understood as a marathon not a sprint.  We are in this together for the long run because we are […] Read More

Information pickets – they’re working! Congratulations TTBU Members! Your efforts to keep our message on the front burner for Torontonians is helping to keep the Doug Ford Government on the run.  Provincial OSSTF polling confirms that Mr.’s Lecce and Ford along with their entire cabinet continue to enjoy low support in general... Read More

Ramping the fight up again in the new year Happy New year to all. As you may already have heard in the news, next week OSSTF will  continue our fight back against the Ford Government’s cuts to education, and for a fair deal with no strips. Provincial OSSTF informs us that ongoing polling to measure […] Read More

Message from Provincial Executive Please click this link for a message from the Provincial Executive that includes updated polling information about public opinion of our fight against cuts to education. Project Overseas Project Overseas is a joint endeavour of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and its member organizations to... Read More