TDSB POR Model Review The Secondary Teaching Office of the Toronto District School Board has convened a group of principals for the purpose of reviewing the current POR model used by the Board to distribute and establish Positions of Responsibility in schools. As a part of their work, they have sought input from teachers […] Read More
Notices to Members
OSSTF TTBU Informing & Engaging Members: ATTN: Etobicoke parents/residents; Preparing for Black History Month, EduACTion; and more…
EduACTion Campaign On Monday, January 14, community activists joined OSSTF Toronto Members at Lawrence West subway station where we spent 2 hours talking to members of the public about Ford’s $25 million in cuts to programs for vulnerable students. We provided people with a flyer with information, and asked them to sign our petition... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members, Jan 2019 – Preparing for provincial level bargaining; OSSTF PD Day; EduACTion dates; Women March On: Toronto; and more…
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great holiday! OSSTF Toronto events – January This is a partial list of upcoming events. For details, click the link. For further information or to see what other events are on this month, please check the OSSTF TTBU events calendar. Tuesday, January 15, 4:30 pm; Black, Indigenous and […] Read More
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
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
Letter of Support from ONDP Education Critic Marit Stiles & the Toronto ONDP Caucus
Attached is a letter of support from the Ontario NDP Toronto Caucus written to OSSTF Toronto Members and our fight for our schools and a fair deal. Read More
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
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