Dear Member, On Monday, our elementary school colleagues will be involved in a legal strike action. We have been informed that that action will be in the form of what […] Read More

Dear Member,   At the April 24, 2015 meeting of the OSSTF Provincial Council, all teacher bargaining units in the province were placed into “Provincial Responsibility for Negotiations” and Provincial […] Read More

Dear Member, Bargaining has broken down in Durham, District 13. Please see the media release issued on Saturday, by the Provincial Office of OSSTF: https://osstftoronto.ca/news/2015/04/media-release-talks-fail-osstffeeso-durham-teachers-on-strike-april-20/ Tomorrow morning, Monday, April […] Read More

Dear Member, Provincial Bargaining: Negotiations of the central brief items continue, with additional dates scheduled for March 30, 31, April 1, 13, 14 and 15. Local Bargaining: Up until […] Read More

Dear Member, Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly (AMPA), March 13 to 16 AMPA is the supreme legislative body of OSSTF, responsible for establishing or amending Federation bylaws, budgets, […] Read More

Dear Member, The Provincial Office of OSSTF has issued, Collective Bargaining Bulletin # 20 outlining a significant development in bargaining. Several districts have been placed in “takeover.” The bargaining bulletin […] Read More

Members Transporting Student in Their Vehicles The following excerpts are from a memorandum to all members issued by General Secretary Pierre Cote, February 12, 2015. WE ADVISE MEMBERS NOT […] Read More

The Campaign for Public Education is asking its members to attend the Special Meeting of the TDSB, February 10 to show their support for local democracy and to point out […] Read More

Teachers are paid to work 194 days per school year.  Every seven years or so, the late placement of Labour Day combined with the removal of Family Day as a […] Read More