Since the beginning of this school year, the TTBU has advocated on behalf of members to address the Board’s requirement that teaching staff remain in buildings and available during afternoons.  While their initial position was that all-in person teaching staff had to be available in the building in the afternoon, we successfully negotiated... Read More

On time motions to TTBU AGM The OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021. In accordance with the TTBU Constitution and Bylaws, to be considered as On Time, a resolution for consideration at the AGM must be received by Michelle Leblanc (mleblanc@osstftoronto.ca) no later than... Read More

Joint statement on Ontario budget from unions representing education workers (original attached) TORONTO, ON—Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and... Read More

TTBU Member Protection Advisory re New Toronto Public Health survey Yesterday the TTBU was informed by TDSB Health & Safety Management that Principals have been asked by Toronto Public Health to encourage teachers who have had a positive COVID-19 case in their class to complete a survey from Toronto Public Health. It was reported to […] Read More

FOR ACTION – Fight For Full Funding Fridays Red4Ed Solidarity Actions OSSTF Toronto TTBU, PSSP, and OTBU along with CUPE 4400 Toronto Education Workers, ETT and ETFO Toronto OT Members, united together again taking action to fight for full funding! All OSSTF Toronto Members are urged to  email your MPP . Just copy and paste the […] Read More

OTF, Affiliates call for immediate suspension of EQAO’s online literacy test pilot (original attached) TORONTO, March 12, 2021 — Ontario’s publicly funded education system should not be subjected to a poorly timed experiment in large-scale, online assessment, especially during a pandemic. Yet, the Education Quality and Accountability Office... Read More

Annual TTBU Budget Committee election In accordance with our Constitution and Bylaws, Council is to elect up to 3 Members to the TTBU Budget Committee.  To be considered for this Committee, you must submit your name by email to Michelle LeBlanc (mleblanc@osstftoronto.ca) no later than 4:30 pm on Thursday, April 8, 2021.  Please use “Budget... Read More

OTIP and Teachers’ Life are pleased to introduce you to the LifeWorks Program provided by Morneau Shepell.  This program replaces the Posaction Plus Program and is available to Members and their eligible family members as of March 1, 2021.  For a downloadable information flyer, click this link. What’s the same Members will... Read More

TTBU Council Meeting date updates for March and April The March TTBU Council meeting is always scheduled as tentative, relative to the need for a meeting, the placement of March Break and the occurrence of AMPA. The will not be a TTBU Council Meeting in March this year. Please note: as a result of the […] Read More

Join the Campaign to Defeat the Ford Tories in Toronto OSSTF Toronto is looking for members interested in joining the campaign to elect an education-friendly provincial government in 2022 and defeat the Conservatives. If you are interested in supporting this work, please complete this form to select the region of the city where you are […] Read More