Staffing – Qualification Review Process The Qualification review process provides an opportunity for secondary school Teachers to apply, in very extraordinary circumstances, to have a subject(s) listed on their Certificate of Qualification set aside from consideration for the staffing/surplus procedures only. To allow for a timely and... Read More

Do you have a question for Toronto Public Health?  At the suggestion of the TTBU President, Toronto Public Health (TPH) has agreed to provide a teacher/education worker specific Q&A platform.  You send us your questions, we’ll submit them to TPH and they will create a Q&A communication for us to share.  So, now you have […] Read More

OSSTF TTBU Professional Development Proposals wanted The TTBU Board-wide Professional Development (PD) day is on Friday, February 12, 2021, and this is an opportunity for our members to engage in self-directed PD. To help enhance the opportunities on that day, the OSSTF Toronto PD Committee is soliciting PD workshop proposals from our... Read More

TTBU on time motions to AMPA    If you have a resolution that you would like to be considered as TTBU motion to AMPA (Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly), it must be received by mleblanc@osstftoronto.ca  no later than Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 4:30 pm.  This will ensure your motion is On Time for  our […] Read More

OSSTF Toronto Remembers: December 6th – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women OSSTF Toronto’s Status of Women Committee encourages members to build awareness at their work site, and to deepen discussions about gender based violence, by honouring the memory of the victims of the Montreal Massacre on December 6... Read More

On the basis of feedback received from the OSSTF/FEESO Human Rights Committee, the Provincial Executive has decided to temporarily pause the Member Survey: Addressing Systemic Racism in Ontario Schools to make some revisions to the survey. This will also allow time to receive additional input from OSSTF/FEESO Equity Advisory Workgroup, the... Read More

Register for the TTBU AGM – tomorrow is the deadline! When?  Thursday, November 19, 5:45 PM (Right after TTBU Council which starts at 4:30) Where? Once you register, on the day of the meeting you will receive a link to the Meetings. Who? All TTBU Members are entitled to attend and vote at the TTBU […] Read More

On November 3, 2020 OSSTF President Toronto Leslie Wolfe made the following remarks via a verbal deputation to the TDSB’s Finance, Budget and Enrollment Committee.  Deputations to Board Committees are limited to five minutes and must relate to a matter under consideration by the Committee.  These remarks are in addition to the letter... Read More

Covid-19: Reality, Resilience & Recovery – A Gendered Perspective The Toronto and York Region Labour Council is hosting  Sisters of the Roundtable: A Gendered Perspective series.  This is a series of four free online interactive sessions during which participants can share their experiences and learnings of the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More

Access to Leave through Quarantine update The TDSB continues to rely on Toronto Public Health (TPH)  advice in relation to the length of time Members can access Leave through Quarantine.  Currently there appears to be a contradiction between the information TPH is giving to the TDSB, and a Ministry of Health Order on the Toronto […] Read More