October TTBU Council Meeting – Reminder of date change To all Council delegates, a reminder that the upcoming October Council meeting will take place on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 4:45 pm. Councillors can sign into the Zoom meeting starting from 4:20 pm on. Instructions for the meeting will be provided on the day of […] Read More
Notices to Members
A message from the Provincial Executive
October 9, 2020 A Message to OSSTF/FEESO Members from the Provincial Executive Original attached As the second month of the school year unfolds, the OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive thanks you for the work you continue to do for the students in Ontario’s publicly-funded education system. Your professionalism and dedication are appreciated by... Read More
TTBU AGM Part 3; Update on District General and Annual General Meetings
TTBU 2019-20 Annual General Meeting, Part 3 Last June, parts 1 & 2 of the TTBU AGM were held to deal with Annual Reports as required by the Constitution, and the Executive Election. At that time we committed to ensuring that a ‘Part 3″ would occur in order to allow for the debate and voting on […] Read More
Informing & Engaging Members, October 8 2020 – TTBU Council & DGM date changes; DGM and D-AGM; Black, Indigenous & Workers of Colour Meeting; Provincial student achievement awards
October TTBU Council Meeting – New Date: Mon. October 19, 2020 Please note our upcoming October TTBU Council Meeting has been rescheduled to take place on Mon. October 19, 2020 at 4:45 pm. On-time motions are due to mleblanc@osstftoronto.ca by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. 2020 District General Meeting Date Change The meeting... Read More
Pre-Registration for General Meeting of TTBU Members assigned to TDSB’s Secondary Virtual School closes Monday at 9 AM
Pre-Registration for General Meeting of TTBU Members assigned to TDSB’s Secondary Virtual School As per the October 1, 2020 Informing & Engaging Members Newsletter, the first of three General Meetings for Members is being held for TTBU Virtual School teachers this coming Monday, October 5, beginning at 4 PM. To attend the meeting... Read More
Provincial OSSTF communications re OLRB Decision on reopening of schools
Attached you will find two important Provincial OSSTF communications: The written decision from the OLRB Analysis from Provincial OSSTF about the OLRB decision regarding the reopening of schools Questions should be directed to Provincial Executive Liaisons Harvey Bischof (harvey.bischof@osstf.ca) and Earl Burt (earl.burt@osstf.ca). Read More
Informing & Engaging Members September 24, 2020 – The Ontario Auditor General wants to hear from you; Writers wanted: Anti-Black Racism Workshop & Allyship Workshop; Orange Shirt Day; Local Bargaining Update; and more….
Informing & Engaging Members September 24, 2020 Local Bargaining Update The TTBU Bargaining Team has worked with the TTBU Executive to identify Collective Agreement issues that have arisen as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic declared emergency. As in society in general, this state of emergency has revealed certain gaps in our... Read More
September 24, 2020 TTBU Council Package and Meeting Link
Please click this link to join the meeting. Any TBU member who wishes to attend may do so as an observer. Sign in to the meeting will open at 4:20 PM. You will enter a Zoom ‘waiting room’ and you will be admitted to the meeting by one of the Meeting hosts. The meeting will […] Read More
Important information about attending TTBU Council for Council Reps and all Members
Important information about attending TTBU Council for Council Reps and all Members The first TTBU Council Meeting of the 2020-21 school year will take place on Thursday September 24th via the Zoom platform. All Members are welcome to attend as Observers. To see how to sign in, read on. Only Registered Council Delegates can move, […] Read More
President’s Memo school reopening update – COVID-19 self-assessment verification; Provincial OSSTF Member protection advisory
Bricks and Mortar, Day 1: COVID-19 self-assessment verification As Members of the Executive and our Health and Safety Inspectors went from school to school this morning, we saw first hand the impact of forcing schools to open before being fully ready. At almost every site we visited we saw students lined up down the block […] Read More