This information is confidential to members of OSSTF Toronto T.B.U. On November 20th, 2023, OSSTF Toronto TBU met briefly with representatives from the TDSB to finalize Ground Rules.  The Board and Bargaining Unit also exchanged Briefs for initial review.     The Bargaining Unit will meet with the Board again on December 8th, 2023.  While our... Read More

OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit (T.B.U.) Bargaining Bulletin #2 – Friday, September 29th, 2023 This information is confidential to members of OSSTF Toronto T.B.U. Local bargaining dates have been set with the T.D.S.B. for Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 and Monday, October 30th, 2023.  Further dates will be established in... Read More

Local Bargaining Update – January 22, 2021 In our last Local Bargaining Update, dated December 10, 2020, we reported that we were waiting to see how the Board would respond to our complaint about the unacceptable and threatening outburst at the Bargaining Table by its chief spokesperson, Stephen Flaherty, and depending on how the Board... Read More

At last Council Lisa reported that in local bargaining we were making some slow, but fairly steady progress.  Since then, I’m sorry to report that the climate at the table has changed, and not for the better.   When we began bargaining on November 26th, the TTBU Team was  cautiously optimistic that with four solid days […] Read More

Local Negotiations Update, November 6, 2020 Under normal circumstances a round of local bargaining would be preceded by visits to worksites where, after being established in the Conceptual Brief, the priorities in bargaining would be reviewed with Members. The Conceptual Brief was approved by Council in accordance with our procedures however... Read More

Attached you will find  the joint OSSTF TTBU/TDSB memo containing the details of the class size agreement achieved on Friday, June 5.   It includes the following: All class size caps status quo. Pupil- teacher contact cap (PTC) of 180 status quo The per-class flex factor is reduced from 10% to 5%;  The number of classes […] Read More

REMINDER:  the Local Bargaining Priorities Survey will close on Monday April 1, 2019 at 3:00 pm. This survey is for OSSTF Toronto Teacher Bargaining Unit members, including Adult Day School and Continuing Education Teachers, only. When you click the link to the survey, you will be directed to the OSSTF Toronto TBU web page log in.  Once you... Read More

In preparation for the upcoming round of bargaining, the Local Bargaining Priorities Survey is now available for members to complete. Members who have participated in this process in the past will note that the survey is substantially different this year as the Collective Bargaining Committee is looking to gain insight into how best to... Read More

Local Bargaining is fast approaching –  Your TTBU Collective Bargaining Committee wants to hear from you. In addition to the Member Priority Survey, and in part to inform that process, this year The Collective Bargaining Committee is holding an meeting during which individual Members or groups of Members can make deputations to us to address... Read More