Dear Member,  As you are likely aware, two weeks ago, the TDSB launched an investigation into a field trip several schools took to the Grassy Narrows River Run. This event is held annually in support of the Grassy Narrows Indigenous community and their call for clean water and an end to the mercury poisoning which […] Read More

The following is adapted from the President’s Report given at the TBU Council meeting on September 28 2023. It is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Michelle Teixeira and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Dear Member,  As you are likely aware by now, the result of the Province-wide […] Read More

Dear Member, On behalf of your OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive, welcome back! We hope that you enjoyed your summer and were able to find time to rest and restore. While it seems that we are heading into this school year with more certainty than the previous two, we know there are still some […] Read More

On Tuesday November 23, 2021, the TDSB held a special meeting of the Planning and Priorities Committee at which senior staff presented their plans for second semester, in particular as they relate to hybrid learning. While senior staff indicated that there would not be a dedicated virtual school for second semester, they did acknowledge that... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. President’s Memo, June 8 2022 – Statement about Systemic Racism and AMPA 2.0 The news of the hate-motivated murder of a Muslim family, Talat Afzaal age 74, Salman Afzaal age 46, […] Read More

President’s Memo – Annual Report At last night’s TTBU Annual General Meeting, delegates determined to adjust the agenda such that the President’s Report was unable to be given.  The following is the text of said report, which the President committed to share with the Membership following the Meeting.  Working in a pandemic This year has... Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. In January of 2020 the TTBU tabled a complete opening brief with the TDSB that included new and amended language to reflect Member priorities for this round of bargaining. The Toronto […] Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Last week the TTBU President and District Health and Safety Officer attended a meeting called by Provincial OSSTF for  local leaders from areas of the province that are in lock down […] Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. To those of us in education, it seems self-evident that the Ontario government’s handling of the pandemic must be killing them in the polls, making them easy prey for the provincial […] Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Returning to in-person teaching Today we heard from the Minister of Education that the Government and Toronto Public Health both believe that it is safe for students and workers to return... Read More