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Staffing Committee Training Workshop Materials

Thank you to those of you who were able to attend the Staffing Committee Training Workshop. In this email you will find the materials used at the workshop as well as a link to the Secondary Staffing Binder and a blank matrix spreadsheet for use while developing the staffing matrix for your school. Please share these materials with members... Read More

Queen’s Park Notes for the Week of February 26, 2018

From the Provincial Office of OSSTF NEW BILLS INTRODUCED BILL 200, REMOVING BARRIERS IN AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ACT PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff (Niagara West—Glanbrook) introduced his private member’s bill that would expand the acts that may be performed by a member of the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in... Read More

Special Memo: Possible CUPE 3903 strike at York U & teacher candidates

CUPE 3903, representing Graduate Assistants, Teaching Assistants and Contract Faculty at York University, is currently in a legal strike position, and has set a strike deadline of Monday, March 5, 2018. OTF Policy IV Teacher Education states:  “In the event the faculty of a teacher education institution declares a strike in the course... Read More

TTBU Informing & Engaging Members 2017-18, #20 – Status of Women Awards; Blue Jays & Toronto FC; The challenges of measuring student wellbeing & more!

OSSTF Toronto Annual Status of Women Awards – Nicole Gauthier/Status of Women Committee Do you know an outstanding Teacher, Occasional Teacher, Professional Student Services Personnel or student who identifies as cis woman, trans woman or gender non-conforming and who has made a difference through mentoring, community work, equity... Read More

Action:reAction 2018 – Invitation to teachers and students

A youth social justice forum Hosted by the OSSTF Toronto HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE For the fifth year the Human Rights Committee of OSSTF District 12 (Toronto Secondary Teachers, Occasional Teachers and Professional Student Services Personnel) will host an exciting and unique student social justice forum.  We created Action:reAction to draw... Read More

Staffing Committee Training Workshop and Staffing and Workload Survey

Staffing Committee Training Workshop Registration OSSTF has been meeting with the Board, working on updates and changes to the Secondary Staffing Manual (Blue Binder) since November.  As you know the work of the Staffing Committee is paramount to the protection of our members during the staffing process.  It is imperative that you, and your... Read More

President’s Memo, Issue #2 – Strange times in Ontario politics; Protecting members through political action; Where have all the OTs gone; and more…

President’s Memo – February, 2018 This Memo is composed by Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Strange times in Ontario politics Every Ontario political pundit is shaking their head right now.  No one has ever seen a political party implode so completely, so close... Read More