From the Provincial Office of OSSTF This past week’s legislative agenda was dominated by the release of the Liberals’ annual budget for the government. With added political pressure because of Premier Kathleen Wynne’s low public opinion approval ratings and the pending June 2018 provincial election, the Liberals proposed a number of... Read More
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TTBU All-Member Update Memo
The Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games (July 16 to 23, 2017) – Call for Volunteers! From July 16 to 23, 2017, the City of Toronto will be the proud Host City to the 2017 North American Indigenous Games – expected to be the largest sporting and cultural gathering of Indigenous people, welcoming more than […] Read More
TTBU All-Member Update – AGM registration; Call for Election Process Review Committee Members and more…
2017 OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Registration is open This year, the AGM takes place on Thursday, May 18, 2017. There are two components to the AGM, the first, being a business meeting where reports are made, motions are debated and constitutional changes are approved. As well, every second... Read More
Branch Presidents Memo
Education Week May 1 – 5 is Education Week in Ontario. This year we are celebrating Education Week using the theme “Public Education; Many Faces, Many Places, One Vision”. Posters from OSSTF/FEESO promoting this event will soon be arriving in work sites. Please watch for their arrival and display the poster in a prominent location […] Read More
TTBU All-Member Update – Staffing update, you and your pay, and more…
Staffing Update The numbers continue to look better year over year, continuing the trend of ease to declining enrolment in the secondary panel of the TDSB. Total numbers surplus to school for the 2017-2018 staffing process 326 FTE; Number of known vacancies: 112.5 FTE Last year: Tentative surplus to school 439.5 FTE; 71.5 FTE vacancies […] Read More
TTBU All Member Update
OSSTF Benefits Plan – Orthotics Does your doctor recommend orthotics? Or are you considering a new set? Before you purchase, make sure you’re informed. Check out this information flyer from OTIP about buying orthotics! OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit Annual General Meeting This year’s AGM is being held on Thursday... Read More
Annual General Meeting – Registration now open!
The Annual General Meeting will take place on May 18, 2017 at 5:00 pm at the Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites. All TTBU members are welcome to attend the meeting. At this meeting, members have the opportunity to amend the constitution. Registration now open! Click here to register: REGISTRATION The deadline for on-time motions […] Read More
April T.O. Teacher’s Buzz is out!
A perspective on attending AMPA and a look back at the Kathryn Maxwell Fundraiser – plus more, in this edition of the T.O. Teachers’ Buzz. Read More
TTBU all-Member Update – OTPP AGM, OSSTF Technology Conference & more…!
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Annual Report and Annual General Meeting Today, Thursday, April 6, 2017 is the AGM for the OTPP. Members are invited to attend, or to watch the live stream. Members unable to make the meeting can watch it live on webcast or watch a recording of the meeting at your convenience. The Annual […] Read More
All-Member Update – new collective agreement now available, benefits and more…
2014-17 Collective Agreement now (finally!) available on line Members can now find a copy of the 2014-17 Collective Agreement on our website. It has been months since ratification, and in that time our Negotiations Team worked with the Board to reorganize, renumber and edit the Agreement so that the central and local clauses are easily […] Read More