If you are no longer Branch President, but haven’t yet changed that information with our office, please forward this email to the person who is now Branch President and let the OSSTF Toronto office or your Executive Officer know of the change so we can remove your name from this distribution list. Dear Branch Presidents […] Read More
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TTBU Informing & Engaging Members 2017-18, #1 – Pay changes, Student awards, Staffing & more…
Dear Members, A warm welcome back! We hope you had a fun, restful and safe summer break. Your TTBU Executive members have been back to work for almost three weeks now, first at provincial OSSTF Leadership Training and then in the office, getting ready for the upcoming year, and we are here and ready to […] Read More
All-Member Update: President’s Memo: The problem with OSSTF staff salaries; Staffing update & more!
President’s Memo – by Doug Jolliffe The problem with OSSTF Staff Salaries Sixteen years ago to the month, an article in the OSSTF Toronto newsletter decried the exorbitant salaries and benefits received by staff at Provincial OSSTF. Finally after 16 years of rubber-stamping recommended agreements, Provincial Council, the body... Read More
TTBU All-Member Update – Pride!- Brunch, Dyke March and more…
Annual OSSTF Toronto/ETT Pride Brunch, Dyke March and Pride Parade OSSTF Toronto and the Elementary Teachers of Toronto will once again co-host the Pride Brunch before the Dyke March. This year’s Pride Brunch is being held at Spirit’s Bar and Grill. Commencing at 12:30, Members are invited to celebrate Pride with a drink and... Read More
TTBU All Member Update – Election results; National Aboriginal Day and more…
OSSTF Toronto By-election results In accordance with our constitution, at last night’s TTBU Council a By-election was held to fill a vacancy in the position of Executive officer on the TTBU Executive. Results are as follows: First Ballot: Rick Beer 22 Jenny Chen 61 – Elected Rony Masri 20 (vote results are published in order... Read More
TTBU Staffing Upate – Post Cone of Silence
Dear Members, Today you received a letter from the Board indicating your current staffing disposition for the 2017-2018 school year. While no bumping was required everyone is guaranteed a job this year, some people still don’t know yet where they will be working. The Members of the Executive understand that this may be unsettling for... Read More
TTBU All-Member Update – Gov’t response to violence in schools; Board response to member concerns & more…
Board response to concern re advance student access to marks In the past couple of months a number of schools have reported the above-noted concern. OSSTF Toronto shared this concern with the TDSB. Recently the TDSB responded as follows: “It appears that there is a TDSB application called e-reg that is used primarily by external […] Read More
June T.O. Teachers’ Buzz is out!
In this edition, the Pride Parade, Action re:Action student conference and more! Read More
Queen’s Park Notes for the Week of May 29, 2017
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF NEW BILLS INTRODUCED BILL 136, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT Included in the proposals in PC MPP Gila Martow’s (Thornhill) bill is the launching of an inquiry into whether the existing accessible parking system for people with disabilities is effective. BILL 137, STOP THE CALLS... Read More
2017 TTBU Executive By-Election: Nominations
As of the deadline of 4:30 pm, June 1, 2017, the following nominations were received: For the position of Executive Officer – Rick Beer, R.H. King Academy – Jenny Chen, Riverdale C.I. – Rony Masri, Humberside C.I. The position of Executive Officer will be filled via election at the June TTBU Council meeting. Read More