From the Provincial Office of OSSTF LIBERALS CUT HYDRO-ELECTRIC RATES With an election less than 18 months away, Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled her long-anticipated plan to lower hydro-electric rates and restore her political fortunes. Wynne’s plan will see hydro-electric rates drop by 25 per cent for all residential customers. While most... Read More
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Queen’s Park Notes for the Week of February 21, 2017
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF After a two-month winter recess, the Ontario Legislature resumed with Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals facing continued pressure on hydro-electric prices. Since her mea culpa late last year that she “took her eyes of the ball” on hydro-electric prices, Premier Wynne promised to focus her energies on this... Read More
All Member Update – Provincial benefits enrollment, tentative agreements & a day without women…
Bill 115 remedy and contract extension agreements and ratification information The documents for each of the two agreements are now available on the OSSTF Provincial Website. To access these documents, Members will have to sign in. If you have yet to register for an account on the provincial website (not to be confused with the […] Read More
Update on Special Meeting of Presidents and Chief Negotiators from Provincial OSSTF
Update on Special Meeting of Presidents and Chief Negotiators from Provincial OSSTF As was reported in the Special Bulletin issued on February 23, 2017, tentative agreements for both a contract extension and a Bill 115 remedy were reached on February 22. Details of both of those agreements were presented today to a meeting of presidents […] Read More
TTBU All-Member Update
OSSTF Toronto Human Rights Student Conference Action:reAction 2017 – Invitation to teachers and students Bring your students to Action:reAction, for a full day of social justice workshops. On April 27, 2017, the Human Rights Committee of OSSTF District 12 will host its unique student social justice forum. Action:reAction draws together... Read More
TTBU All-Member Update Memo – LTDI premium increase, scholarships for your family and more…
Provincial bargaining priorities survey deadline is TODAY Friday February 10 is your last opportunity to tell your Provincial bargainers what your priorities are for the upcoming round of talks at the central table. To complete the on-line survey sign in to the provincial OSSTF website. Attached is a troubleshooting document to assist with... Read More
Branch Presidents Update Memo – TTBU Council info and more…
Dear Branch Presidents, Staffing and Workload Survey Please note that the Collective Agreement is specific that the survey should take place during a regular Staff Meeting time and not during other PLC time. Clause 3.7.1.0.0. reads: “The Board shall permit the early dismissal of classes by a maximum of 40 minutes for the regular... Read More
OSSTF Toronto TBU All-Member Update: Provincial Bargaining Survey, Anti-Islamophobia Rally, Staffing and more…
Central Table Bargaining Member Priority Survey Your participation in setting the bargaining priorities for the upcoming round of Central Table Talks is of paramount importance to one of our union’s main responsibilities: Bargaining. The Provincial Bargaining Priorities Survey is now available for completion on the password protected... Read More
2017 Provincial Bargaining Bulletin Issue #1
January 27, 2017 • Issue 1 The current collective agreement that was bargained under the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act expires August 31, 2017. In September, OSSTF/FEESO engaged in discussions with the Ministry of Education to investigate negotiating an extension rather than engage in a full round of central and local bargaining... Read More
Engaging and Informing Members: OSSTF TTBU All-Member Update: Taking care of yourself; Staffing update and more…
OSSTF helps you take care of yourself Members are reminded that the first and best step to being the best at what you choose to do is to be the best at taking care of yourself. Through our benefits plan and service providers, OSSTF offers Members access to a number of different services that are available […] Read More