Dear Members OSSTF offers a wide variety of opportunities for engagement with in the Union, from local committees to provincial work groups and writing teams, as well as numerous value-added benefits such as Edvantage deals available to OSSTF Members, Teachers Life – an OSSTF-Member-run, non-profit, full service insurance provider... Read More
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2016-17 Branch Presidents’ Update #1
If you are no longer the Branch President, would you kindly forward it to the person who has taken over that role for you? Thanks. Dear Branch Presidents, Welcome back! We hope you had an enjoyable and restful summer. We know the communications have been coming fast and furious as a result of the Tentative […] Read More
President’s Memo re: The Tentative Agreement & Ratification Information Meetings
September 6, 2016 President’s Memo Local Agreement finally reached – Executive unanimously recommends ratification by Doug Jolliffe The Tentative Agreement achieved in August and sent to members this week is the result of a round of negotiations that has been like no other, if for no other reason than it was the first under the new […] Read More
Staffing Update Memo
OSSTF Toronto Staffing Officers and the Board met last week and again today to continue the process of placing members. While not all members will have jobs on the first day of school, the number of members requiring full time placements at this juncture is well below 100, a marked improvement from past years. Having said […] Read More
Tentative Agreement and Ratification Information Package
Dear Members Now posted on our website for your convenience is a Summary of Changes to our Collective Agreement being recommended in the Tentative Settlement along with an outline of the Ratification Information and Vote process. The latter includes dates and times of Information Meetings during which questions will be answered. Also posted... Read More
Bargaining Update – Tentative Agreement Reached
Bargaining Update – Tentative Agreement Reached At 3:54 a.m. on Friday, August 26, a tentative agreement was reached between OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit and the Toronto District School Board. As a result, all sanctions against the Toronto District School Board are suspended as of 12:00 noon today (August 26, 2016), pending... Read More
2016-17 OSSTF Toronto Teacher Members’ Update #1
Dear Members We hope you have had a great summer so far! Your Executive is back at work, ready for another year of advocating on your behalf, and protecting and defending publicly funded education! As you may recall from last year, the Executive determined to institute a direct-to-members regular communication update, and that the Branch... Read More
Local Bargaining Update
The following memo was emailed to all Members for whom we have current contact information: Bargaining Update The Mediator contacted President Doug Jolliffe to let the Union know that the Board is prepared to resume bargaining prior to the start of the school year. A bargaining date has been set for Thursday, August 25, 2016. Should there... Read More
All-member Telephone Townhall Audio
This is the recording of the telephone townhall that took place on Tuesday, June 28 during which the Executive provided an update on bargaining and staffing, and members asked questions of clarification about staffing and the updated summer/summer school and September strike rules, and bargaining. Read More
2015-2016 Branch Presidents Update Memo #39
This is the final Branch Presidents Update Memo for the 2015-16 School Year. It is being emailed directly to all members for whom we have contact information as the start of a new communication practice agreed upon by this year’s Executive: A weekly Update Memo that will be directly emailed to members for whom we have […] Read More