The Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit is seeking applications for two positions of: HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTORS (Seconded positions) DUTIES – Start mid to late October, 2016 Conducting scheduled workplace inspections at Toronto District School Board (TDSB) sites, including Secondary and Elementary sites, as well as Off-sites; Investigating... Read More
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2016-2017 OSSTF Toronto All-Member Update Memo #4
Dear Members, Below please find important information from the Exec. Please contact your Executive Officer if you have any questions about any of the following. Thanks for reading, and staying informed! NOTE: Due to planned Hydro power outage for purposes of area construction, power to the OSSTF Toronto office building will be off on... Read More
Ratification Vote Results
OSSTF Toronto Teacher Membership voted 91% in favour of ratifying the 2014 -2017 Tentative Agreement between OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit and the Toronto District School Board. The Bargaining Team and Executive thank the Members for their support of this deal. Our success in this first round of local bargaining under the new... Read More
2016-17 OSSTF TTBU All-Member Update #2
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
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