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Queen’s Park Notes for the Week of April 18, 2016

From the Provincial Office of OSSTF Ontario Superior Court Rules Bill 115 Violated Charter of Rights and Freedoms In a major victory for Canada’s labour movement, Justice Thomas R. Lederer of the Ontario Superior Court ruled that Bill 115, Putting Students First Act, violated collective bargaining rights under the Charter of Rights and... Read More

Queen’s Park Notes for the Week of April 11, 2016

From the Provincial Office of OSSTF PROVINCIAL AND DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS TO STAY OPEN ANOTHER YEAR On the day before a planned rally and a NDP motion, the Liberals delayed the implementation of changes to the province’s provincial and demonstration schools for another school year. The schools targeted for the consultation and potential... Read More

2015-2016 Branch Presidents Update Memo #29

Dear Branch President, Please share the following item with the members of your Staffing Committee, and the subsequent items with your entire membership.  Thank you. Staffing Committees April/May Members of Staffing Committees are reminded that your role continues in the post-surplus declaration weeks as follows from the Secondary Staffing... Read More

Adult Day School Branch Presidents’ Memo

Dear Branch Presidents, Please forward the following memo to all your members.  Thanks for your help maintaining communication between the Executive and the membership!  We appreciate it. Adult Day School Teachers Letter Writing and Lobbying Training Workshop and Dinner As an outcome of the Adult Day School Teachers Information Night and... Read More

2015-2016 OSSTF Toronto Branch Presidents Update #28

Dear Branch President Please share the following information with your members: “Compliance Training” PD and our Strike Please be reminded that during our strike there are no deadlines for what the Board terms “Compliance Training” as was stated in Bargaining Bulletin #4: “OSSTF legal counsel advises that the law... Read More

2015-16 Branch Presidents Update Memo #27

Dear Branch President Thank you for the important work you have done so far on behalf of your members in relation to staffing.  Please also pass along our thanks to the rest of your team on our behalf. Board-wide Staffing Grievance Please note, we are filing grievance based on reports received that the principal provided the committee […] Read More

2015-16 Branch Presidents Update Memo #26

Dear Branch President We know you have been busy with OSSLT strike rules implementation and with Staffing Committee responsibilities.  This may be a short-week, but that doesn’t mean it’s not intense! Thank you for your continued work on behalf of the union. Please share the following with your members: Strike Rule Clarification... Read More

2015-16 Branch Presidents Update Memo #25

Additional Sanction placed on TDSB:  OSSTF Pink Letter (A re-issue of an all-member bargaining bulletin sent earlier this week) A strike is not the only sanction OSSTF may employ to put pressure on the employer during bargaining.  Also available is the ability to stop the board from hiring any new teachers from outside the bargaining unit.... Read More

Additional sanction placed on TDSB: OSSTF Pink Letter

Additional sanction placed on TDSB: OSSTF Pink Letter A strike is not the only sanction OSSTF may employ to put pressure on the employer during bargaining. Also available is the ability to stop the board from hiring any new employees from outside the bargaining unit. In OSSTF we call this the “Pink Letter” (so-called as […] Read More