Dear Branch President, Fair Deal Now Protests, Friday, May 8: Across the province on Friday, OSSTF members and supporters will gather at the constituency offices of local Liberal MPPs. In Toronto, we will gather at the office of Premier Kathleen Wynne. Branch Presidents are asked to do whatever they can to encourage members to […] Read More
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Collective Bargaining Bulletin Issue #30
May 4, 2015 • CB Issue 30 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF. A pdf file of this document is attached. Negotiations Update Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Negotiations Update After three consecutive days of talks at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central bargaining table, negotiations between OSSTF/FEESO, the Ontario Public School... Read More
MEDIA RELEASE: Talks between OSSTF, OPSBA and the Government Come to a Halt
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2015 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF (Toronto)—The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) is disappointed to report that bargaining with the Government of Ontario and its school board partners, represented by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) has failed to reach an... Read More
MEDIA RELEASE: OSSTF Teachers in Peel Region on strike
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2015 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF (Mississauga)—District 19, Peel of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) is disappointed to report that an agreement has not been reached through negotiations with the Peel District School Board, and high school teachers and occasional teachers... Read More
Collective Bargaining Bulletin Issue # 29
April 30, 2015 • CB Issue 29 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF. A pdf file of this document is attached. Negotiations Update Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Negotiations Update In CB Issue 28, we reported that no meaningful progress had been made at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central table, and that as of April 24 no […] Read More
Branch President’s Update, April 30, 2015
Dear Branch President, Please bring the following items to the attention of your members: Negotiations 101: A primer on bargaining under Bill 122 with explanations of terms such as “Provincial Responsibility for Negotiations” (PRN) and “No Board Report” has been posted on our website under Bargaining: Negotiations 101. This link has also... Read More
Negotiations 101
Dear Member, At the April 24, 2015 meeting of the OSSTF Provincial Council, all teacher bargaining units in the province were placed into “Provincial Responsibility for Negotiations” and Provincial OSSTF Collective Bargaining Bulletin # 28 was issued. Your local Bargaining Unit Executive has received questions about the new bargaining... Read More
Strike 2015 Picket Locations and Schedules
The Provincial Office of OSSTF will maintain an up-to-date list of the pickets of the bargaining units on strike. Please go to http://www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/labour-action-2015 for locations and picket schedules for D3 Rainbow and D13 Durham. Once the strike in Peel begins, their picket locations and schedule will be posted there too... Read More
2015-2016 Staffing Update Memo #1 – April 30, 2015
As members know, the staffing process for 2014-15 ended with all Surplus/Recall List members being placed into FTE-equivalent positions to those they held last year. Therefore, no one lost their job. Now the staffing process 2015-16 school year is well underway. All members completed Seniority Verification Forms in January, school staff... Read More
MEDIA RELEASE: New poll shows strong support for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation’s position on talks with government
April 28, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From the Provincial Office of OSSTF (Toronto)— A new poll of almost 1000 residents in Sudbury and Durham conducted by The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) shows overwhelming support for the union representing Ontario’s high school teachers. The poll, conducted April 22-23 by... Read More