April 24, 2015 • CB Issue 28 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF. A pdf of this document is attached. Negotiations Update Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Negotiations Update OSSTF/FEESO has made a determined effort to overcome an earlier impasse and move negotiations forward. After eleven straight days of informal discussions and... Read More
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Branch President’s Update: April 22, 2015
Dear Branch President, For your information: Branch Elections: Please be advised that a complete resource kit on branch elections is now posted on the website in the Member Resources section: Branch Executive Election Procedures. Provincial OSSTF Members Only Section: The website of the Provincial Office of OSSTF hosts a Members Only... Read More
Don’t Buy Crown Cans
CROWN HOLDINGS INC. and CORPORATE CANADA The strike at Crown Holdings plant in Weston illustrates all that is wrong with corporate Canada – greed, callousness and income inequality. For two long winters the 120 Steelworkers have walked the picket line in stubborn refusal to betray the next generation of workers. Despite being recognised as... Read More
Queen’s Park notes for the week of April 13 – 17, 2015
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF MPPs return to Legislature after Easter Break as Wynne Calls for Hydro Sell-Off As OSSTF/FEESO members prepared for strike action, MPPs returned from their Easter Break to learn of a widening scope of issues put forward by Kathleen Wynne (Don Valley West) and her Liberal government. Faced with […] Read More
Letter to the Editor re Ontario should ensure benefits of fundraising are shared with kids in poor schools
The letter below was in response to an April 13, 2015 editorial in the Toronto Star Re: Ontario should ensure benefits of fundraising are shared with kids in poor schools Dear Editors, In your editorial you opine that “Ontario should set up a system that shares the fundraising windfall enjoyed by affluent public schools and […] Read More
MEDIA RELEASE: OSSTF/FEESO teachers in Peel Region ready to strike
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2015 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF (Mississauga)—The Teacher and Occasional Teacher Bargaining Units in OSSTF/FEESO District 19, Peel, will begin legal strike action on Monday, May 4 if a local collective agreement is not reached with the Peel District School Board. “Our collective agreements... Read More
Collective Bargaining Bulletin Issue # 27
April 21, 2015 • CB Issue 27 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF. A pdf of this document is attached. Negotiations Update Teacher/Occasional Teacher Local Negotiations Update Following a conciliation meeting on April 2 with the Teacher and Occasional Teacher Bargaining Units of OSSTF/FEESO District 19, Peel, and the Peel District School... Read More
Collective Bargaining Bulletin Issue # 26
April 20, 2015 • CB Issue 26 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF. A pdf of this document is attached. Central Table Bargaining Update Teachers/Occasional Teachers Central Table Negotiations Update In CB Issue 25, while we reported that negotiations at the central table remained at an impasse for teachers and occasional teachers and that... Read More
Durham Strike Update, April 19. 2015
Dear Member, Bargaining has broken down in Durham, District 13. Please see the media release issued on Saturday, by the Provincial Office of OSSTF: https://osstftoronto.ca/news/2015/04/media-release-talks-fail-osstffeeso-durham-teachers-on-strike-april-20/ Tomorrow morning, Monday, April 20, our colleagues in District 13 will most likely be... Read More
Durham OSSTF District 13 Picket Sites
As of April 20, 2015, striking teachers will be picketing from 8:00am-12:00pm, and from 12:30-4:30 pm, every day, at the locations listed below. All OSSTF members who commute by these locations to and from work are invited to show their support by joining the pickets outside the regular school day. NB: There will be mass rally, Thursday, […] Read More