Dear Branch President, Please bring the following items to the attention of your members: Queen’s Park Notes: The latest summary of Ontario politics from the Provincial Office of OSSTF is now available on our website: Queen’s Park Notes, March 23 – 27. Solidarity Saturday, April 11: All members are invited to gather in support... Read More
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Queen’s Park Notes For the week of March 23-27, 2015
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF. A pdf version of this article is available at the bottom of the page. Sudbury By-Election Furor Recedes as Legislature Resumes after March Break When the Legislature returned after its one-week March Break, the Opposition parties began to turn their attention away from the Sudbury by-election furor and... Read More
MEDIA RELEASE: GSN announcement fails to address the needs of students or educators
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 27, 2015 From the Provincial Office of OSSTF/FEESO. (Toronto)— Yesterday, the Minister of Education released the Grants for Student Needs (GSNs), the funding for all school boards in Ontario for the 2015–16 school year. The government stated that the GSNs provide stable funding for school boards and... Read More
Collective Bargaining Issue #21, March 27, 2015
A downloadable pdf of this document is attached below. Teachers/Occasional Teachers Local Negotiations Update As was reported in CB Issue 20, the Teacher/Occasional Teacher Bargaining Units in seven Districts were moved into Provincial Responsibility for Negotiations, or “takeover,” at the February 20 Provincial Council meeting... Read More
Branch President’s Update, March 25, 2015
Dear Branch President, Please bring the following items to the attention of your members: Day of Action: “Buy Bottles, Not Cans” Information Pickets, March 28: D12 Members are invited to come out this Saturday from noon to 2 pm and help the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9176 spread their message to buy bottles, not […] Read More
Bargaining Update, March 24, 2015
Dear Member, Provincial Bargaining: Negotiations of the central brief items continue, with additional dates scheduled for March 30, 31, April 1, 13, 14 and 15. Local Bargaining: Up until now, the TDSB has been unable to agree to proposed meeting dates for local bargaining because of personnel developments at the Board. We anticipate that... Read More
Queen’s Park Notes for the week of March 9 – 13, 2015
A pdf of this document is available, below. Sudbury By-Election Furor Still Strong for a Fourth Consecutive Week Once again, the opposition parties spent this past week in Question Period focused on the fallout from Premier Kathleen Wynnes appointment of former Federal NDP MP Glenn Thibeault as the Provincial Liberal candidate in the February... Read More
Message to Members: AMPA and March Break
Dear Member, Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly (AMPA), March 13 to 16 AMPA is the supreme legislative body of OSSTF, responsible for establishing or amending Federation bylaws, budgets, the Annual Action Plan and, every second year, for the election of the Provincial Executive. This year is an election year. 71 of your D12 […] Read More
Branch President’s Update, March 12, 2015
Dear Branch President, The following items are for your information and that of your members: Staffing Update: Please look for a Staffing Update coming to you shortly in a separate message and posted on the website. Status of Women Awards: Do you know an exceptional woman or woman-identified teacher, PSSP member or student? Nominate her […] Read More