Central Table Negotiations Update Teacher/Occasional Teachers Central Table Negotiations Update Today, at the Provincial Council meeting of local Bargaining Unit Presidents, a motion was unanimously passed to place the Teacher/Occasional Teacher Bargaining Units listed below into Provincial Responsibility for Negotiations, commonly known as... Read More
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Branch Presidents’ Update, February 13, 2015
Dear Branch President, Please share the following items of information with your members: Transporting Students In Your Vehicle: The Provincial Office has issued a memorandum advising members not to transport students in their vehicles. There is a risk of allegations of inappropriate conduct when isolated in a car with students, and the... Read More
Collective Bargaining Bulletin #19
Teachers/Occasional Teachers Negotiations Update Teacher/Occasional Teacher bargaining continues, and at this time there is nothing of significance to report. There are seven more bargaining dates scheduled between now and the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly (AMPA). We will continue to push for additional bargaining dates into... Read More
Transporting Students In Your Vehicle
Members Transporting Student in Their Vehicles The following excerpts are from a memorandum to all members issued by General Secretary Pierre Cote, February 12, 2015. WE ADVISE MEMBERS NOT TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS. The situation arising from being isolated with students may leave a member vulnerable to allegations of inappropriate conduct... Read More
Defending Local Democracy, OCT Tracking of AQs
The Campaign for Public Education is asking its members to attend the Special Meeting of the TDSB, February 10 to show their support for local democracy and to point out that the real problem with the TDSB is the flawed funding formula. The Review of the Toronto District School Board, more commonly known as The […] Read More
DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
by John Cartwright, President, Toronto & York Region Labour Council The recent Review of the Toronto District School Board by Margaret Wilson and the consequent 13 directions from Education Minister Liz Sandals are troubling to say the least. There is no doubt that the intervention by the Ontario Government into the affairs of the TDSB is... Read More
Branch Presidents’ Update, February 4, 2015
Dear Branch President, Please bring the following items to the attention of your members: Ad Hoc Committee on Member Engagement: In response to debate and discussion at the January TBU Council, the Executive passed the following motion BIRT STBU Executive create an Ad Hoc Committee to develop and implement recommendations for increasing... Read More
Recent Ontario College of Teachers’ membership survey: What are they really asking?
The following article is reprinted with permission from the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. The Ontario Teachers’ Federation, the statutory body which advocates for the teaching profession in Ontario, had an opportunity to provide input through the Ontario College of Teachers’ (OCT) consultation process regarding a review of the... Read More
Staffing Update #7, January 30, 2015
As of the end of today’s placement meeting, 5 members whose contract status last year was 1.0 are still at .5 FTE. Those five individuals will be contacted by the board with a reminder of the meeting that is being held on Monday, February 2 for teachers who remain on the Recall List. In addition to those five teachers, […] Read More
TBU Vice President Leslie Wolfe slams Ontario Liberals saying government complicit in creating any culture of fear in the TDSB and says the Education Minister is bullying trustees – full text and link to video of deputation here
Link to video of full deputation Good afternoon My name is Leslie Wolfe. I am Vice President of OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit, but today I am here on behalf of OSSTF District 12 and the some 8000 TDSB teachers, occasional teachers and education workers we represent. I would like to begin my remarks […] Read More