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 […] Read More
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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 […] 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 […] Read More
Collective Bargaining Bulletin #17: January 23, 2015
Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Negotiations Update As outlined in CB Issue 16, Bargaining Unit Presidents and Chief Negotiators met on January 22 and after a full review of the revisions […] Read More
Branch Presidents’ Update: January 21, 2015
Dear Branch President, Please share the following items of information with the members of your branch: OSSTF, ETT and CUPE 4400 Respond to Wilson Report – OSSTF District 12 and […] Read More
The Wilson Report: A Joint Response from OSSTF District 12, the Elementary Teachers of Toronto and CUPE 4400
The recent Review of the TDSB by Margaret Wilson and the consequent directions from Education Minister Liz Sandals are troubling to say the least. There is no doubt that the […] Read More
Collective Bargaining Bulletin #16
Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Negotiations Update As outlined in CB Issue 15, two special meetings were to be held in January to review and approve the central table brief. The […] Read More
Branch President’s Update, January 6, 2015
Dear Branch President, Welcome back. We hope that you had a restful break. Before the holidays, a memo was sent to you that included instructions about implementation of the Staffing/Workload […] Read More
Summer Break and the 2015-16 School Calendar
Teachers are paid to work 194 days per school year. Every seven years or so, the late placement of Labour Day combined with the removal of Family Day as a […] Read More
Toronto Teachers Participate in Operation Christmas Cheer!
Once again, Toronto Teachers exhibited their generosity and holiday spirit by participating in the annual Operation Christmas Cheer (OCC) food and toy drive. Operation Christmas Cheer is a non-profit organization […] Read More