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 […] Read More
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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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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