CUPE Strike Update As you are aware, CUPE has planned a work stoppage beginning Friday November 3 2022. We are still awaiting confirmation from the Board about expectations for teachers on that day. We understand that after a meeting with Principals yesterday morning, many of them took it upon themselves to create their own instructions […] Read More

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Michelle Teixeira and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. CUPE Education Worker Strike Update Negotiations between the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU), which unites 55,000 CUPE education workers across the province, and the... Read More

Reminder: Student Achievement Awards Deadline: November 18, 2022 This is a reminder that the deadline for schools to submit their winning entries for the Student Achievement Awards is November 18. Submissions can be dropped off or mailed to the OSSTF Toronto office (1482 Bathurst Street) or made electronically to  Jason Kunin... Read More

Election Poll Confirms Torontonians Want Progressive Change at City Hall – Let’s vote to make it happen! On Oct 24, vote for candidates who share a worker-friendly vision.  We are less than a week away from Toronto’s municipal election. Your voice is your choice. Every vote will count even more in this election because voter […] Read More

OSSTF Toronto Status of Women Committee –  Kathryn Maxwell Bursary Awards In an effort to support OSSTF Toronto members to engage in and/or raise awareness about women’s issues, the OSSTF Toronto Status of Women Committee provides an opportunity for each Branch to receive an Annual Bursary named in honour of the late TTBU Executive Member... Read More

School Board Trustee Elections The Municipal and School Board Trustee election is on October 24, 2022. We need Trustees who will fight the Ford-Lecce agenda of privatization and who will support a strong, public education system. Get involved and help elect a progressive public School Board! Candidate Meet and Greets Come meet the TDSB... Read More

OSSTF Recognizes Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation  Learning and commemorating the truth of our history is an integral part of the path to reconciliation. OSSTF/FEESO is committed to reconciliation and ensuring that the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools is never forgotten. Reconciliation... Read More

Anti-Harassment Officer Training  The TTBU is seeking interested Members to participate in anti-harassment officer training and act as anti-harassment officers for District General Meetings (held in October and June) and TTBU Council meetings (held on the third Thursday of each month). The anti-harassment officer acts as an ombudsperson for... Read More