District 12 – Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Bargaining Priorities Survey In preparation for the upcoming round of local bargaining the Collective Bargaining Committee is seeking input from members of the bargaining unit. Input provided will be used by the Committee to develop our Conceptual Brief to be presented at April TBU... Read More
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Informing and Engaging Members February 3, 2022 – Bargaining Survey, Health and Safety Survey, Community Organizer Job Posting and more…
Local Bargaining Priorities Survey Will Open February 7th, 2022 Please ensure you have a registered account with OSSTF Toronto’s Teacher Bargaining Unit website at www.osstftoronto.ca to ensure that you are able to participate in our Local Bargaining Priorities Survey. The survey will open for members on Monday, February 7th, 2022... Read More
Informing and Engaging Members January 27, 2022 – Register for PD Day Workshops, Retirement Workshops, Attending AMPA and more….
Attending Remote AMPA as an Observer The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly (AMPA) is scheduled for Saturday, March 12 to Monday, March 14, 2022. The meeting will be held using a virtual platform. As per OSSTF/FEESO Bylaw 11.1.1.1 “Any Member of OSSTF/FEESO may attend a meeting of the Provincial Assembly.” Any Member not […] Read More
Our February 18 PD Day Registration is Now Open!
We are looking forward to a day filled with engaging, interactive workshops on a wide variety of topics, hosted and facilitated by our own colleagues. There will also be the opportunity for several lucky people to win gift cards sponsored by our very own Educator’s Financial Group! More information will be provided in your workshops... Read More
Branch Presidents’ Memo – January 21, 2022
Dear Branch President, Thanks for your ongoing support of our members in difficult times, and for your work to defend and uphold their hard-won entitlements. Please read carefully the following three updates related to staffing and workload: 1) OSSTF Staffing and Workload Survey In the 2014-15 school year the Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit... Read More
February 18, 2022 PD DAY Information
February 18, 2022 is our annual OSSTF PD Day! Please click on the flyer below to see the workshops we have planned for you. Further detailed descriptions of each workshop and the link to register are available HERE. Read More
Informing and Engaging Members January 20, 2022 – OFL Day of Action, OCT Abuse Course, Provincial Standing Committees and more….
Correspondence to TPH and Ministry of Education On January 18, 2022 a letter was sent, on behalf of the Members of OSSTF Toronto, to Toronto Public Health regarding the lowering of the “absenteeism” rate from 30% to 10%. On January 19, 2022, Provincial Office sent a letter on behalf of all Members to the Minister […] Read More
January 17, 2022 – TDSB Snow Day Blunder and Letter from Provincial Executive
Dear Member, The following letter is sent to all Members from the Provincial Executive. Your TTBU Executive would also like you to know that we are aware of the enormous amount of stress and hardship the TDSB’s inclement weather policy reversal delivered on a Sunday evening and subsequent reversal at 11pm has caused to you […] Read More
Provincial OSSTF Covid-19 Update
A Safe Return to In-Person Learning The official announcement on January 12 that Ontario schools will re-open for in-person learning on January 17, 2022 left many questions un-answered either at the press conference or in the Ministry of Education Memorandum to school boards sent on January 12 at 6:12 pm – two school days before […] Read More
Informing and Engaging Members January 13, 2022 – Letters re: School Reopening, NDP Convention Subsidies and more…
Letter to Director of Education and Toronto Public Health re: School Reopening On January 7, 2022 , January, 12 2022, and January 13, 2022 letters were sent to Toronto Public Health and the Director of Education, copied to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Health regarding the re-opening of schools to in-person learning […] Read More