To the members of OSSTF/FEESO The past year has been one of unprecedented challenges for us all, and your OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive thanks every one of our 60,000 plus members for the work you do for our students and for publicly-funded education in Ontario. It is because of your dedication and your strength that we […] Read More

Coverage and Supervision Please note that the following agreement regarding Coverage and Supervision has been reached with the Board for the 2021-2022 school year, as long as we are following the current modified semester schedule. Principals should be aware as this information is located in the Operational Guidelines.  “In accordance with... Read More

Dear Member, We are mindful that we are intruding upon your long weekend. However, as you are likely aware today is the deadline for disclosing your vaccination status to the TDSB. This deadline was set out  by the Ministry of Education, who, as with most things related to school reopening, have provided few details and […] Read More

ACTION REQUIRED! Last spring, the TDSB told us that hybrid (or simultaneous online) leaning was an emergency response and would only be used again this year as a last resort. And yet, we know that that in most schools across the system, the creation of virtual only courses was not a possibility. We are once […] Read More

Welcome! Welcome back! This edition of our weekly email is full of information so please read through to the end and make sure to share this information with any new Members while we update our email lists.  Labour Day 2021 Cavalcade – September 6, 2021 10:00am – 1:00pm Join the Toronto & York Region Labour […] Read More

September 1, 2021 – OSSTF Toronto TBU COVID-19 Health & Safety Advisory for Members As we head into a new school year, Members are reminded that individual workers who believe their working conditions are unsafe have the right to refuse that unsafe work. This is not something the union can direct or suggest Members to undertake […] 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. When school ended in June, we were all hopeful for an easier start-up in September than the chaos that hit us last year. With vaccines widely available and loosened public health […] Read More

Dear Members, As you are likely aware, the TDSB has informed us that they will not be implementing a fully virtual school for the 2021-2022 school year as they did last year. Rather, individual schools will be timetabling courses per the programming needs of the school based on the parent/ student surveys completed in mid-August. […] Read More

The following message has been released by Provincial OSSTF jointly with other Provincial Education Affiliates. Ontario’s teacher unions support mandatory vaccinations in schools TORONTO, ON—Today, the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English... Read More

This update is issued by OSSTF/ FEESO Provincial Office.  Read More