Ratification Information Meetings & Vote After 15 months of Bargaining, the TTBU and the TDSB achieved a Tentative Settlement for the 2019-2022 Collective Agreement which is being recommended by the TTBU Executive for Ratification by the Membership. A summary of the gains made in this round of bargaining along with the actual contract... Read More
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Media Advisory – Joint Education Workers’ Press Conference re Virtual Learning – May 5, 2021 – 9:30 a.m.
MEDIA ADVISORY – ETFO holds press conference alongside education partners to share concerns about government’s plan to make virtual learning permanent (original attached) May 3, 2021, TORONTO, ON – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will host a virtual press conference on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, to share its concerns... Read More
OSSTF/FEESO Statement – Asian Heritage Month 2021
OSSTF/FEESO Statement – Asian Heritage Month 2021 Asian Canadians have a rich and important history in Canada. It is a history marked with times of great sadness and times of great accomplishments. In 2002, the Canadian government adopted a motion from Senator Vivienne Poy and signed the official declaration declaring every May as Asian... Read More
TAKE ACTION Education Week, May 3- 7
May 3 – 7, 2021 is Education Week in Ontario. This year, OSSTF/FEESO is celebrating Education Week using the theme “Learning is a Journey from Kindergarten to Post-Secondary”. The Provincial Executive encourages you to recognize members’ work on behalf of students, whether you are working in a university, elementary, middle or secondary... Read More
April 30, 2021 – Tentative Agreement Reached between OSSTF Toronto Teachers and the Toronto District School Board
The OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit and Toronto District School Board have achieved a tentative agreement for the 2019-2022 Local Collective Agreement. Details about the tentative agreement and ratification process will be shared with Members next week. Read More
April 29, 2021 Informing & Engaging Members – TTBU By-Election nominations; Staffing update;
TTBU Executive By-Elections, 2021 – Nominations and By-Election rules The TTBU Election Commission Committee has met to prepare for the Executive By-Elections, 2021. As per the TTBU Constitution, the By-Elections will occur at the June Council Meeting currently scheduled for June 10, 2021, with voting by duly registered TTBU Councilors... Read More
MEDIA RELEASE: Education unions file Charter challenges against Ford government legislation that violates freedom of expression
Education unions file Charter challenges against Ford government legislation that violates freedom of expression (original attached) TORONTO, ON—Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) have individually filed... Read More
President’s Memo, April 26, 2021 – Getting ready to take job action to support local bargaining
This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. In January of 2020 the TTBU tabled a complete opening brief with the TDSB that included new and amended language to reflect Member priorities for this round of bargaining. The Toronto […] Read More
April 23, 2021 Informing & Engaging Members – Date changes; Exec changes; In-person teaching; Teacher timetables; Items for action
Change of date notice: District Annual General Meeting The OSSTF Toronto District Annual General Meeting is being rescheduled from Thursday, June 10 to Thursday June 17 at 4:45 PM. Please adjust your calendars accordingly. TTBU Annual General Meeting – May 20, 2021 This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will takeplace... Read More
TTBU call of by-election
Call of TTBU By-elections to fill one Vice-President Vacancy and three Executive Officer Vacancies OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe is retiring at the end of June, 2021. In addition, Executive Officers Hayssam Hulays, elected Provincial Executive Officer at AMPA 2021, and Lisa Black-Meddings, recently appointed to OSSTF/FEESO Protective... Read More