OSSTF/FEESO Statement Black History Month February 1, 2021 (original statement) —Today, we celebrate the start of Black History Month. Twenty-five years ago, the Honourable Jean Augustine, the first African-Canadian woman elected to Canada’s House of Commons, championed legislation to recognize February as Black History Month in Canada... Read More
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Informing & Engaging Members, January 28, 2021 – OSSTF PD; Option to terminate LTD premiums; Essential worker childcare; and more…
OSSTF Toronto PD Committee-Sponsored Workshops for Friday, February 12, 2021 As part of your self-directed PD Day on February 12, 2021, OSSTF Toronto is proud to offer a series of virtual PD workshops to complement your day. Workshop descriptions and registration can be accessed through our website. Registration begins tomorrow at noon... Read More
Special Meeting for in-person workers – follow up information
Dear OSSTF Toronto Members, Thank you for attending the Special Meeting for Recalled Workers held on January 25th. We hope you found it a good use of your time. Since the meeting each Bargaining Unit leadership team has has taken the concerns you shared directly to senior board officials. We will continue to report on […] Read More
OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit Local Bargaining Update – January 22, 2021
Local Bargaining Update – January 22, 2021 In our last Local Bargaining Update, dated December 10, 2020, we reported that we were waiting to see how the Board would respond to our complaint about the unacceptable and threatening outburst at the Bargaining Table by its chief spokesperson, Stephen Flaherty, and depending on how the Board... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members, January 22, 2021 – Recall Teachers update; Messages from PE; Awards; Provincial committee applications and more…
Staffing Update – Recall Teachers In the staffing year 2018-2019, there were several teachers declared fully surplus to the Board as of August 31, 2019. These teachers were placed on a Recall list affording them rights under the Collective Agreement to a position, should one become available, until August 31, 2020. In the Fall of […] Read More
Special Meeting for Members recalled to work in-person during lockdown
The OSSTF Toronto District 12 TTBU, OTBU and PSSP Bargaining Units will be holding a Special Meeting on Monday, January 25, from 4:30- 6:00 PM specifically for Teachers, Occasional Teachers and Student Support Personnel who have been recalled to work with high needs special education students during the current lockdown. OTBU President Linda... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members, January 14, 2020 – Seniority verification forms; revised pension workshop registration links and more…
Seniority Verification Forms On January 13, 2021 all Members should have received their annual Seniority Verification Form and related documents via email from your Principal. If you have not received the form, or only received the form but not the related materials, please speak to your Branch President, or directly to your Principal. You... Read More
An Open Deputation to the January 12, 2021 TDSB Special Meeting of Planning and Priorities Committee
The following is the text of an open deputation to the Toronto District School Board’s Special Planning and Priorities Committee Meeting being held tomorrow, Tuesday, January 12, 2021. It is co-authored by OSSTF Toronto Teachers, OSSTF Toronto Occasional Teachers, OSSTF Toronto PSSP, Elementary Teachers of Toronto, ETFO Toronto... Read More
Message from Provincial President re: Minister of Education childcare announcement
Message from Provincial President re today’s childcare announcement (Original attached) January 9, 2021 To the members of OSSTF/FEESO Ford Government Expansion of Access to Emergency Child Care Today’s announcement by Minister Lecce outlined an expansion and extension of access to emergency child care to a broader range of Ontario’s... Read More
President’s Memo, January 8, 2021 – Care in troubling times; Joint letter to the Premier and more…
This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. As the pandemic rages, and we all grapple with the predictable but nonetheless jarring events that occurred in Washington, we thank you once again for your efforts to ensure that the […] Read More