Important information about attending TTBU Council for Council Reps and all Members The first TTBU Council Meeting of the 2020-21 school year will take place on Thursday September 24th via the Zoom platform. All Members are welcome to attend as Observers. To see how to sign in, read on. Only Registered Council Delegates can move, […] Read More
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Queen’s Park notes for the week of September 14–18, 2020
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF NEW BILLS INTRODUCED BILL 200, EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AMENDMENT ACT (SICK NOTES) Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner’s (Guelph) private member’s bill would eliminate the need for a doctor’s note for employees who call in sick to their employer. BILL 201, MAGNA CARTA DAY ACT (IN MEMORY OF JULIA MUNRO, MPP) […] Read More
President’s Memo school reopening update – COVID-19 self-assessment verification; Provincial OSSTF Member protection advisory
Bricks and Mortar, Day 1: COVID-19 self-assessment verification As Members of the Executive and our Health and Safety Inspectors went from school to school this morning, we saw first hand the impact of forcing schools to open before being fully ready. At almost every site we visited we saw students lined up down the block […] Read More
President’s Memo, September 16 2020 – School reopening update – synchronous learning; coverage/supervision; parameters for access to online classrooms; 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. The TTBU has been engaged in ongoing meetings with the TDSB to work out how the TDSB will meet its obligations to do everything reasonable within its power to protect the […] Read More
OSSTF TTBU President’s letter to TDSB Trustees re lack of virtual school option for adult day school learners
Good Afternoon Trustees, I am writing to you today to inform you about a major inequity that is occurring as a result of decisions made by TDSB Management. Please know that I appreciate everyone is going all-out at this point, but what’s happening to adult learners – and their teachers as a result, is not acceptable […] Read More
President’s Memo – ACTION urgently needed to support Adult Day School colleagues
This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. The OSSTF Toronto Teacher’s Bargaining Unit Executive is asking you to join the Executive as we work to pressure the Board to provide the same opportunity to adult learners to learn […] Read More
OSSTF TTBU all-member health and safety survey DEADLINE EXTENDED
OSSTF TTBU all-member health and safety survey DEADLINE EXTENDED On Friday we sent the memo appended below. Thanks to members who noted that many do not yet know their classroom assignment. As a result the open period for the survey is extended to Monday, September 21 at 4:30 PM. The survey is set up so […] Read More
President’s Memo September 11, 2020 school reopening update
Today discussions between the TTBU and TDSB continued on the issues listed below, with some limited positive progress having been made: coverage and supervision availability verification of COVID-19 symptom self-assessment completion wellness room support synchronous learning delivery location parameters Member health and safety continues to... Read More
OSSTF TTBU all-member health and safety survey is now open for completion
In order for the TTBU Executive to ascertain the level of TDSB adoption and implementation of COVID-specific occupational health and safety initiatives during the first number of days back at work, we are ask that those Members who were at work in a TDSB bricks-and-mortar secondary school location from September 2-12 to take a few […] Read More
Provincial OSSTF COVID-19 information update, OLRB timelines & Report on discussions with Ministry
Attached you will find three Provincial OSSTF documents for your information: Reopening Schools Report, Issue #5 COVID-19 Update #18 Ontario Labour Relations Complaint timeline Read More