Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020

June 8, 2020 TTBU Branch President’s Memo: TTBU/TDSB class size agreement details

Dear Branch Presidents, Attached you will find the joint OSSTF TTBU/TDSB memo containing the details of the class size agreement achieved on Friday, June 5. It includes the following: All class size caps status quo. Pupil- teacher contact cap (PTC) of 180 status quo The per-class flex factor is reduced from 10% to 5%; The […] Read More

Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020

TTBU Local Bargaining Bulletin June 4, 2020 – Class size agreement achieved

OSSTF TTBU and the Toronto District School Board reached an agreement on class size today that avoids the increased workload that imposition of the central table default position would have resulted in. Details will be shared in the next day or two. Read More

Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020

Informing & Engaging Members, June 4, 2020; Branch elections; DGM; Summer school; and more…

District Annual General Meeting/voting at meetings The District Executive passed a motion this week to postpone the District General Meeting until such time as we have worked out how to operationalize a remote, delegated meeting with voting. Over the summer we will be exploring options for the TTBU AGM part 3, TTBU Council meetings and […] Read More

Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2021

PRIDE 2021 registration

Jun 3, 2020Jun 2, 2020

OSSTF Toronto District 12 anti-Black racism statement and actions

OSSTF Toronto District 12 Executive unanimously endorsed the following statement and actions: The Toronto Teachers, Occasional Teachers and Professional Student Support Services Bargaining Units of OSSTF District 12, Toronto, acknowledge the pervasive and destructive forces of anti-Black racism and white supremacy on our membership, the... Read More

May 29, 2020May 28, 2020

President’s Memo, May 28, 2020 – The cost of working from home; Synchronous learning; 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. “Synchronous” learning Yesterday, in response to the requirement by the Minister of Education that all students have the opportunity to engage in “synchronous” learning, the TDSB released... Read More

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

TTBU Informing & Engaging Members, May 28 – QECO & your pay; Staffing update; June TTBU Council & PC elections; Injured workers day; and more…

Staffing Update & Recall List Members Central staffing meetings began on Monday, May 19, and continue through this week. Bumping is not required for this year which means that every teacher who has been declared surplus to the school will be placed by the end of the summer. On June 8, when the Cone of […] Read More

May 22, 2020

TTBU President’s Memo May 21, 2020; Moving forward together; Synchronous learning; Summer school; September; Assessment & eval;

This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Moving forward together No one can argue that this hasn’t been an extraordinary year, but the past few weeks have been particularly intense and emotional for all of us as we […] Read More

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Election Commission Memo: TTBU 2020 Executive Election Results

President – 1 to be elected Rick Beer 472 Leslie Wolfe 1334 – Elected Vice President – 2 to be elected Rick Beer 752 Michael Platt 973 – Elected Michelle Teixeira 1148 – Elected Treasurer – 1 to be elected David Pickering ACCLAIMED Executive Officer – 6 to be elected Lisa Black-Meddings 1163 – Elected Chris Chandler... Read More