June 2020 TTBU Council Meeting The last TTBU Council meeting of this school year will be held on Thursday June 18th at 4 PM – 6:30 PM via Telephone Town Hall. Registered Council Representatives will receive a call at the time of the meeting. However, as always, all TBU Members are welcome to attend Council. […] Read More
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CPAC Book Club
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TTBU Branch Presidents’ Memo, June 11, 2020 – Branch Executive and Staffing Committee elections
Branch and Staffing Committee elections In accordance with the TTBU Constitution, Bylaw 1.1.4.4., Branch Presidents are required to hold Branch Executive elections in June of every year where feasible, and no later than the Thursday prior to the first Council Meeting in September. Staffing Committee Members must be elected no later than... Read More
June 11 2020 Informing & Engaging Members – Celebrating PRIDE; Strike pay; T2200 & expenses; Preparing for September; Teaching from home research study opportunities; Call for election organizer applicants; and more…
Preparing for September While we all continue to wait for the Minister of Education to announce what he plans for schools in September, as well as the funding that will be provided to school boards, The TDSB is developing contingency plans based on three different scenarios: fully remote teaching; a hybrid model with some in-person […] Read More
June 8, 2020 TTBU Bargaining Bulletin: TTBU/TDSB class size agreement details
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 number of classes […] Read More
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
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
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
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
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