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
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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
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
Informing & Engaging Members, May 21 – Attending (R)AMPA as an observer; TDSB Secondary Program Review update; Ontario’s Framework for continued learning; Labour Day and more…
TDSB Secondary Program Review update On Wednesday May 20, 2020 the TDSB Committee of the Whole received the Interim Report on the TDSB Secondary Program Review and an Executive Summary of the Report was also provided. The report contains an indepth review of data related to secondary program, program enrolment, utlization of space, along... Read More
May 21, 2020 • ISSUE 11 COVID-19 Pandemic Information Update Closure of Elementary and Secondary Schools for the Remainder of the School Year
May 21, 2020 • ISSUE 11 COVID-19 Pandemic Information Update Closure of Elementary and Secondary Schools for the Remainder of the School Year (Original attached) The following is from Provincial OSSTF On Tuesday, May 19, Premier Doug Ford announced that elementary and secondary schools in Ontario will remain closed for the remainder of the... Read More
May 16, 2020 • ISSUE 50 Education Worker and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Ratification Results
May 16, 2020 • ISSUE 50 Education Worker and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Ratification Results The ratification vote results for both the Education Worker and Teacher/Occasional Teacher tentative agreements have now been tabulated. OSSTF/FEESO requires a “double majority” for ratification, meaning that an overall majority of members... Read More
TIME SENSITIVE: Extension of central tentative agreement online voting for requests of support received by 4 PM today
The following message is from Provincial OSSTF office: Online voting for ratification of the tentative agreements is extended to 4:00pm on Saturday, May 16 due to a high volume of late requests for registration support, resulting in difficulties for some members. Inquiries to Membership Database received after 4pm today will not be... Read More
Election Commission Memo: Recording of AGM2 – Elections speeches and Q&A
Attached you will find the link to last night’s candidates’ speeches and the Q&A session: (Recording of AGM2). We apologize that the incorrect call-in pin was emailed to members yesterday and for any inconvenience that caused. The AGM2 – Elections call-out was made to all members for whom the TTBU has contact information. 2,225... Read More
Informing and Engaging Members, May 14 – Synchronous learning announcement & the TDSB; Health & safety during COVID; Important dates;
Occupational Health & Safety during COVID-19 When the Ministry of Education closed schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TDSB Management attempted to use it as an excuse to sidestep the Internal Responsibility System. The Board advised they would shut down the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) and Workers’ Caucus made up of health... Read More
TODAY: Executive Election Speeches/Q&A Thursday, May 14th, TTBU AGM Part 2
Thursday, May 14th Annual General Meeting, part 2, Executive Elections (AGM2 Elections) participation information A reminder that the second part of the TBU AGM will take place on Thursday, May 14 at 4:30 pm via telephone town hall. This meeting is open to all TBU members. Click this link for the Agenda. In order to […] Read More