As reported in Bargaining Bulletin Issue 45, OSSTF/FEESO has been engaged in mediated talks with the government and school boards’ associations since Thursday, April 2. These ongoing talks on behalf of teachers and education workers are scheduled to continue over the coming days. The Ministry of Labour appointed mediator facilitating the... Read More
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TTBU Executive Elections, 2020
Dear Members Over the course of the past couple of weeks the TTBU Election Committee has met to consider options for implementing TTBU Executive elections in a time of physical distancing. Over the course of the next few weeks Members will receive further details about the election process. To accommodate for physical distancing there will... Read More
2020 Toronto Teachers’ Executive Elections
2020 Toronto Teachers’ Executive Elections Nominations and Rules Nominations are now open for all positions on the Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive of OSSTF Toronto. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, voting will take place online or by phone from Tuesday May 19 at 12:01am to Thursday May 21 at 4:30pm, inclusive. Information on... Read More
Branch Presidents’ Memo, April 8 2020 – Staffing Update
Dear Branch Presidents, First, a big thanks to you and the OSSTF members of your staffing committees for your commitment to ensuring the staffing process unfolds in a manner that upholds Collective Agreement provisions during this this unusual time of working remotely. Please be reminded of the following: Tentative surplus declaration is... Read More
TTBU President’s Memo, April 8, 2020 – Working from home update; TTBU Elections & AGM; POR Round 3 cancellation
Working from home update The TTBU Executive Members know you are each fully appreciative of the fact that we all continue to have full pay and access to benefits while so many around us do not. We also know that the responsibility for fulfilling the obligations of those jobs to maintain student learning while managing […] Read More
TTBU President’s Memo, April 5, 2020 – Working from home update & a request of Branch Presidents
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 you begin Week One in the emergency-remote-learning phase of this school year, we know you are busy working on programming for your students. As teachers ourselves, we also understand... Read More
April 4, 2020 • ISSUE 45 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining
April 4, 2020 • ISSUE 45 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining Earlier this week, as reported in Bargaining Bulletin Issue 44, the OLRB appointed mediator invited OSSTF/FEESO back to the bargaining table. OSSTF/FEESO accepted this invitation and participated in mediated discussions along with the... Read More
TTBU Branch Presidents’ Memo, April 3, 2020
Dear Branch Presidents, Thank you for your continued work on behalf of the Members at your Branch. There is understandably a high level of angst among the Membership for many reasons, and many are naturally turning to you for guidance and support, and to answer their questions. We know you want to be there for […] Read More
President’s Memo – Working from home update, April 2, 2020
This memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. I want to begin by once again assuring you that OSSTF Toronto TBU Executive is with you every step of the way in this incredibly stressful journey toward implementation of the […] Read More
April 1, 2020 • ISSUE 44 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining
April 1, 2020 • ISSUE 44 Update on Support Staff and Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining The Ministry of Labour Mediator contacted OSSTF/FEESO today to ask us to return to bargaining. We have agreed to the Mediator’s request, and bargaining will recommence tomorrow. To facilitate physical distancing, discussions will not take... Read More