Dear Adult Day School Branch Presidents, Please share the following memo with your Members. Voting YES to a strike – adult day school teacher bargaining The history of bargaining for the rights of adult day school Members as a separate entity began after former Progressive Conservative Premier Mike Harris cut the funding for students... Read More
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OSSTF Toronto Strike Vote Instructions
Standing up for your rights as workers – vote yes to support strike action Not only do we face what amounts to an existential fight for publicly funded education as we know it – make no mistake, if this government is allowed to get away with the current cuts, it will be just the beginning […] Read More
OSSTF Toronto Telephone Town Hall Meeting
This evening OSSTF Toronto Teacher, Occasional Teacher and PSSP Members are meeting to hear about local and central bargaining strike votes, but we know not everyone was able to make it to the Convention Centre. It is our aim to ensure that Members have every opportunity to make an informed decision about supporting the local […] Read More
Collective Bargaining Time Lines Chart
Dear Members, You may wish to review the attached document and/or print it and bring it with you to the General Membership Meeting on Monday. It is a chart that outlines the time lines for bargaining under the Ontario Labour Relations Act. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them at the meeting […] Read More
Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining, November 1, 2019 • ISSUE 24
Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Bargaining Central Table Bargaining, November 1, 2019 • ISSUE 24 OSSTF/FEESO met yesterday and today with representatives from the government and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central bargaining table. We are frustrated that, once again, the... Read More
2019-20 TTBU Informing & Engaging Members #10 – Class size; AMPA; Student awards; and more…
Class size caps The deadline for the board to achieve compliance with the class size caps as per the Workload Accord is October 31. According to the Interim Class Size Report OSSTF TTBU received, there remains a smattering of classes above both class size and flex. If on November 1 the number of students in […] Read More
General Membership Strike Vote Meeting: Wear your Red4Ed, get on a bus, and join in!
Dear Members, Unions work when the collective membership comes together. OSSTF Toronto has a unique opportunity to engage in just such a show of solidarity this Monday, November 4th at 5PM at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Come to hear from OSSTF President Harvey Bischof about the challenges at the central table. Come to hear […] Read More
Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining October 25, 2019 • ISSUE 22
Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining – October 25, 2019 • ISSUE 22 Today OSSTF/FEESO representatives met with representatives from the government and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central bargaining table. OSSTF/FEESO came to the bargaining table today... Read More
TTBU Informing & Engaging Members #9 – Action at Queen’s Park; Action at Ford office; Retirement workshops; and more…
General Membership Meeting Joining our PSSP and OTBU colleagues as well as TBU Members from across OSSTF Toronto so you can find out more about the upcoming strike votes? Let us know on our Facebook Event page! EduACTion – Monday, October 28 At Queen’s Park After a five month break from direct public scrutiny, […] Read More
Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining – October 24, 2019 • ISSUE 21
Update on Teacher/Occasional Teacher Central Table Bargaining – October 24, 2019 • ISSUE 21 Today OSSTF/FEESO representatives met with representatives from the government and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher central bargaining table. A conciliation officer, appointed by the Minister... Read More