OSSTF Toronto and Progress Toronto are working together to engage our communities, and Toronto voters in key ridings about the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Government proposed cuts to education. Event specific posts will soon be available via social media on Twitter @osstftoronto and on our Facebook Page. This link provides an... Read More
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President’s Memo – surplus declaration
President’s memo – April, 2019 This Memo is composed by OSSTF TTBU President Leslie Wolfe and reflects the positions and actions of the OSSTF Toronto Teachers’ Bargaining Unit Executive. Dear Members, To the 1000 or so OSSTF Toronto Teacher Bargaining Unit Members who were declared surplus today, know that together we will continue the... Read More
OSSTF Toronto MPP office pickets schedule
MPP Office Protests Across the province every Friday in April and May (and in Toronto also the first week in June), OSSTF Members will be protesting cuts to education at the offices of PC MPP’s. OSSTF Toronto will be rotating our protests to a different PC MPP office every Friday, starting April 12. Each event […] Read More
OSSTF Toronto takes action against cuts
Upcoming Actions/Events: West End Parents for Public Education Meeting – Wednesday, April 3, Dovercourt Public School 228 Bartlett Ave, Toronto; Information Picket, Minister of Children & Social Services Lisa Macleod fundraiser; 5:30 pm; Duke of York; 39 Prince Arthur Avenue, near the St. George subway station, April 3 Information... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members – No Cuts Rally; Health & Safety Inspector job posting; Information pickets and more…
No Cuts to Education rally – Saturday April 6: Be there! Every Member, your family, your friends, your neighbours – everyone concerned about the future of publicly funded education under this government is urged to attend the Rally for Education this Saturday, April 6 at Queen’s Park from 12 – 2 pm. The announcement... Read More
Branch Presidents Meeting time poll
Queen’s Park Notes for the week of March 25-29, 2019
From the Provincial Office of OSSTF EDUCATION NEWS EDUCATION MINISTER TOUTS MCDONALD’S JOBS FOR YOUTH During Question Period, NDP MPP Faisal Hassan (York South—Weston) asked the Minister of Education how she was preparing youth for employment by asking, “Again, my question is to the Minister of Education. Under this government’s watch... Read More
TTBU Local Bargaining Bulletin
REMINDER: the Local Bargaining Priorities Survey will close on Monday April 1, 2019 at 3:00 pm. This survey is for OSSTF Toronto Teacher Bargaining Unit members, including Adult Day School and Continuing Education Teachers, only. When you click the link to the survey, you will be directed to the OSSTF Toronto TBU web page log in. Once you... Read More
Informing & Engaging Members – New Teacher staffing workshop; EduACTions; Student protest; and more…
Staffing Workshop for Newer Teachers If you are a newer teacher who would like more information about the staffing process, please join us on April 9th, 2019 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm for a Staffing Information Workshop. This workshop is specifically designed for newly hired contract teachers (i.e. under 5 years of service). We will […] Read More
Rally for education April 6; A Week of Action leading up to April 6 rally; Statements on cuts by TDSB Chair & Director
Rally for education – For Our Kids’ Future With 1000’s of teacher and education worker jobs on the line, all Members are urged to attend the Rally for Education on Saturday, April 6 at Queen’s Park from 12-2. Bring your families, your friends. All publicly funded education allies should be there in a show of […] Read More