Dear Members As we cautioned in the last President’s Memo, the Minister’s announcement that the class size average would be 22.5 had nothing to do with any change in government […] Read More
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2019-20 Informing & Engaging Members #1, Staffing #’s update; Signing Mutual Consent Forms; Labour Day; EduACTion, Week 1; and more…
Start in solidarity: Labour Day, 2019 – Organize, Educate, Resist Whether it’s your first time, or you’re a regular, there has never been a better time for you and […] Read More
August 22, 2019 • ISSUE 8 Update on Central Bargaining
Yesterday the Ontario Labour Relations Board convened a hearing in Toronto to determine which issues will be dealt with at central bargaining tables and which would be dealt with at […] Read More
2019-20 President’s Memo #1: Ministry Announcement re: Class Size
Dear Members, This morning the Ontario Progressive Conservative Government’s Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, held a press conference at which, among other things, he said there is a Regulation requiring […] Read More
Update on Central Table Bargaining – July 15, 2019 • ISSUE 7
Update on Central Table Bargaining – July 15, 2019 • ISSUE 7 Today, the Ontario Labour Relations Board set August 22 as the hearing date to determine which issues would be […] Read More
Staffing Update – June 28, 2019
Dear Members, As of today, 329 of our colleagues learned that they are either without a job, or have only a partial placement. Specifically 282 TDSB high school teachers were […] Read More
President’s Memo – June 26, 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. President’s Memo – June 26, 2019 […] Read More
2018-19 Branch Presidents Memo #7 – a message from President Leslie Wolfe
Dear Branch Presidents On behalf of the Executive, I am writing you to say thank you for the work you’ve done on behalf of OSSTF and your Members this year. […] Read More
Informing & Engaging Members: MAPS; PRIDE; Timetable distribution; September Council elections; The case for investing in education; & more…
The case for investing in education Attached is a copy of the Media Release about the economic report called The Economic Case for Investing in Education that outlines the result […] Read More
Provincial OSSTF Memo: Bill 124 – The Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019
To: Presidents and All Members From: Harvey Bischof, President For Information On June 5, 2019, the Ford government introduced Bill 124 that will enact the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector […] Read More