OSSTF D24 Waterloo - T/OTBU

JOINT STATEMENT: August 31 has come and gone, and more than 275,000 teachers and education workers are heading into the school year without new contracts.

Ontario’s publicly funded education system is under immense strain, and the Ford government is trying to take even more decision-making away from local communities and concentrate it at Queen’s Park.

Together with our education affiliates, we are calling for respect for the bargaining process, meaningful negotiations, and real action on the challenges facing students and education workers.

Read the full press release here.

OSSTF has compiled a collection of Frequently Asked Questions about the WRDSB’s Attendance Support Program, which you can access right here on our website.

NOTE: OSSTF does not condone or endorse the WRDSB’s Attendance Support Program. We are providing this information to help our members understand and navigate this policy. For further information beyond what is outlined here, please email asp@d24tbu.ca with general questions. Contact Candice Potz for medical issues and Darryl Weber for Collective Agreement or discipline concerns. 

Once again, the Ford government is substantially underfunding public education, even after the recent Auditor General's report lambasted the Ministry of Education for lack of supports for special education. The report called for an additional $195 per student just to keep up with growing needs, yet the government answered with less than $0.93 per student — leaving school boards nearly $398 million short of what is required to properly fund special education programs.

Click here to read the full press release.

Starved budgets, crowded classrooms, and poor working conditions have got to go. Our latest campaign reflects just that.

If you’re feeling underfunded, over it, and ready to take action, join now: underfunded.ca