OSSTF/FEESO
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
District 13 Durham
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District 13
Durham
601 Palace St.
Whitby, ON L1N 6S5
Tel 905-668-7100
Fax 905-668-5244
Link to Ontario Teacher Pension Plan

Welcome

District 13 OSSTF represents approximately 1600 permanent and 300 occasional teachers in Durham region.  Our union provides services to its members to protect them in their work and to enhance their professionalism through professional development workshops, health and safety training, collective agreement in-servicing and regular communications and public relations highlighting the teachers in our schools. 

Bargaining Bulletins

We will post bargaining updates from Provincial OSSTF here as they become available.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 1.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 2.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 3.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 4.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 5.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 6.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 7:

for the letters referenced in Issue 7, click here.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 8.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 9.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 10.

Click here for Bargaining Bulletin Issue 11.

Click here for Stand Up, Stand Strong, Stand United:

a member handout listing strategies and actions to deal with the current bargaining situation.

Click here for Bargaining Issues Backgrounders:

a series of informational handouts on important bargaining issues including wage and grid freezes, pensions, gratuities and sick leave.

Interviews with District 13 President

Recently, District 13 President Dave Barrowclough was interviewed by Dan Carter for Studio 12 News on the issues, process and status of contract negotiations in Durham and around the province.  All 3 videos can be seen on the District 13 YouTube channel. 

To view our YouTube channel, click the following link: http://www.youtube.com/user/district13osstf

President's Memo

Please view the most recent President's Memo.

Inprint 13 April 2012

Download and read the April issue of Inprint 13.

Education Forum - Preparing for Bargaining

The winter edition of OSSTF's Education Forum publication is now available in schools and online.  Please be sure to read President Ken Coran's column on the last page, Ken's Last Word.

Click here to read Education Forum.

Recommended Course Placement Form

The standardized DDSB recommended course placement form (reason for failure sheet) is to be completed by the subject teacher for each student who fails a course. You are to complete a credit recovery profile ONLY if you, the subject teacher, recommend credit recovery.

Assigned Duties Survey Sheet

Teachers are reminded to calculate how many minutes of assigned duties they performed in Semester 1 and can now enter their planned assigned duties in Semester 2.  If the calculations show too many minutes worked, please discuss with your Administration or give us a call. The Assigned Duties Sheets can be found here.

Bill 157 - Safe Schools Incident Reporting Form

Teachers are reminded to complete a Bill 157 - Safe Schools Incident Reporting Form if they become aware of any activity that a student may have engaged in that could lead to suspension or expulsion.

News

Items of Interest

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