Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 10
50 UBE Drive N7W 1B6 Sarnia, ON, Canada

D10 members - Log on to MyOSSTF to read DBU#205 - World Education Support Personnel Day May 16 2021

Education is part of the foundation of a strong society. The skills students learn in Ontario’s publicly-funded education system assist them in their adult lives. Thank you for celebrating #EducationWeek 2021. #OSSTF #FEESO #ProPublicEd #OntEd

D10 members - please visit MyOSSTF for new DBU #204 - EDU Memo Math Proficiency Test (MPT) Update

#DYK OSSTF/FEESO education workers support students at 6 Ontario universities? It's #EducationWeek, let's acknowledge and celebrate the people that help contribute to our strong publicly funded education system. #OSSTF #FEESO #OntEd #ProPublicEd

OSSTF District 10 stands in solidarity with the nurses of VON Sarnia on strike. #istandwithvonnurses #osstf LIUNA Local 3000

OSSTF/FEESO supports #PaidSickDays. Tell your MPP to support @PeggySattlerNDP's Stay At Home If Your Are Sick Act because we know #PaidSickLeaveSavesLives! Let's also share this @fairwagesnow resource + help end the myths about paid sick @AEFO_ON_CA. #OnLab #OnPoli #OSSTF

The 16th Annual Strawberry Ceremony Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Trans, and Two-Spirit People will be held on Sunday, February 14th @... 12:30 p.m. - Elder Wanda Whitebird will be offering prayers. This is an opportunity to grieve the loss of beloved sisters and remember the women who are still missing. Join the live-streaming Facebook event - Gather Prayers, Not People - https://fb.me/e/1WDqLDntZ #MMIWGT2S #GatherPrayersNotPeople

A video message from OSSTF/FEESO President, Harvey Bischof on behalf of the Provincial Executive in response to recent government announcements. #OSSTF #SafetyForAll #Solidarity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_j61V31KZw&feature=youtu.be

Attn #OSSTF members Have a question about Health and Safety in your workplace? #DYK there are over 20 OSSTF/FEESO Health and Safety Information Bulletins ... available 24/7? - bit.ly/39JaaQE #SafetyForAll

For Immediate Release - Postponing March Break not in best interest of students, teachers, education workers, and families, education unions say AEFO Elementary Educators OECTA - Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association #OSSTF #OnPoli #OntEd #SafetyForAll

Today #OSSTF members are encouraged to join thousands across North America in support of the #MooseHideCampaign and take a stand against growing levels of domestic violence. To pledge your support and help raise awareness visit http://mosehidecamp aign.ca

Looking for tips for handling anti-transgender speech in the classroom during #TransgenderAwarenessWeek? Please visit and read the Canadian office of Facing History and Ourselves recent blog https://facingcanada.facinghistory.org/welcoming-gender-div

Member Survey: Addressing Systemic Racism in #OntEd #OSSTF’s efforts to address + eliminate systemic racism in schools requires a fulsome response reflective of... concerns + lived experiences. Go to http://osstfupdate.ca//member-survey-addressing-systemic-/ En français - Rendez-vous à wp.me/pbo1Y4-YA- #FEESO See more

DYK that today is Canadian School Library Day? It's an important day to celebrate the vital role that Canadian School Libraries play in the engagement and educa...tion of learners. Please join #OSSTF in thanking all those education workers and teachers who work in our school libraries and make them places of safety, knowledge, and growth (even in a virtual world). #CSLD2020

This week is Transgender Awareness Week. #OSSTF stands as an ally to all transgender individuals, and will continue our advocacy against transphobia. This week ...is a chance to show your support, increase advocacy, and recognize the unique challenges faced by the transgender community. @EgaleCanada is a fantastic site for resources on supporting gender diverse + trans children - https://egale.ca/awareness/supporting-gender-diverse-child/ #TransgenderAwarenessWeek

November 2-6 is #TreatiesRecognitionWeek. Wondering how you, as an #OSSTF teacher or education worker, can learn about and acknowledge treaties? Here is a 2019 letter to teachers on treaty education that can help. #OntEd https://shar.es/abSJHn

Today is the 20th annual Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day! #OSSTF recognizes the commitment, hard work, and passion of Early Childh...ood Educators (ECEs) and all staff who work with young children across Ontario. We support the call for better wages, working conditions, and support for these workers who have been #RisingUp despite the challenges associated with #COVID19 and government cutbacks in this sector. Learn more and show your support. Visit -https://www.childcareontario.org/ccwad_2020

Today is the #InternationalDayForTolerance, a day to further strengthen our care and understanding among all cultures and people. We must use today and every da...y to call out hate, violence, and oppression. #OSSTF honours and recognizes the beauty in the world's cultures, forms of expression, and ways of being. Learn more at - https://www.un.org/en/observances/tolerance-day

ATTN #OSSTF Members - The Provincial Executive seeks applications to fill openings on the OSSTF/FEESO Parliamentary Speaker Bank - speakers can be enlisted to... assist w/ chairing provincial meetings such as Provincial Council and AMPA. Find out more at- http://osstfupdate.ca/2020/10/19/speaker-bank-applications/

Media Release - Support Staff at University of Ottawa on legal strike https://www.osstf.on.ca//support-staff-at-university-of-ot #OSSTF #FEESO Personnel de soutien UOttawa - Support Staff UOttawa #Onlab #Canlab #FairDeal4PSUO

Join #OSSTF for our Fall PD Institute happening from November 23 28. Webinars cover a variety of topics relevant to all members of the education team, includi...ng podcasting as a learning and teaching tool, remote learning options for early learning support teams, anti-racist education, and cultivating resilience. More information can be found at www.cvent.com/d/77qt2g #OntEd #EdChat

Communiqués de presse - Le personnel de soutien à l’Université d’Ottawa émet un délai de grève pour ce lundi https://www.osstf.on.ca//support-staff-at-university-of-ot #OSSTF #feeso #onpoli #onted

Every year, on October 10, World Mental Health Day is recognized. It is a day to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilize world-wide efforts in s...upport of mental health. This year's goal is to increase investments in mental health. The goal recognizes the challenges that we face as we work through this global pandemic, experience deepened anxieties, and find ourselves facing physical and mental health challenges like never before. Mental health supports are key to ensuring #SafetyforAll https://www.who.int//world-me/world-mental-health-day-2020 #osstf #onted #WorldMentalHealthDay

DEADLINE EXTENDED to October 20, 2020 - #OSSTF is seeking applications to the New Member Engagement Advisory Work Group - this is a great way to deepen your engagement with the union and to grow your own union activism. For more information and to apply, visit wp.me/pbo1Y4-Vf

October 7 is World Day for Decent Work - a day for mobilization all over the world: one day when all trade unions in the world stand up for decent work. It's ti...me to demand a better plan for better jobs in Canada so that we can #moveforwardtogether. Take action and support the Canadian Labour Congress - Congrès du travail du Canada campaign TODAY by: signing the petition emailing your MP tweet/message Prime Minister Trudeau - Justin Trudeau English - https://canadianplan.ca/better-jobs/ French - https://plancanadien.ca/meilleurs-emplois/ #wddw20 #OSSTF #Onlab #Canlab

Publicly-funded education is the foundation of strong societies. This year's @UNESCO #WorldTeachersDay theme is Teachers: Leading in crisis, imagining the future. Every day, teachers take the lead to effect real change in schools and communities. #onted #OSSTF CTF - FCE

Media Release -OLRB dismissal of unions’ case leaves Ontario’s flawed back to school plans without legal scrutiny #AEFO #ETFO #OECTA #OSSTF #Onpoli #Onted