OTBU Executive Elections 2024-2026
This is an election year. Candidates may be nominated for up to two (2) of the following positions on the 2024-2026 Executive:
" President
" 1st Vice President
" 2nd Vice President
" Treasurer
" Secretary
" Executive Officer (4 positions available)
Please note that OTBU Executive positions are not full-time.
OTBU elections are governed by the rules established under Bylaw 2 of the OTBU Constitution. The election will be coordinated and conducted by the Election Committee. Any OTBU member in good standing may be nominated by providing, through the OTBU Secretary, his or her name and the signature of a supporting OTBU member in good standing.
Nominations for any position require the submission of the completed Official Candidate Nomination Form 2024. This form is available on the OTBU website. The form(s) must be received by the OTBU Secretary by the close of business April 15th, 2024, and must be in order for the nomination to stand. See the Candidate Form in the Documents box on the website home page.
Candidates shall have the opportunity to make an election speech at the AGM. Our Constitution does not permit proxy presentations. Candidates must be present to speak. All forms and information must be submitted by the candidate, not by a third party. The candidates who submit their nomination forms to the OTBU Secretary by April 15th may also advertise their candidacy in the election edition of the OTBU newsletter.
Candidate ads must be submitted to the OTBU Secretary at the same time as nomination documents. The format of the candidate ads is prescribed in the OTBU Constitution, Bylaw 2.1.5.2.2. Each ad may include a photo of the candidate (black and white) and written text. The submission may be edited for size if necessary. Any candidate wishing to have a scrutineer is asked to submit the name of this scrutineer along with other elections material to the OTBU Secretary.
Bylaws
2.1.5.2.2 the advertisement to be no bigger than 2 3/8 inches by 6 ¾ inches. which may be edited by the Elections Committee to adhere to a standard format if necessary (AGM 21)
Please provide a valid private email address. Do not use the TDSB email system.
Call for Motions AGM 2024 May 15 2024
Call for Motions: AGM 2024
Amendments to this Constitution may be made by a 2/3 vote at an Annual General Meeting provided that written notice of the proposed amendment has been received by the Bargaining Unit Secretary at least twenty (20) days prior to the Annual General Meeting to be posted on the OTBU website at least fifteen (15) Days prior to the Annual General Meeting.
Motions from the floor at the AGM require a 9/10 vote at an Annual General Meeting.
Bargaining Update
As part of the bargaining pathway that OSSTF/FEESO members approved in September, OSSTF/FEESO will be participating in three interest arbitration tables in front of arbitrator William Kaplan:
1. To determine a remedy for Bill 124.
2. To settle the central terms of the Teacher/Occasional Teacher collective agreement.
3. To settle the central terms of the Education Worker collective agreement.
As previously reported in Bargaining Bulletin #49, the interest arbitration hearing to determine a Bill 124 remedy will take place on January 15 and 16, 2024.
Bargaining a New Collective Agreement
Dates for the interest arbitrations to settle the terms at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher and Education Worker central tables are scheduled to take place on April 8 and 13, 2024.
Prior to the April 2024 interest arbitrations dates, we have scheduled mediation dates with arbitrator Kaplan to determine whether the parties are able to resolve any matters before the April hearing dates. Those mediation dates are scheduled for February 24 and 25, March 2 and 3, and March 24 and 25, 2024. Several of these dates fall on weekends. This was an intentional choice in order to move the process forward as swiftly as possible.
OSSTF/FEESO is currently in discussions with the Crown and the relevant employer agencies (the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) at the Teacher/Occasional Teacher table and the Council of Trustees Association (CTA) at the Education Worker table) to determine which mediation and arbitration days will be devoted to which table. We will share those dates with members once they are confirmed.
Pay Statements, Pension, Working limits,T4s & T2200
Your pay statement and compensation info will be available online only at MyINFO the Wednesday before pay day.
Your T4 slip and T2200 forms will also be available online.
For more information, please contact: myINFO Help Desk by phone at 416-338-4747 - Option 4, or by email at myINFOhelp@tdsb.on.ca
Do you have questions about your pension or working day limits this year as a retired teacher and OT? Contact the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan below! This is a friendly reminder that neither OSSTF, OTBU, OTIP, OCT, or the TDSB are able to answer your questions about pensions.
Login to your OTIP account: at https://www.otpp.com/
Email: inquiry@otpp.com
Phone: 416-226-2700 or 1-800-668-0105 (toll free)
Fax: 416-730-7807 or1-800-949-8208 (toll free)
Know how to get your Correct Pay
Sections 12.0.0 to 12.9.0 of the Collective Agreement lay out the details of how an LTO will be paid. As an LTO teacher you will be subject to the contract teachers' grid placement process.
IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to provide the TDSB with your Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) rating statement, as well as proof of any relevant teaching experience with other Boards.
You must provide the documents, or complete the Letter of Intent, before the strict deadline of the last day of the LTO position.
You are strongly advised to complete the Online Change in Salary - Online Letter of Intent as soon as you begin an LTO position.
Log onto the TDSBWeb, click on Employee Services, then select the following from the left-hand side menu: Forms • Occasional Teaching • Change in Salary - Online Letter of Intent
You can access the full Collective Agreement on our website http://www.otbud12.com/
Mandatory Compliance Training
A reminder to complete your online mandatory compliance training on the TDSB website. If the training is completed by December 22, 2023, you will be paid for it In February 2024.
Please note that this counts as either a day or half day of work!