Welcome to the brand new website for our Bargaining Unit! Please be patient as we continue to format and populate the website!
OSSTF represents teachers and education workers in 35 districts across Ontario. What began as a teacher's union has expanded to include the voices of psychologists, early childhood educators, custodians, clerical staff, university support staff, tradespeople, teachers, school transportation authority workers, speech language pathologists, payroll clerks .... the list is almost endless.
In Ontario, we are one of four teaching affiliates - ETFO (Elementary Teachers) represents elementary teachers in our OCDSB schools, but all other support staff here in Ottawa, are OSSTF. OSSTF represents seven bargaining units in Ottawa - Educational Support Professionals (ESP), Professional Educators and Child Care Staff (PECCS), Professional Student Service Personnel (PSSP), Plant Support Staff (PSSU), Student Support Professionals (SSP) and the Teacher Bargaining Unit (TBU). Almost everyone you work with in a secondary school will be a fellow OSSTF member.
As a trade union, our main focus is to represent employees with their employer - to ensure that the terms and conditions of employment - including the Collective Agreement and Board Policies are followed in a fair and consistent manner.