District 25 OTBU Executive meetings are scheduled for Wednesdays starting at 4:30 p.m. and are held either virtually or at the District Office (9 Corvus Court). We generally have around 8 executive meetings per year. If you’d like to join us at a monthly Executive meeting, let us know, and we can send you the upcoming dates. To enquire about attending, send us an email at jiwon.bae@d25.osstf.ca.
For this year, we will focus on member engagement. If you are interested in organizing events and/or want to give your views on how to bring our members together, send us an email at jiwon.bae@d25.osstf.ca. Our first meeting is planned for early March 2026, and official call-outs for committee members will go out by newsletter in January 2026.
We need your voice to guide our local bargaining! This group is responsible for putting together the Negotiating Brief and sitting across the table from the Board's negotiating committee. If you are interested in joining our committee to give your input and learn about what is happening with our state of local bargaining with the OCDSB, please send us an email at karen.vandewint@d25.osstf.ca.
For members who have given outstanding service to the Bargaining Unit, the District, and/or the Federation as a whole, we have established an award to recognize their contribution.
For the 2025-2026 Federation year, we have awarded Ali Farooq with the OTBU Outstanding Service Award. He has been actively involved in both the Collective Bargaining Committee and the Equity, Anti-Racism & Anti-Harassment Committee. He has advocated in schools for access to prayer space and time. He has also been helpful in voicing Apply to Education concerns to Bargaining.
Thank you, Ali, for your commitment to our union.