Malini OSSTF

There's over $3 BILLION missing from this year's education budget - and OSSTF President @karenosstf presented at the pre-budget hearings to call out the Ford government's deliberate underfunding of public education. "Yes, it's historic, but not necessarily in a good way..."

You stood for truth and justice and knew that education was the pathway to Reconciliation. Your legacy will live on and our education must continue.. May you rest in peace.

The #OntEd staffing crisis continues to hurt schools! Every week, nearly 1/4 of schools have office staff shortages. That means services are increasingly limited for students as the Ford gov't refuses to invest in recruiting/retaining staff. #OSSTF ▶️ bit.ly/3PFyszB

MEDIA RELEASE: "Politics is all about choices. Ford gov continues to choose to put students last, & this budget is no different." #OSSTF President @karenosstf responds to even more shortchanging of #OntEd in the 2024 provincial budget: bit.ly/3TUZRQN #OnPoli #ONBudget

I am honoured to serve on the @osstf executive w four strong women 💪🏾💪🏻💪🏽💪🏼 The first day of #ampa2024 we stood in solidarity for women’s reproductive rights We took our cue from the Democrat Women in the 🇺🇸 Fighting for reproductive rights is a global issue 🌍

#osstf Vice President @MaliniOSSTF summarizes comments from group @ women’s caucus for the @eduint NAC regional conference Women in education feel the pressure of the teacher shortage, govt underfunding and violence in the classroom It’s the same worldwide 🌎 @CTFFCE @osstf

🧕🏼👩🏽‍🦰👩🏼‍🦱👧🏾👧🏻👩🏼👱🏾‍♀️ The majority of teachers and education workers are women An attack on education is an attack on women 🧐 What if the majority were male??? Would it be different??? (she says sarcastically) #GoPublicFundEducation @eduint @CTFFCE @osstf #osstf #onted

🤔 What are 3 priorities 4 education? 🌎 When North American &Caribbean teachers &educators come together, we have so many amazing ideas ❓How do we get governments 2 listen? 💰 And to fund public education Thanks @shelleymorse1 for reporting @CTFFCE @eduint @osstf @OECTAProv

HAVE YOUR SAY: #OSSTF Members are encouraged to take part in a @uOttawa survey on violence & harassment in the workplace. It has the potential to be the largest #OntEd survey of its kind in Ontario’s history! Open to ALL OSSTF/FEESO Members ➡️ bit.ly/47fl2AC

SPECIAL REPORT: New survey results from @PeopleforEd show that the vast majority of schools in Ontario do not have the necessary supports & resources needed to properly implement de-streaming! De-streaming has been a priority for years, as many reports have shown that streaming students in grades 9 & 10 disproportionately disadvantages Black students, Indigenous students, students w/ special needs & disabilities, & students from lower income families. Yet, only 20% of #OntEd high school principals say they have enough support to implement de-streaming. And 53% disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement “My school staff and I have received sufficient support from the Ministry and my school board to implement de-streaming.” Full report ➡️ bit.ly/46eoGtR #OSSTF #OnPoli #Destreaming

STATEMENT: #OSSTF rejects statements made by Ford & Min Lecce that attempt to manufacture false divisions b/w parents, educators & students. Their harmful comments disregard the rights of students & show a profound lack of understanding of the role of public ed. #OntEd #2SLGBTQI

LIVE - President @karenosstf on proposal that #OSSTF leaders voted to recommend that Members accept. It is a path to resolve bargaining through process that could include arbitration. Members will vote on the proposal. Not a tentative agreement! #OntEd twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Congratulations Karen Littlewood on being elected as Vice-President of CTF. I know you will do an amazing job! 🎉🎉 #ctf #OSSTF

What an incredible Day 1 at #CLC2023, an electric room full of collective action! #OSSTF/FEESO members were front and centre today… can’t wait for Day 2! #LiftingEveryoneUp #CanLab

“They’re trying to monetize #OntEd… I would rather see the money go towards fixing the 16.8B school repair backlog” #OSSTF Pres. @karenosstf shares her reaction to the surprise legislation from Ford gov today. Schools should be viewed as community hubs, not real estate assets!

School boards are facing a $432m funding shortfall - that means cuts to students' services & staff while the repair backlog will continue to grow. Many had to dig into reserves to cover pandemic-expenses while the gov't withheld billions. My motion today would fix it. #onpoli

‘Speaking for the government, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy conceded “it never feels good to lose.” ‘ Yet they continue to intro repressive legislation 🤦🏻‍♀️ #osstf #onted #onpoli Doug Ford’s campaign finance law struck down by court thestar.com/politics/provi… via @torontostar

Happy International Women's Day! There are many who believe that there is no gender pay gap or that women have, "achieved equity." Although we continue to break down barriers and break glass ceilings, the work must continue. Let's continue our efforts. globalnews.ca/news/9529215/c…

This is momentous!

Less than 3 weeks until #ampa2023 #ampa23. Will you be there? Wondering what it’s all about? Here’s a short video you can watch #osstf youtu.be/6o52C4BaNIo