OSSTF OTBU D18

10/18/2026

Please join us for An Evening Out with CW Pride!! Come find us at the Shepherds Pub in Elora on Friday, November 6th at 7:00 🌈

RSVP - comment or DM us! We want to give Shep’s a heads up on table numbers 🙂

Whether you are new to the community or a familiar face, come join us for an easy-going evening with friends and chosen family. Everyone is welcome to- bring your pals and let’s make it a night to remember!

📍 Shepherd’s Pub, Elora
🗓️ Friday, November 6th
⏰ 7:00PM onwards

All ages welcome! Drop us a line if you’re looking for a ride or have any questions 💖

10/18/2026

Rescheduled Meeting!

Tuesday Oct 20th, 2026
6 pm to 7 pm
Center Wellington Chamber of Commerce
(400 Tower Street South, Fergus, ON)

Come and learn more about our organization, our mission, and the work we do to celebrate, preserve, and share Black history and heritage in Wellington County and beyond.

10/15/2026

With Municipal Elections underway, and with the underfunding of public education creating an escalating crisis in our schools, it is more important than ever that we have elected trustees who will advocate for our students and our schools.
Local education affiliates representing unionized workers in the Upper Grand District School Board have endorsed six candidates running for English public school board trustee. A survey was sent to all trustee candidates with questions ranging from their priorities as trustees to their opinions on a variety of educational issues as well as current board policies. These endorsements are based on survey answers and the public track records of the trustee candidates.
Advance voting occurs from Oct 10-18 or you can vote on Election Day, October 26! Get out and vote to make sure your voice is heard!

10/13/2026

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10/13/2026

Proper staffing is a key OSSTF/FEESO bargaining priority.

Staffing shortages mean fewer supports for students and greater pressure on the teachers and education workers who are already being asked to do more with less.

We’re fighting for better working conditions that help recruit and retain qualified staff and ensure Ontario schools have the people and supports that students need to succeed.

10/13/2026

De-streaming can’t succeed without the staffing, supports, and class sizes to make it work.

Meeting increasingly complex student needs requires more time, attention, and resources in the classroom, not less.

That’s why OSSTF/FEESO is fighting for meaningful class size protections at the bargaining table.

10/02/2026

Get on the bus! Public education needs us!

10/02/2026

Get on the bus! Public education needs us!

October 24 is getting closer. Have you registered yet?

Across Ontario, education unions are bringing members, families, and communities together for five regional rallies for publicly funded education in London, Ottawa, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Toronto.

We’re rallying for what students need:

👩🏽‍🎓 smaller and better-balanced classrooms
🏫 fully staffed and resourced schools,
📈 adequate funding
✅ safe and supportive learning & working environments.

Register today and invite your friends & family 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/Together4Ed

09/30/2026

September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Each year on September 30, OSSTF/FEESO joins communities across the country in marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. This day honours the children who never returned home from residential schools, Survivors, their families, and the communities that continue to live with the ongoing impacts of colonialism, racism, and systemic discrimination.

For members and leaders, September 30 is an opportunity to take part in meaningful ways. Wear orange, but also take time to learn from Indigenous voices, attend local events or commemorations, share accurate resources, support Indigenous-led organizations and businesses, and create space for respectful reflection in schools, worksites, and communities.

09/25/2026

Come out for info at our District 18 OSSTF All-Members Meeting on October 1!

BREAKING: OSSTF/FEESO will hold a province-wide central strike vote for school board sector members from November 6 to 16 as the current round of collective bargaining continues.

“Our members want fair, negotiated contracts that address the realities they are seeing in schools every day. A strike vote gives us an opportunity to strengthen our bargaining position and sends a clear message to the Ford government that OSSTF/FEESO members are united behind the bargaining priorities we will bring to the table,” said President Martha Hradowy.

A strike vote is not a strike, and it does not mean that job action is imminent or inevitable. A successful strike vote is one step in the collective bargaining process.

Full release: https://bit.ly/4rw8Jv3