District 13 OSSTF represents approximately 1450 permanent and 740 occasional teachers along with over 100 Professional Student Services Personnel in Durham region. Our union provides services to its members to protect them in their work and to enhance their professionalism through professional development workshops, health and safety training, collective agreement in-servicing and regular communications and public relations highlighting the teachers in our schools.
Land Acknowledgement
District 13 OSSTF is committed to providing space to honour Indigenous folks who were here on this beautiful land long before settler arrival. We acknowledge that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships, both historic and modern with the territories upon which our members work and our union operates. We recognize the enduring presence of all First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples throughout Turtle Island.
This region forms part of the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations, the Mississauga Peoples, and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nations. We would also like to acknowledge that prior to these treaties, the land was stewarded by various communities including the Haudenosaunee and Wendat confederacies.
Our land acknowledgement does not function as closure, resignation, or acceptance of the structural conditions of settler colonialism that remain in effect today. We recognize the impact of colonialism and our responsibilities to redress the ways this has helped shape the education system and our organization. We also recognize the sovereignty of all Indigenous Nations as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and we are committed to honouring the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations.
To honour the Indigenous Peoples of this territory, we will take up our responsibility to be respectful of their traditions, knowledge and to care for this land and its waters for future generations. We would like to thank all Indigenous Peoples for sharing this land so we may come together in a good way.
2025 District and TBU Annual General Meetings
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The 2025 District and TBU Annual General Meetings will be held on May 8th at the Ajax Convention Centre (550 Beck Crescent, Ajax) beginning at 4:00 PM. The business conducted during this meeting will include the receiving of committee reports, voting on constitutional changes, and elections. Tickets are available for TBU and PSSP members at a cost of $10.00. New permanent teachers and new retirees can receive their tickets at no cost. The ticket includes a meal.
Members with food restrictions or accommodation requests are asked to share them at this link: https://forms.gle/eJtoUE92nGbeCmR79
The meeting will begin with a District portion open to all members of District 13 including TBU, OTBU and PSSP members. After the conclusion of District business we will move on to TBU business.
Nominations for elected positions are open now until 4:00 pm, April 10, 2025. The nomination form can be found by visiting this link.
The deadlines to submit on-time resolutions were published in the February Issue of InPrint.
Proposed amendments to the District and TBU constitutions will be found by April 3 at the following link:
District, and Bargaining Unit Constitutions
OTIP and EFG Retirement Workshops
Ontario Teacher Insurance Plan and Educators Financial Group are hosting retirement workshops at various locations across the GTA, as well as virtually. Specific dates and registration details can be found on their website, at the following link: https://www.otip.com/events
Shelley Page Memorial Golf Tournament
The Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce that we are once again hosting the Shelley Page Memorial Golf Tournament!
The golf tournament will take place on Friday June 20, 2025 at 5:00pm at Lyndebrook Golf Course in Whitby. All of the proceeds will go towards the Caring Colleagues Fund. This fund is used to acknowledge our colleagues who are off sick for an extended length of time.
More information is available in the poster below and the attached registration form.
2024/2025 District 13 OSSTF Executive and Representatives for AMPA 2025
The members of our District 13 executive for the 2024/2025 school year are as follows:
District and TBU President - Shane Stagg
Occasional Teachers Bargaining Unit President - Julia McCrea
Professional Student Services Personnel President - Kristen Bennett
1st Vice President - Chris Davis
2nd Vice President - George Chaktsiris
3rd Vice President - Roger Gordon
4th Vice President - Rob Walker
Treasurer - Garrett Metcalfe
Secretary - Shawna Raymont
Additional TBU Provincial Councillor - Richard McCormack
Collective Bargaining Committee Chair - Richard McCormack
Constitution Committee Chair - Shane Stagg
Communications Committee Chair - George Chaktsiris
Education and Political Action Committee Co-Chairs - Shane Stagg and Marcia McCrae
Health and Safety Committee Chair - Kathie Harris
Human Rights Committee Chair - Esther McCalla
Professional Development Committee Chair - Senthuran Paramasamy
Public Relations Committee Chair - Jacquie Westcott
As well, the following members are representatives for AMPA 2025:
TBU Representatives:
Garrett Metcalfe, Shane Stagg, Richard McCormack, Orit Orlovsky, Tom Dias, Chris Davis, Roger Gordon, Anthony Yacub, Trevor Brewer, Matthew Thomas, George Chaktsiris, Shawna Raymont, Ryan Gallagher, Alexis Walker, Gerald Corrigan
OTBU Representatives:
Julia McCrea, Art Hanke. Natatha Sajo
PSSP Representative:
Kristen Bennett
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Active Retired Members
Retired members can continue their OSSTF involvement
though membership with Active Retired Members.
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District 13 OSSTF Women's Advocate Program