This #MentalHealthWeek , check out Black Mental Health Canada, an important organization that works to improve the mental health & well-being of Black individuals & communities in Canada by advocating for culturally competent mental health services & promoting community education & empowerment.

When we think of public schools, we need to remember that they are not just for students. They are community hubs, safe and welcoming spaces for seniors, newcomers, adult learners, artists, athletes in training, and community sports teams 🏫

#OntEd #OSSTF #EducationWeek

Workers are STILL calling on the Ford gov to guarantee the MINIMUM rights to ensure just & non-discriminatory treatment for #InjuredWorkers !

Sign the bill of rights & add your name to the cause ▶️ bit.ly/4duVe7v

OFL #ISupportInjuredWorkers #OnLab #OnPoli #OSSTF

STATEMENT: 'The gov't is using a manufactured crisis as an excuse for increased ill-informed ministerial interference. This is not a path to stability for ON's colleges & universities, nor a path to prosperity...'

#OSSTF joins the call for Ford to rethink Bill 166 #OnPSE #OnPoli

✨ This #EducationWeek , #OSSTF celebrates public schools as a safe & familiar place for our youngest community members!

Daycares, sports teams, & other events occur in our public schools & give children a positive space in our communities where everyone comes together 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 #OntEd

This week, #OSSTF & Canadians across the country are celebrating #MentalHealthWeek 🤝🏼

The 2024 theme is 'A Call to Be Kind'. It's up to us all to be more compassionate, as we know that doing so can make an enormous difference! Learn more w/ CMHA National #CompassionConnects

Today marks Indigenous Nurses Day in Canada. CFNU honours and celebrates the extraordinary contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis nurses. Thank you for your leadership and your service to your patients, residents and communities. #NursingWeek2024 #IndigenousNursesDay

Waterloo school board lays off 106 teachers amid an historic #OntEd staffing crisis!

In Ford's Ontario, the gov't gets to release funding info (& cuts) for the next school year LATE! Now, 106 educators don't even know if they have a job this fall. #OnPoli
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Happy Education Week #OntEd !

This year's theme, Public Schools: The Heart of Your Community celebrates public schools as a community hub 🏫 They're open and welcoming for all students, families, and community members 🤝🏼

#EducationWeek #OSSTF

Last month, the #OSSTF Status of Women Committee held regional meetings where they connected w/ #Indigenous healer + singer, ᒪᐢᑭᑭᓂᑲᒧᐣ ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ 😷.

Participants also made their own #RedDressDay pins, in solidarity w/ Missing & Murdered Indigenous women, girls & Two-Spirit ppl. #MMIWG2S

Indigenous women are 4x more likely than non-Indigenous women to be
victims of violence; they make up 16% of all female homicides & 11% of missing women, yet Indigenous ppl are 4.3% Canada's population.

Support the creation of a #RedDress alert bit.ly/4dsUM9R #MMIWG2S

ICYMI: #OSSTF President osstfkaren was on Access Tech Live this week to discuss the Ford government's announcement on cell phones and how it was used to distract from their continued funding cuts to public education.

#OntEd #OnPoli
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Ford's cuts to #OnPSE strike again!

The skilled trades sector is hurting from the Ford gov's “significant & systematic underfunding of (ON's) public post-secondary institutions”. Can't invest in skilled trades w/out 1st investing in public ed! #OntEd
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Lots of distractions this week from the Ford gov, trying to hide their cuts to #OntEd funding!

Funding is down (does not keep up w/ inflation or 🔼 enrolment) & 5000 educators are missing from schools due to Ford's increased class sizes.

#OSSTF #OnPoli
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$1,500 less per student from this gov't while we are seeing increased levels of violence in schools, a teacher and EA shortage, lack of mental health resources, and less and less supports in special education probably isn't the storyline the Conservatives were hoping for.

#onted

This year alone, the Ontario government shortchanged public schools by nearly $300 million. #onted #onpoli

BREAKING: Ford gov has taken over $1.3 billion out of public education funding & deliberately hid the cuts under a 'Planned Provision' item!

This means Ford has cut $1500 per student in #OntEd funding since 2018. Really shows their commitment to transparency 😡 #OSSTF #OnPoli

📢Attn #OSSTF members - nominate an educator that you believe is making an exemplary contribution to sustainability education ♻️

Winners receive $1,000 & runners-up will receive $500.

Nominations are open until May 27!

For more information ➡️ bit.ly/4b01UsE

#OntEd

The OTIP Bursary program empowers future leaders, innovators, and educators. Know a student who could benefit from an additional $1,500 for tuition?
Discover more about the program here: bit.ly/3lLQu2G