In December 2021, we were delighted to announce our partnership with Starling Minds, and we are excited to share with you that through OTIP, Starling Minds is now available to members and their families at no cost. Starling Minds offers 24/7 access to a digital mental health platform that can help members proactively build healthier, […]
With the election less than two months away, we need your help to spread the word. Step 1: Watch the video. Step 2: Learn more about the ways Ford has failed Ontario here. Step 3: Share the video and campaign with your friends, family, and wider community. We need everyone to see just how paper thin […]
Home Women must not continue to get left behind—End the Gender Pay Gap
Take a look at the moving and home insurance frequently asked questions inside so that you can look forward to making memories in your new home, confident that you have the coverage you need. Read more at www.otip.com/article140.
Join the province-wide post-secondary caucus to get organized for the May 1 Day of Action! The caucus is open to anyone who studies or works at a college, university, or any other post-secondary institution in Ontario. What is the May 1 day of action? On Sunday, May 1, thousands of people in locations all over […]
Gig workers played an essential role keeping our neighbours safe and keeping the restaurant industry afloat during the pandemic, yet they are denied basic rights at work available to all other employees. Now the Ford Conservatives are attacking all Ontario workers. Recommendations from the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee would create a third class of […]
The University of Waterloo is one of the last universities in Canada without a union for graduate student teaching assistants, research assistants, contract faculty, technicians, and other academic research and teaching staff positions. The lack of a union has meant diminished ability to affect our working conditions, get fair wages, lower health and safety protocols, […]
January 31, 2022 To the university sector members of OSSTF/FEESO Over the coming weeks, Ontario Universities are returning to various forms of in-person work and/or learning, and we want you to know your union is here to support you as you face uncertain days and weeks ahead. Our membership is diverse, and so are the […]
Laura Mae Lindo says bill would define racism in legislation, because ‘when you define it, then it is real’ Paula Duhatschek · CBC News · Posted: Dec 03, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 10 hours ago Kitchener Centre NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo introduced a bill Thursday that aims to fight racism at all levels of the […]
The University of Ottawa has stepped up its COVID-19 vaccination policy ahead of the fall term, now requiring all students, staff and faculty members on campus to be fully vaccinated. The post-secondary institution announced Tuesday that anyone planning to be on campus this fall must have at least an initial dose of the vaccine by Sept. 7 and a […]