Test ballot is now OPEN! #OSSTF members in the school board sector can log in now to practise the voting process ahead of the central strike vote. Take a minute this week to make sure your login works and you know exactly what to expect before November 6. Bonus: everyone who participates is automatically entered into a draw for one of five $100 gift cards 🎁 The test ballot closes Friday, October 30 at 9 p.m. ET.

On Canadian School Library Day, we celebrate the important role school libraries play in public education 📖 School libraries are more than shelves of books. They are spaces where students can explore ideas, strengthen literacy and research skills, discover new perspectives, access information and develop a lifelong love of learning. They also help make knowledge and learning opportunities accessible to students across our school communities. Today, we invite you to celebrate your school library. Share a book you discovered there, a memory that stayed with you, or something your school library helped you learn. Comment below. #CanadianSchoolLibraryDay #SchoolLibraries #OntEd #OSSTF

#OSSTF members in the school board sector: the test ballot opens tomorrow at 8:30 a.m 🗳️ The test ballot runs October 26–30. Take a few minutes this week to practise logging in and voting before the central strike vote begins November 6. The test ballot does not count as your central strike vote, and everyone who participates will be entered into a draw for one of five $100 gift cards 🎁

“Underfunding is a choice. Staffing shortages are the result of choices. And this government needs to own those choices.” Yesterday, more than 10,000 education workers, families, students, and community members rallied across Ontario for the future of public education 🙌🏽 As #OSSTF President @marthahradowy told the crowd at Queen’s Park, students, education workers, and families didn’t create the crisis in our schools, but they’re the ones paying the price. Ontario’s students deserve better. #OSSTF #OntEd #OntEdUnited

“People across the province are sending a clear message to the Ford government: Ontario’s students deserve better, and publicly funded education is worth investing in.” #OSSTF President @marthahradowy’s message is featured in the Toronto Star’s coverage of yesterday’s rallies, which brought more than 10,000 people together in Toronto, Ottawa, London, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay in support of public education. Read more about the rallies and what education workers are fighting for: bit.ly/4jFEDUi #OSSTF #OntEd #OntEdUnited

At Queens Park, an estimated 10,000 people have come together today to stand up for publicly funded education! #OntEdUnited #OntEdSolidaire – at Toronto, Ontario

Four communities. One powerful message. From Ottawa, London, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay, education workers, families, students, and labour allies came out today to stand up for strong, properly funded public education. Across Ontario, we’re making our voices heard! #OSSTF #OntEd #OntEdUnited