THE HISTORY OF TEACHERS’ UNIONS IN ONTARIO

30Sellar, Don, ed. In Our Opinion: More than 100 Years of Canadian NewspaperEditorials. Markham: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006.This book contains a collection of unedited editorials presented by Canadian newspaperson a broad variety of topics. As a collection of primary sources, it was invaluable forunderstanding popular opinions with regards to the social background around the 1973strike and the passing of Bill 100 in 1975. Due to the genre, it lacked a deeperunderstanding of events, but it provides a crucial framework for one’s own understandingof what occurred.Stasios, Rosemarie. The Ontario Teacher's Federation at Forty. Toronto: OntarioTeachers' Federation, 1984.This book was written to commemorate the first forty years of the Ontario Teachers’Federation (1944-1984). It outlines the formation, growth, and maturation of the OTFover these years. In addition, the book highlights the key issues that the Federation faced(professionalism, negotiating, superannuation, etc.), reflecting both on the past, and thefuture of the OTF.We The Teachers of Ontario. Toronto: Ontario Teachers' Federation, 1980.This handbook was written to provide information to union members of the OntarioTeachers’ Federation. It provides a great deal of information, varying from the structureof the Federation and member responsibilities, to regulations of Acts and By-Laws andthe affiliated Federations and Associations. Although published in 1980, this handbookprovides detailed information on the history of OTF and the responsibilities to and fromits members.Zegarac, George. "Letter from the Deputy Minister of Education to Directors ofBoards of Education." OSSTF. April 11, 2012. Accessed October 26, 2012.http://www.osstf.on.ca/DMOE-letter-11-apr-2012.This letter was written by the Deputy Minister of Education was addressed to thedirectors of education across Ontario in the spring of 2012. It was designed to defend theMinistry’s budget and encourage educational administrators to support the provincialbargaining process as opposed to the local bargaining process. It even goes as far as toasking directors to inform the minister immediately should local unions attempt tobargain individually. The letter offers insight into the ministry’s perspective on thebargaining process as well as shedding light on the administrative side of a bargainingprocess.Image 1: Artuso, Antonella.“Ontario Teachers Urged to Take Action as Bill Passes.”Toronto Sun, September 11, 2012. Accessed November 12, 2012.http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/sunsprodimages/1297304979024_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=650x.