Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

Father, Husband, Activist, Teacher, & Musician. Executive Officer, OSSTF Toronto Teachers Bargaining Unit. mrkissel.ca Toronto, ON Joined May 2020

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

4 weeks ago

One of the most fun assignments for my job is organizing social events. Today was an awesome day at the ballpark with 200+ @OSSTFtoronto Teachers' Bargaining Unit Members and their families/friends watching the @BlueJays defeat the Orioles 6-4! And we were on the Jumbotron!

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Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

2 months ago

Teachers at Virtual Secondary School and Leaside HS are seeing red over the massive underfunding of education in Ontario. They are also wearing red on this Province-wide Day of Action! #onpoli #osstf

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Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

2 months ago

Teachers at Northview and SATEC are joining thousands of others across Ontario to speak out against the massive underfunding of education on this Day of Action. #osstf #onpoli

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Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

2 months ago

Teachers at Lakeshore CI and Bloor CI are wearing red today on this Province-wide Day of Action because they are tired of the political games and underfunding of public education in Ontario. @osstf #onpoli

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Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

2 months ago

OSSTF Toronto Teachers Executive wearing red today on this Province-wide day of action to speak out against the Ford government's massive underfuding of public education. Teachers across the city and the Province are joining in and demanding investments in our kids! #onpoli

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Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

3 months ago

The Ford Government's beef with Toronto continues - TDSB has over twice as many students as the TCDSB - and yet the number of trustees will be the same. Clearly an attack on democracy for the people of Toronto. #onted #osstf

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

3 months ago

A great weekend of music making with the @OakSymphony. My awesome low brass section knocked it out of the theatre playing Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony and Sibelius' Violin Concerto!

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Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

3 months ago

OSSTF Toronto Teachers are wearing pink today to stand up against homophobia on International Day of Pink. #osstf

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

3 months ago

This weekend I got to play alto trombone in Mozart's Requiem with the @BurlingtonSO and the @GuelphChoir. Bucket list moment: playing the Tuba mirum solo in the Dies irae section of the mass.

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Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

3 months ago

OSSTF Toronto is gathering with education workers, parents and community members at Queen’s Park in support of public education. Fighting for the future of Ontario. #osstf #onpoli

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OSSTF Communications @osstf

4 months ago

Students, workers, and allies gathered at Queen’s Park today to demand action! No tuition hikes. No OSAP cuts. Real investment in public education. #OSSTF members were proud to join the rally and support students fighting for accessible education for all. #SaveOSAP #HandsOffOurEducation #OntEd

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

4 months ago

Proud to stand up to Doug Ford for post-secondary students and the future of our province!

Toronto Teachers @OSSTFtoronto

4 months ago

OSSTF Toronto was pleased to support the Hands Off Our Education Rally today at Queen's Park. All Out! #onted #onpoli #osstf

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OSSTF Communications @osstf

4 months ago

Post-secondary students are organizing, and #OSSTF is proud to join them in demanding better! On March 4 at 12:30 PM, students, instructors, parents, and community members will gather at Queen’s Park to demand NO cuts to OSAP and real investments in public education. Join the rally hosted by @CFSON, outside of working hours, and send a clear message: Hands off our education.

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

5 months ago

I am deeply saddened by Joel's sudden passing. We knew each other from our student union days 25+ years ago, and reconnected through OSSTF when he became Associate General Secretary. My heart goes out to his family during this extremely difficult time.

OSSTF Communications @osstf

5 months ago

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of OSSTF/FEESO’s Associate General Secretary, Joel Duff. This is an unimaginable loss to our Federation, as Joel represented the very best of us. Joel joined OSSTF/FEESO in August 2023 as a dedicated labour

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

5 months ago

It's been a fantastic weekend of learning at the @otffeo Symposium "Empowering teachers for today & tomorrow"! #osstf

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

5 months ago

An excellent weekend of music making with the @OakSymphony, playing a Canadian premier (Schreker), Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major (with Oakville's own Ryan Huang), and Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 in e minor!

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6 months ago

All TDSB schools and sites, including child care centres, are closed today due to the weather forecast.

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Mark Kissel @MarkOSSTF

7 months ago

Always a fun afternoon playing the annual Family Holiday Concert with the @OakSymphony! The brass section dressed up in our best ugly sweaters, and a special guest Elf on the Shelf came to play a tune with me!

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OSSTF Communications @osstf

7 months ago

Students and staff deserve stability, transparency, and real investment. @OSSTFtoronto has serious concerns about the sudden firing of the TDSB Director of Education. Local President Michelle Teixeira warned that this move comes from a government that continues to distract from chronic underfunding of public education. “We worry that this move is more political games being played at the expense of students.” Students and staff deserve stability, transparency, and real investments, not political interference in public education. 📰 Read more via the Toronto Star: bit.ly/3MwpJkG #OSSTF #OntEd

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OSSTF Communications @osstf

7 months ago

On December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal just because they were women. We remember them, and we confront the reality that gender-based violence continues in Canada. Femicide and intimate partner violence are rising. Misogynist, transphobic, and homophobic hate puts women, girls, and gender-diverse people at risk every day. First Nation, Métis, and Inuit women, girls, and Two-Spirit people face rates of violence more than 6x higher than non-Indigenous women. #OSSTF remains committed to safe, inclusive schools and workplaces. Our Women’s Advocate Program supports women members facing violence and harassment, and we continue to push governments to act, including calling on the Ford government to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario. We remember them. We stand in solidarity. We demand action. Never again. Our full statement: bit.ly/4a4J1rb