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College Faculty: Bargaining for Better!
College faculty and online learning: Superior education demands adequate preparation
CAAT-A Workload
Know the Issues!
College Faculty: Bargaining for Better!
College faculty and online learning: Superior education demands adequate preparation
CAAT-A Workload
Bargaining for Better
Bargaining News
College Faculty Negotiations Bulletin #4 – August 2021
Message from the President and First Vice‑President/Treasurer Meeting resistance — and overcoming it Bargaining successes for faculty members ultimately result in a stronger education system for all Ontarians. Better workload, staffing, equity and professional...
Bulletin de négociation du personnel scolaire no 4 – Août 2021
Message du président et du premier vice-président/trésorier Comment vaincre la résistance Les victoires obtenues par le personnel scolaire à la table de négociation contribuent inévitablement à un système d’éducation plus solide pour tous les Ontariens. Une charge de...
Bulletin de négociation du personnel scolaire des collèges, numéro 3 : L’équipe de négociation du personnel scolaire dépose sa feuille de route pour améliorer les collèges
Message du président et du PVP/T : Passer aux choses sérieuses Après la première réunion avec le Conseil des employeurs des collèges au début de juillet, l’équipe de négociation du personnel scolaire a repris les pourparlers avec l’employeur pour trois jours...
College Faculty Negotiations Bulletin #3 – August 2021
Message from the President and First Vice‑President/Treasurer Getting down to brass tacks After first meeting with the College Employer Council in early July, CAAT-A bargaining resumed with the employer for three more days this week. The team laid out faculty...
Faculty Proposals – Joint Committee Work
The following initial proposals were presented to the CEC negotiations team on August 5, 2021. Below, you will find our overview of the proposals (which is adapted from the language that we presented at the bargaining table to provide context), as well as the...
Faculty Proposals — Outside Work
The following initial proposals were presented to the CEC negotiations team on August 5, 2021. Below you will find our overview of the proposals, as well as the language itself. In the margins, you will find brief notes explaining the intent of the change. Directly...
Latest OPSEU/SEFPO News
OPSEU/SEFPO wins big on pregnancy/parental leave
OPSEU/SEFPO has won an important battle around vacation and pregnancy/parental leave. An arbitrator has ruled that colleges cannot force faculty employees to take vacation during leaves. The grievance arose when a college professor wanted to take pregnancy leave....
Progress made in struggle to count part-time/sessional college faculty votes
It’s been nearly four years since contract faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges voted on whether to join Ontario’s biggest and strongest public sector labour union: OPSEU/SEFPO. The College Employer Council (CEC) has tried every trick in the book to prevent the...
Focus on real solutions in education – not false problems: OPSEU/SEFPO
Toronto – OPSEU/SEFPO is cautioning the government not to go down false trails on the future of Ontario’s colleges. OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is concerned the government is becoming too preoccupied with finding short-term answers to COVID-19, such...