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CAAT-A Bargaining Update: July 2023
A Message from Your Bargaining Team PDF version Dear Members, As you know, Bill 124 – which had previously limited our salary increases to 1% – was struck down and declared “null and void” last...
View ArticleOntario College Faculty reach mediated settlement with College Employer...
Toronto, August 15, 2023 – On Monday, the bargaining teams for Ontario College Faculty and the College Employer Council reached a mediated settlement on compensation from 2021-24, following the...
View ArticleCAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin: August 2023
Important update from your CAAT-A Bargaining Team on wage reopener settlement with the College Employer Council PDF version. Dear Faculty Members, We are pleased to share with you the outcome of our...
View ArticleCase Comment: Protecting Precarious Employment
In the College sector, partial-load Academic employees deal with a form of precarious employment that involves a series of semester long contracts. Because the work is divided into contracts which last...
View ArticleUpdate: The Ongoing Fight for College Faculty Part-Time and Sessional Union...
We bring you an important update regarding the protracted journey toward union certification for part-time and sessional faculty that has been met with continued resistance from the College Employer...
View ArticleNew CAAT-A Bargaining Team and a message from the Chair
We’re excited to share the results of the bargaining team election that took place October 29th at the CAAT-A Pre-Bargaining Conference. This marks the very early stages of bargaining, which will begin...
View ArticleMore funding for colleges and universities must improve the student experience
It’s no secret that colleges and universities urgently need more funding. As the union representing 45,000 staff and faculty in all 24 of Ontario’s colleges and 16 universities and other postsecondary...
View ArticleThe province must step in to protect educational excellence
OPSEU/SEFPO faculty and staff at all 24 public colleges and 16 universities are committed to providing quality education and critical student services and supports. We share a common cause with...
View ArticleMinistry of Colleges and Universities “historical investment” poses massive...
For Immediate Release February 26, 2024 TORONTO – Post-secondary leaders were left with more questions than answers following today’s “historic” provincial funding announcement by the Minister of...
View ArticleFund Our Colleges – Protect educational excellence!
Take action now! – FundOurColleges.ca Ontario’s public colleges are meant to prepare students for good jobs and provide the economy with a skilled workforce – but for years, they have been starved of...
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College Faculty Negotiations Update
Bargaining Update Highlights In response to feedback from OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty members, we are providing this summary of the contents of this bargaining update newsletter: Final Demand Set (FDS)...
View ArticleOPSEU/SEFPO President Criticizes Bill 166 As Serving Government Interests,...
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick was joined by college and university sector leaders earlier last month to speak out against a new bill that authorizes new powers for the government over the internal...
View ArticleLetter to Premier Ford and Minister Dunlop: Pause program suspensions at...
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and College leaders sent the following letter today to Premier Doug Ford and the Minister of Colleges and Universities of Ontario, Jill Dunlop, after the unprecedented...
View ArticleOPSEU/SEFPO Submission on Bill 166: Strengthening Accountability and Student...
Downloadable PDF OPSEU/SEFPO includes a diverse workforce upwards of 45,000 professionals in postsecondary education, spanning all 24 public colleges and 16 public universities and postsecondary...
View ArticleCollege Faculty: Indigenous Knowledge Update
In September 2022, Arbitrator Kaplan issued a letter of understanding regarding the definition of Indigenous Knowledge for the purposes of appointment factors in the Job Classification Plans. This...
View ArticleNUPGE supports students protesting the military attack on Gaza and its people
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) stands with students who are exercising their right to protest peacefully on Canadian campuses and around the world, along with the faculty...
View ArticleHelp staff and students at Université de Hearst
Students and staff at Université de Hearst, including the members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 686, are fighting off a direct attack from the Ford government. Please click here to add your voice to this...
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Our Colleges, Our Ontario, Our Contract – Bargaining Begins This Fall
Bargaining Bulletin #1 June 19, 2024 Highlights: Notice to bargain will be given to the CEC on July 2nd. Colleges continue to show strong financial health through record surpluses. International...
View ArticleLetter to Fleming College President and Board of Governors Chair: College...
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and the Presidents of OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 352 & 351, Liz Mathewson and Marcia Steeves, sent the following letter yesterday to Fleming College President, Maureen...
View ArticleThe Colleges Work Because We Do – Notice to Bargain
Bargaining Bulletin 2 Highlights: Notice to Bargain was served on July 2 by your College Faculty bargaining team to the College Employer Council (CEC) Our first upcoming bargaining dates are on July...
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