Strike Bulletin #5
Please see the strike bulletins. Please Important read this bulletin in full
Update – Why your NO vote is so important.
Why your NO vote is so important. Very soon the strike will be over. It will end in one of three ways. 1. The parties will return to the table and negotiate a deal that faculty will vote on. 2. The government will step in and dictate an arbitration of all outstanding issues. 3. The current employer offer […]
{CAATA-Com} Fwd: {CAATA-Pres} IMPORTANT: Message from Team on Forced Offer Vote
Dear CAAT Academic Faculty, We fully understand your confusion and frustration with the events of yesterday and today. Please know that your bargaining team remains committed to getting a deal and getting the students back into class as quickly as possible. Our goal is to get the CEC back to the table to reach the […]
Today’s press conference with College Faculty!
Today’s Bargaining News Conference by the Bargaining Team https://www.facebook.com/emily.kingvisser/videos/10155031035217267/?hc_ref=ARQl8kB1Z7CGwtBaVecWQ_xy6ntxfOfZUu-BUcXQiN0gsoaIdibUNWGBB808ydnYKKU
Union team calls on faculty to reject colleges’ offer
Toronto – The union for striking Ontario college faculty is calling on its members to reject the colleges’ latest “take it or leave it” offer. https://opseu.org/news/union-team-calls-faculty-reject-colleges-offer
OPSEU NEWS RELEASE for November 6, 2017: “Colleges should get back to bargaining table, faculty say”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2017 Colleges should get back to bargaining table, faculty say TORONTO – The College Employer Council should be working out a deal at the bargaining table instead of calling a strike-prolonging vote on its final offer, the bargaining team for 12,000 striking college faculty says. “Rather than continue […]
On the Line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #3
Please find the new strike bulletin attached. Emily Visser Communications Officer Agente de communication OPSEU/SEFPO 416-443-8888 x8714 416-557-7936
Strike gaining momentum via The Chronicle of Higher Education!
We have been picked up by The Chronicle of Higher Education – social media is making a difference in how the news and issues are being reported this time around!!! http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/digital-picketing/64475
Wednesday, October 25 Local 415 Strike Bulletin
Real troupers Hats off to the morning shifts who persevered in very wet weather Tuesday morning. Even graduates of the Pre-Health Sciences program and current Practical Nursing students joined us in the rain! While all lines have enjoyed good support from the students and the public in the fine weather, today sent a clear message to everyone […]
Reasons behind college strike discussed by local union president
Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 420 President Eric Bauer, from Loyalist College, provides details about the motivation from the faculty’s perspective underlying the current strike at the 24 colleges in Ontario during a conversation on Consider This Live, part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM. Here’s the link to this excellent […]