Presentation of March 26,2015
If you were not able to make the General Meeting on March 26,2015 Please see the presentation from Kim MacPherson Benefits counselor OPSEU Local 415 CAAT Benefits CAAT Retiree Benefits Brochure
Ottawa Sun recommends Algonquin get out of Saudi Arabia
The Ottawa Sun editorial board is urging the college to get out of Saudi Arabia. Please click on this link here
Algonquin College Investment in Saudi Arabia
The following letter was emailed by Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of the 120,000-member Ontario Public Service Employees Union to the Premier of Onratio regarding Algonquin’s investment in Saudi Arabia Read letter here
General Meeting with a Presentation on Benefits and Pension
There will be a general meeting featuring a special presentation on our contract benefits and new initiatives regarding our pensions. Below is the agenda. All Full-time and partial-load professors,instructors, librarians, and counsellors are encouraged to attend on Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:00-6:00 in the staff dinning room. General Membership Meeting Thursday, March 26 4:00-6:00 Staff Dinning […]
Ottawa Sun article on Algonquin’s campus in Saudi Arabia
The following article on Algonquin’s Jazan campus in Saudi Arabia appeared in the Saturday, February 7 issue of the Ottawa Sun. The next day the Sun published the poll results to the question “Should Algonquin have a Saudi campus?” The results were 92%”no” and 8%”yes”. read article at below link http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/02/06/concerns-over-algonquins-saudi-campus
Long Term Disability (LTD) Premium Rate Increase
A message from CAAT Academic Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) please read here If any questions or concerns, contact information is provided in the above memo
Inside Higher Ed Article
Here is a recently published article by Inside Higher Ed on the involvement of western post-secondary institutions in Saudi Arabia. Particular mention is made of “Algonquin College ” Please read here Should Western colleges do business in Saudi Arabia? @insidehighered
Temporary reprieve for Saudi blogger Raif Badawi; Geoffrey Simpson challenges Canada doing business in Saudi Arabia
1. Raif Badawi update Thank you to those OPSEU members who responded to our plea last week to protect the inhumane treatment of Saudi human rights activist,Raif Badawi. The second set of 50 lashes was cancelled last Friday for “medical reasons”. However, the publicity his barbaric treatment has received and the worldwide protests may also […]
Free Speech met with a 100 lashes in Saudi Arabia
Our college is doing business in Saudi Arabia. The college claims it can be a force for change. Meanwhile, here is the reality. Raif Badawi, an independent blogger who should be in Canada today with his wife and their three children, is spending time in Briman prison, Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. Worse,for his crime of […]
Seneca College cuts Jobs and Wages in Time for the Holiday Season
OPSEU is calling on the Globe and Mail to remove Seneca College from its sponsored “Greater Toronto’d Top Employers” Read story here