Local 415 wins video contest
Congratulations to David Grigg an Algonquin faculty member, who won the OPSEU 2014 video competition for Region 4! The theme this year was “Union members vote!” and OPSEU members from different sectors and locals created videos that tell important stories about why it is crucial to be politically active. This is the second consecutive year […]
Ottawa Town Hall ( Thursday, May 22) on Quality Education in Ontario Colleges
Algonquin College faculty are encouraged to attend this event with their counterparts from La Cite and St. Lawrence. All full-time and partial-load faculty are welcome. Please RSVP by May 20 by calling the Union office at 7716. WHEN: Thursday May 22 6pm-7pm Reception, 7pm-8:30 Panel and Discussion WHERE: Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Dr., Governor […]
Annual General Meeting
All full time and partial load faculty are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held Thursday May 15,2014 at 3:00PM in P208. A bargaining update is among the agenda items. Please see agenda below: Agenda Local 415 General meeting Thursday May 15, 2014 3:00-5:00 PM RM. P208 1.Call to Order 2. Agenda […]
SWF Workshop for Full-time Faculty: May 1 or May 2
A two-hour session on the SWF is being offered this week: participants may come either Thursday, May 1 at 9:30 or Friday, May 2 at 9:30. The workshop will help members understand how the SWF is calculated and allow them to be more effective in negotiating a good workload. Please bring a copy of your […]
College Faculty Bargaining Bulletin #3
You spoke, we heard! read the bulletin here In French here
Important Bargaining Communication Links for Faculty
As we approach the beginning of bargaining in less than two months, and with a contract expiry of less than five months, it is important that you have the most up-to-date access to bargaining information. The local strongly recommends you bookmark this page http://opseu.org/caat/caat_ac/2014bargaining/index.htm and for good measure it is recommended you join the CAAT […]
Ontario Health Coalition Update
Canadians want federal leadership in health care: National day of action starts campaign for new Health Accord read details here
Latest Bargaining Newsletter
Find here the latest bargaining newsletter. It is basically a summary of the pre-bargaining survey.
OPSEU 404-Solidarity BBQ-March 18,2014
Given that this is the first CA, they need our donations and financial support, of which I hear have been low and slow to reach them. They are a very small local and would greatly benefit from extra physical support on their picket line and larger financial support. These brave women and men are fight […]
URGENT College Strategic Mandate Agreement and your Academic Program
To All Faculty, You should have received an electronic newsletter from the college president last Friday. What you should be of utmost concern for all staff is the second item: The Algonquin College Strategic Mandate Agreement. An examination of the document is troubling for a number of reasons, but of particular concern is the reference […]