Stewards, 2008-09

Term of Office: January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 The following members have been acclaimed to your 2008-2009 Local Executive: Rod Bain Pauline Edmonds Mike Nauth David Haley Dave Ferries Geoffrey Cochrane Alain Peyrun-Berron Marlaine Finnegan Shawn Pentecost Judy Puritt Elizabeth Harris Maryann Sullivan Glenda Checkley Pat Kennedy Jack Wilson Alane Duchesne JP Lamarche […]

New Contact

I am Diane Brule the Office administrator for the Local and I will now be administrating this site. To contact me click my name above.

Office 2007 and your SWF

By Pat Kennedy If you are required to use Office 2007 and/or are obliged to take training for Office 2007, then the workload required for this activity should be reflected on your Fall SWF. If your current SWF does not reflect the time you will require to become familiar with Office 2007, request a new […]

COMMS and COMMS training

By Doug Brandy COMMS, the Course Outline Mapping and Management System has arrived. What are our expectations and responsibilities? I believe creating course outlines is a legitimate Professor function. From the Class Definition on page 147 of our Collective Agreement: “… a Professor is responsible for . . . The design/revision/updating of courses, including: consulting […]

Sick leave and supporting medical evidence

In cases of illness, the College may request information to support your sick leave claim. This article discusses correct procedures. The College should never have direct access to your doctor.  Under 17.01 F 6 of our Collective Agreement, the College is entitled to “such medical evidence, if any, that the College may require.”  Given the […]

Retiree benefits

If you have question re benefits for retirees, you should contact Shirley McVittie at OPSEU Head Office.

Mandatory retirement

The Ontario government passed Bill 211 2005, “An Act to amend the Human Rights Code and certain other Acts to end mandatory retirement”. The Act was given Royal Assent and came fully into affect on December 12, 2006. From Dec. 12, 2006, Ontario colleges will no longer be able to insist on retirement of employees […]

Ontario and Ottawa constituencies, wards, zones

Do you know who is your MPP? Do you know in which constituency, ward or school zone you live? Here are some guides: Ontario constituency maps Ontario MPPs Ottawa urban ward maps Ottawa rural ward maps Ottawa Carleton District School Board zones

Collective Agreement

Please use the Union Issues > Collective Agreement link in the right pane to access our new CA.

Central Job Registry

As of May 1, 2006, Ontario College vacancies will be posted on this central bulletin board.

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