Work-to-Rule Phase 1
As promised, you will find guidance on the Phase 1 of our Work-to-Rule labour action here. Because a labour disruption is in nobody’s best interest, we were particularly disappointed to see the CEC impose terms and conditions on Monday. If no settlement is reached, Phase 1 will begin tomorrow, December 18, at 12:01 AM. Faculty members are asked to follow the […]
Message to Members on Imposition
Following the College’s decision to impose terms and conditions, attached please find the most recent communication from our Bargaining Team. In it, you will find some details around the meaning of this action and how our work will proceed. More communications will be shared soon about specific actions. In short, there is no good reason […]
Colleges reject faculty offer to negotiate
Unfortunately, the Colleges and CEC team have rejected faculty’s offer to extend the existing Collective Agreement until at least January 3, and have opted to impose terms and conditions of their choosing on Monday, December 13. To be clear, the CEC has chosen labour disruption over further negotiations or voluntary binding interest arbitration, which are both still […]
College faculty hand bargaining team strike mandate
TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says a strike mandate shows the union’s college faculty members want a collective agreement reached at the bargaining table. OPSEU/SEFPO’s faculty members vote 59 per cent in favour of job action to back contract demands in a strike vote that was supervised by the provincial Ministry of […]
December 10 Strike Vote Update from the Faculty
Only 24 hours remain for you to cast your ballot, to authorize the faculty bargaining team to organize work action in response to the CEC’s stated plans to unilaterally impose terms and conditions of employment Monday, December 13. The vote, which is administered by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, will end on Saturday, December 11 […]
Result of Officer Elections
Today, 240 members participated in the general election, with the following people elected to office: First Vice-President: Judy Puritt (80.1% of ballots cast) Chief Steward: Tracy Henderson (79.4% of ballots cast) They join the following people, acclaimed to their positions last week: President: Annette Bouzi Second Vice-President: Ala’ Qadi Treasurer: Shawn Pentecost Secretary: Martin Lee […]
Strike Vote Update from faculty team
A gentle reminder that starting today at 9am, and continuing through Saturday, December 11 at 3pm, all full-time and partial-load faculty have the opportunity to participate in the strike mandate vote. As we had predicted, the College Employer Council has escalated their campaign of fear-mongering, and the individual Colleges are supporting them in distributing increasingly […]
Faculty Bargaining Update and Meeting Notes
Over the last two nights, the faculty bargaining team has held two provincewide bargaining update meetings, with over 2,400 faculty attendees in attendance. These meetings were in addition to the General Membership meetings that the team attended at seventeen different Union Locals over the last two weeks. We are attaching the presentations from each of […]
Bargaining Team Update – 7 December 2021
As we inch closer to our strike mandate online vote this week, we are hosting two provincial faculty meetings. While this is unfolding, our click to email your college president initiative is also underway. As well, your Bargaining Team has been busy presenting at local GMM’s! Your engagement and participation in these initiatives could not be more important. […]
Notice of OPSEU Local 415 Officer Elections
Nominations have closed for the officer positions for OPSEU Local 415.The following positions have been acclaimed: President: Annette Bouzi Second Vice-President: Ala’ Qadi Treasurer: Shawn Pentecost Secretary: Martin Lee There will be an election for the following two positions. First Vice-President: David Haley and Judy Puritt Chief Steward: JP Lamarche and Tracy Henderson The election […]