Tomorrow’s Vote: a Message from Local 415 President
Starting tomorrow, faculty have an opportunity to vote on the employer’s offer. If that offer were fair, it would be my duty as union president to recommend it to you. While the offer contains new and updated language, these changes do not enhance the union’s ability to support faculty members in key areas, like workload […]
Voting, Next Steps and Positive Thoughts
Just a friendly reminder that the CEC-requested forced offer vote starts tomorrow, February 15 at 9am, and runs through February 17 at 3pm. Results will be shared by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) on February 18th. The faculty team is encouraging faculty to REJECT the CEC’s offer as it does not address faculty’s key […]
Weekly Bargaining Update – Feb 11
We know that many of you have been receiving a constant barrage of information from the CEC, and that it is difficult to sift through the information, both in terms of volume and legitimacy of the content. The faculty bargaining team has truly appreciated the ability to meet with and hear from many of you […]
Bill 124 And Faculty Workload
It has been an eventful and exciting week in bargaining so far, and we wanted to share the following update with you regarding faculty workload proposals and Bill 124. Please pass it along to your faculty colleagues, but we ask that you not post the brief in its entirety on social media or other public […]
February Message
OPSEU Local 415 condemns the ongoing truck convoy protest. We respect and support everyone’s right to peacefully protest, but this occupation has long passed that point. To all of our members impacted by the protest, please reach out to us if you require any support, including accessing resources from the college. Our local also has […]
Bargaining Update Feb 4
Many thanks to the 700+ faculty who turned out to the Province-wide Bargaining Update webinar on February 2nd, and to the additional hundreds of faculty who’ve been attending local bargaining Q&As. There has been incredible engagement at these events, along with fantastic questions and feedback from those who have been able to attend. The message has been […]
Bargaining Update Jan 31
The College Employer Council, and the college presidents who direct them, are ramping up their efforts to convince faculty to accept an offer that does not address faculty’s basic demands around workload; job protections for partial-load faculty, counsellors, and librarians; equity and decolonization efforts; consent to use of course materials; or reasonable coordinator duties. Video: CEC […]
Bargaining Update Jan 26
As you likely know, the College Employer Council has called for a forced offer vote on their most recent offer. The vote will be conducted by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, from 9:00 A.M on Tuesday, February 15th until 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 17th. Their offer is virtually unchanged from the offer they presented […]
Local Forced Offer Vote Info Session
Please join us on Monday, January 24 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM at our Local 415 Bargaining Town Hall. At the town hall, you will hear from Local 415 leadership and members of our Bargaining Team on the College Employer Council’s forced offer vote. You will also be provided with an opportunity to ask questions […]
Why Vote To Reject
As you may be aware of by now, a forced offer vote will be held online from 9 am on February 15th to 3 pm on February 17th. You are being asked to vote on the last offer presented by the College Employer Council (CEC), which is virtually unchanged from its November 23rd offer. Faculty […]