Fall Mid-Semester Update
It has been a busy fall, during another challenging academic year. As we turn our minds to the next half of the semester and plans for Winter 2022, we know that there will be more challenges ahead. Below are some important union updates to ensure you stay informed. Recent Successes Meetings: We have hosted a […]
Video Share & Meeting Wednesday 27 October
One thing that contract faculty are aware of is the precarious nature of work. Semester to semester, not knowing if you will get another contract contributes to a heavy burden of stress. Importantly, this is a phenomenon which spans North America, and which has received the attention of documentarians. OPSEU Local 415 has secured access […]
Partial-Load October News
Hopefully, the beginning of the Fall semester has been smooth, and you are now settled down into a familiar pattern of work.Please review the critical items below, acting as needed: The Partial-Load Registry. You must register on this list annually. The registration deadline is October 29th (the last business day in October). Access the Partial-Load Registry here. Even if […]
Mediator imposes communications blackout on CAAT-A contract talks
La version française suit la version anglaise. Mediator Brian Keller has imposed a “total communications blackout on negotiations” as mediation continues between Ontario’s public college faculty, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, and the employer, the College Employer Council. Until the blackout is lifted, OPSEU/SEFPO will be unable to provide further information on the progress of negotiations. Le […]
Bargaining Update: 21 September 2021
What are the issues with the employer’s offer of settlement? The CAAT-A Bargaining Team met with Local Presidents and the Bargaining Advisory Committee on Monday, September 20, to review the College Employer Council team’s offer of settlement, tabled last Friday. Below is a summary chart of the CEC team’s current offer of settlement, along […]
Bargaining Update: 17 September 2021 Part 2
Attached please find Faculty’s Notes on Management’s Settlement offer, in addition to the tabled proposals M09, M10a/b, and M11 which were sent out earlier this evening. All of these proposals were tabled by the CEC team on Wednesday at 4pm. This attachment contains a comprehensive review of the language the CEC team has proposed. Please […]
Bargaining Update: 17 September 2021
The faculty and employer teams met today to discuss the additional proposals and an offer of settlement tabled by the College Employer Council on Wednesday at 4pm. We were pleased that the CEC responded to faculty’s request to table their complete package, and that they chose to include a settlement offer at the same time. […]
Bargaining Update: 14 September 2021
The bargaining teams met again today. The CEC team introduced counter-proposals on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, as well as a proposal on “Truth and Reconciliation.” These proposals conclude their responses to the full equity proposals tabled by faculty. The CEC team has proposed the formation of committees that would report to the Employee/Employer Relations Committee […]
Bargaining Update: September 9, 2021
The faculty bargaining team wishes all faculty the best for the start of the Fall semester and recognizes the enormous amount of work and anxiety that professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians are experiencing this September. The team was back at the table today and will return again tomorrow. Today, we met with the employer and […]
GMM (General Membership Meeting): Friday September 3rd
Please join us on Friday, September 3, from 12 to 1:30 PM, for our Local 415 General Membership Meeting (GMM). You will find the meeting agenda here. At the meeting, we will provide an update on local and provincial matters, as well as proceed with elections to union committees for the 2021-22 academic year. To participate, please follow […]