Twitter day of action to support fairness for contract faculty
On March 3, faculty,students,staff and concerned citizens from across Ontario will engage in a day of action on Twitter to raise awareness about the need for fairness for contract faculty. Throughout the day, university and college community members will be invited to send their Board of Governors or Employee Council (should be Colleges Ontario) a […]
Fall 2016 Semester: Survey results
Here are the results of survey of Local 415 faculty regarding Fall 2016 semester https://locallines.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/OPSEU-415-Survey-Results-on-Fall-2016-Semester.pdf
Feedback on proposed salary increases for senior executives at Algonquin
The Algonquin Board of Governors is proposing a wage framework for senior executives ( president and vice presidents) which could see wage increases of up to 39% for the college president and from 22 to 33% for college vice presidents. By contrast, average wage increases for full-time faculty for the past three years have been […]
Niagara College under fire for Saudi Campus
Read the article http://www.chch.com/niagara-colleges-saudi-arabian-campus-coming-fire-yet/
Happy Halloween
Cupe 503 Rock for Public Services event
Randy Bachman is the headliner at this years Rock for Public Services event 6:30 on Friday November 11,2016 see poster
Algonquin hands over its Jazan campus to a British company
Please read the full article from Ottawa Citizen paper http://ottawacitizen.com/storyline/algonquin-hands-over-its-jazan-campus-to-a-british-company
Negotiation gives way to litigation at OPSEU
Read store here http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/04/14/negotiation-gives-way-to-litigation-at-opseu-cohnhtml Five senior executives at the Ontario Public Service Employees Union have served a notice of libel against local OPSEU leaders who raised questions about the “workplace culture”..
David Barsamian Speaker-U.S. Politics and the Rise of Trump-March 24
Please find here information for an event being sponsored by the National Union of Public and General Employees ( NUPGE) with Octopus books. U.S. Politics and the Rise of Trump One of America’s most tireless and wide -ranging investigative journalists, David Barsamiam
Invitation to Attend Day of Pink Gala 2016
On behalf of the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, and the International Day of pink, we would like to formally invite you and your office/staff to celebrate our community’s work to stop bullying,homophobia & transphobia. Join us at the Horticulture Building ( Lansdowne Park, Ottawa,ON) on April 13,2016 at 6:30 pm for the Day […]