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Benefits / Collective Agreement / Durham College / Full Time / Local 354 / Negotiations / OPSEU / Partial Load

Kaplan Award sets new collective agreement until 2027

New contract features wage gains, enhanced severance and partial load improvements  Dear colleagues, As expected, yesterday’s arbitrated contract award announced by OPSEU and the CEC contains some modest gains, but no …

Full Time / Local 354 / Members / News / OPSEU / Part Time & Sessional / Partial Load

Save Our Colleges! Emergency Town Hall

Please join OPSEU for an emergency Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 7:00pm for an important discussion where we’ll get into exactly how we’re going to Save Our …

News / OPSEU / Part Time & Sessional / Part-time / Partial Load

Kick-off for a First Contract: Part-Time & Sessional Faculty Service Notice to Bargain

We’ve made history: on Thursday, June 12th, 2025, your union, OPSEU/SEFPO, delivered our employer the very first Notice to Bargain on behalf of part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario. This takes …

Local 354 / News / OPSEU / Part Time & Sessional

Part-Time & Sessional Faculty: Sign Your Union Membership Card Today!

News / OPSEU / Part Time & Sessional / Part-time / Partial Load

General Membership Meeting for Part-Time & Sessional Professors, Instructors, Counsellors, and Librarians: Thursday, May 22, 2025, 6:30pm via Google Meet

We’re pleased to welcome you to OPSEU/SEFPO! After years of organizing, all part-time and sessional faculty, counsellors and librarians at Ontario’s 24 public colleges are now officially unionized. Local 354’s …

Full Time / News

Fall SWFs due Thursday, May 15, 2025

This is a reminder that your Standard Workload Forms (SWFs) for the Fall 2025 semester are due on May 15, 2025. As part of the process, you should have met …

Events / News / Part Time & Sessional / Partial Load

Part-Time & Sessional Organizing Committee Meeting, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6:30pm via Zoom

On March 19, 2025, OPSEU/SEFPO held their first Town Hall for Part-Time and Sessional College Faculty. We had an amazing turnout with lots of engagement and energy! We are ready …

Local 354 / News / Part Time & Sessional / Part-time / Partial Load

16,000 Part-Time and Sessional College Faculty Vote to Join OPSEU/SEFPO Following a Historic Organizing Drive

College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) Friday. After a long day sorting through thousands of ballots, with …

Full Time / News / Partial Load

Virtual GMM and Local Elections Thursday, April 10, 2025, 6:30-8:00 pm

Join us for an important online General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 6:30 pm. During the meeting, we will be holding interim elections and addressing both the current …

News / Part Time & Sessional / Partial Load

Part Time & Sessional Town Hall

Get ready to join OPSEU/SEFPO — Click on this post if you want to learn more! Seven years since our union vote, the ballot boxes are soon to be opened. …

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  • Kaplan Award sets new collective agreement until 2027
  • Save Our Colleges! Emergency Town Hall
  • Kick-off for a First Contract: Part-Time & Sessional Faculty Service Notice to Bargain
  • Part-Time & Sessional Faculty: Sign Your Union Membership Card Today!
  • General Membership Meeting for Part-Time & Sessional Professors, Instructors, Counsellors, and Librarians: Thursday, May 22, 2025, 6:30pm via Google Meet
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