TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is calling on the Ontario government to immediately implement social distancing regulations, capacity limits and other health measures to protect faculty, support staff …
For those of us returning to campus this fall during the 4th wave, there is a real sense of uncertainty and unease surrounding COVID-19 protocols. The answers below were received …
With the fourth wave of the COVID-19 crisis upon us, many employers in Ontario have been developing workplace policies calling for mandatory vaccines and testing. The Ford government has also announced …
The sudden announcement that Ontario colleges and universities can go back to classroom teaching this fall without physical restrictions or limits on class sizes has caught many faculty by surprise. …
OPSEU and the College Employer Council have teamed up to send message to the province about why some college faculty and staff should be included in Phase II of the …
Many OPSEU workers, including college faculty, continue to provide essential services in settings which place them at greater risk of contracting COVID-19. The union wants to ensure that members exercise …
Tax time is coming and there is more than one way to seek relief for home office expenses incurred as we teach from home. The college recently sent out an …
The pending lockdown in Ontario will result in changes to in-person lab and studios. Here are the rules specifically targeted toward post-secondary institutions: Post secondary institutions open for virtual instruction, …
Masks and social (physical) distancing are sometimes seen as either/or propositions, but that is often not the case. In fact, Ontario’s emergency public health regulations for post-secondary institutions stipulate that …
As you may or may not have heard, it was announced that the Health & Safety Committee has been involved with the return to work plans during this pandemic. THIS …
