March 21, 2023, Local Update
SWF and Spring Memo Work It has come to the attention of the Local that members are being issued both Spring Memos and SWFs. There are duties such as “attend …
NEB’s Funworld social a fun family affair
Local 354’s first social event in more than three years was a great success on Sunday, Jan. 22, with more than 100 attendees enjoying bowling and games at NEB’s Funworld …
NEB’s Fun World family social is Jan. 22
We hope everyone had a restful break and are successfully gearing up for the start of the winter semester. One of the best parts of the holidays for many is …
New SWF training announced and important changes to release hours for faculty research
Release Hours for Faculty Research As a result of a recent Workload Resolution Arbitrator hearing (WRA hearing) , the union has learned that members involved in research are provided release …
Register now for our spring General Membership Meeting and local elections
Local 354 is inviting you to a virtual general membership meeting (GMM) on Monday, May 16th, between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The meeting agenda will include:– local elections for …
Partial Load Registry deadline is Oct. 30th!
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR PARTIAL LOAD MEMBERS – you only have until Oct. 30th to register your interest in remaining partial load for the next calendar year. In accordance with article …
Welcome message from our new Local 354 President and Chief Steward
New President First, I hope everyone is healthy and staying safe as we return to teaching this fall. My name is Kevin Griffin, and I am the OPSEU Local 354 president. I am …
Progress made in struggle to count part-time/sessional college faculty votes
Durham College among the final two holdouts providing needed documentation[ for next steps (from OPSEU.org) It’s been nearly four years since contract faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges voted on …
Special General Membership Meeting happening June 17th via Zoom
You are invited to participate virtually in a special Local 354 General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Thursday, June 17th from 2-4 p.m. This important meeting is for our union members only and will be held via Zoom. …
Wellbeing survey is now available for members
The union would like to know how you are doing. Last week we launched a survey called StressAssess. Some members have notified the local that the email went to their Spam Folder. …