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Collective Agreement / Negotiations / News / OPSEU

Town Hall Meeting Called to Discuss Latest Bargaining Developments

Dear Faculty Member, Over the last week, the bargaining landscape has changed dramatically: the communication blackout was lifted, the mediator’s report was released, and the College Employer Council (CEC) has …

Collective Agreement / COVID-19 / News / News / OPSEU

Government push for return to classroom teaching creates workload and safety concerns

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.  …

Collective Agreement / Negotiations / News / OPSEU

Bargaining update – Negotiations begin online as both sides present their opening proposals

The teams met on July 7 and 8 this week to discuss ground rules, set the tone for bargaining, and exchange initial proposals.  Below, please find the opening statement and …

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Pandemic-driven shift to online learning has management cheering and faculty reeling

(from CAAT-A Bargaining Team) Over the past decade, we have seen a gradual move to online learning with this move being further exacerbated by the pandemic. Although there has been …

Collective Agreement / News / Wins / Wins & Challenges

Local 354 wins major maternity leave grievance at arbitration

A faculty member whose maternity leave spanned over the summer holidays has won an important grievance over the college’s attempt to fold her vacation into her leave. The professor, who …

Negotiations / News / OPSEU

CAAT-A bargaining focusing on important workload concerns for faculty

Collective Agreement / Negotiations / News / OPSEU

College Faculty bargaining update video released

“Our vision is rooted firmly in college faculty’s commitment to transparent and democratic processes that lead to a shared set of demands reflecting our core issues. Our demands are grounded …

Equity and diversity / News / OPSEU

Coalition of Racialized Workers (CORW) is seeking new members from our region

The Coalition of Racialized Workers (CORW) is working to extend the work of the caucus across OPSEU/SEFPO’s regions. We would like to invite all racialized members in Regions 3 & …

Collective Agreement / News / Workload

PLAR assignments for spring raise workload concerns

Faculty in some schools were assigned, as part of their spring memo, to proactively create Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) assessments for college courses. Faculty have reported that they …

Collective Agreement / Negotiations / OPSEU / Partial Load

Bargaining Update #2 release

 CAAT-A delegates and their bargaining team will soon gather virtually to set out a list of demands to lay on the bargaining table.  The final demand set meeting is nearing …

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