Faculty finds not all overtime is created equal
Dispute over pay leads to new understanding on how overtime hours are applied to SWFs Recently, a full-time faculty member agreed to accept six hours of overtime in order to …
Evaluations Factors and Electronic SWFs for Spring 2021
Workload Monitoring The college is currently reviewing evaluations factors and meeting with faculty one-on-one to review their upcoming SWFs. The union is concerned that management is taking this opportunity to undervalue …
A message from OPSEU President Smokey Thomas on systemic racism
Being Black in Canada is a constant struggle. I don’t say this from experience. I say this because of the unspeakably brutal images and news reports we’re seeing every day. …
COVID-19 message from your local executive
Dear Colleagues, As we check the communications from the college from last night and read that classes are cancelled I want to share with you updates we receive from the …
Join the giant labour protest at the PC Policy Convention in Niagara Falls on Feb. 22
Doug Ford’s PC Party is holding a policy conference on Saturday, February 22, in Niagara Falls. The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is gathering working people from all over Ontario …
OSPEU President Smokey Thomas responds to coronavirus concerns
The following communication was sent out by the OPSEU President’s office. As you have heard, there is a very small number of confirmed cases in Ontario, but OPSEU is taking …
Register now for OPSEU’s Annual Talent Contest
OPSEU members, it’s your time to shine. For five years, you’ve seen notices for OPSEU’s Got Talent – delegates’ favourite extracurricular event at Convention. But you sat on your hands as others …
Count yourself in!
OPSEU is entering the final days of their social mapping census, and the opportunity for you to win great prizes at https://opseu.org/census/. The deadline for submissions is January 26. Your responses will help …
Rally to protect public services
In the midst of this season of giving, precious treasures are being stolen from Ontarians: our public services, hard-won tools that protect our environment, provisions that keep us healthy and …
Welcome back to a new year!
By Pat Mongeon, OPSEU Local 354 President Welcome back to a new academic year. I wish you all a smooth start-up, and I want to let you know the local stewards and …