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The link below is an article regarding Academic Freedom and is taken from the CAUT (Canadian Association of University Teachers) bulletin (Vol 63 No 10, December 2016) https://www.caut.ca/bulletin/articles/2016/12/civility-its-discontents       …

Feedback into salary increases of Durham College Executives Click on the link below to provide your input into the salary increases sought by Durham College Executives. Throughout the province college …

What are you doing this Spring? Your Union Wants You to Know What our Collective Agreement Says About our May/June Period as well as our Professional Development. If you are …

Food for Thought….. How Does the Union Help Me? Below is a message we received from one of our very happy union “sisters”. I think it is important that we …

Want to Save Money??? Who Doesn’t, Right??? The LEC would like to remind you that there are member discounts on things such as: OPSEU Group Home/Auto Insurance; Phones; Via Rail …

Congratulations to Your Local’s President Nicole Zwiers! It is with great pleasure and an honour to announce that Nicole Zwiers (Local 354 President) has been elected to be a member …

Parking for Faculty Fall 2016 Some of our members have expressed frustration at not being able to find a parking space when coming to the college. This is especially upsetting …

Audio and/or Visual Recordings of Classes Some of our faculty members have approached the union over concerns that students have requested audio and/or visual recordings of faculty classes in order …

September 28, 2016 is a Day of Action to Support Contract Faculty! Our colleagues across the province who are not in the CAAT-A bargaining unit work precariously with no job …

Urgent!! Are you in overtime? Notify Your Supervisor Today to Ensure Payment. Please send an email to your supervisor today indicating that you expect to be paid any overtime owing.  …