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The McDonald’s / Colleges Ontario Agreement Please see the following link about the newest agreement with a corporation in respect of its employees attending at CAAT-A colleges in the business …

Access to the Salary Schedule Maximum At page 114 of our Collective Agreement reference is made to the In-Service Teacher Training Program (ISTTP). Importantly, this program will no longer be …

Historical Development of the In-Service Teacher Training Certificate Program           (I.S.T.T.C.P.)   One of the most frequent questions asked is “Where did this program come from?” Let’s take a few minutes …

First Local Levy Increase in 17 years At the General Membership Meeting (GMM) on May 25, 2016 the members voted unanimously to increase the local levy to 0.35%. Treasurer Bill …

A Message from your Local Union President Following this year’s General Membership Meeting on May 25, 2016 I was acclaimed as the President of our Local. I am joined by …

Did You Develop a New Course This Spring? If you developed a new course this spring our collective agreement and its interpretation at arbitration provides that the time for such …

Master’s Degree Equals 6 points on Your Initial Step Calculation: When you were hired at Durham College did you already have a Master’s degree? Across the province some of the …

Call Campaign During Non-Swf Period Some professors have been directed during the non-swf period of May/June to engage in the college’s Call Campaign to contact prospective students this Spring to …

Class sizes over 260 – KNOW YOUR SWF Are you in the position of teaching to a total of 260+ students. Your Union has seen a rise in the number …

COURSE DEVELOPMENT In the past, your time preparing a NEW course development, was granted up to 8 hours on your SWF. Management agreed that the preparation and completion of tests/curriculum, …