Category: Bargaining
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Apply now for Sector 15 Children’s Treatment Bargaining Conference, Nov 27-28
Printable PDF The Sector 15 Children’s Treatment Bargaining Conference has been scheduled for Nov. 27-28. It is a hybrid event, taking place both online and at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto Hotel and Suites at 600 Highway 7 in Richmond Hill. The deadline to apply is Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. The purpose of the Coordinated Bargaining…
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College Faculty Bargaining Update: Vote YES on October 15-17
As you enter a well-deserved weekend of rest with your loved ones and friends, here is our final bargaining bulletin before the upcoming strike mandate vote from October 15-17. Despite our concerns with the CEC’s inconsistent commitment to bargaining, their use of captive audience messaging, and the serious concessions they have tabled, we have entered…
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LockTalk #2: The first steps
Click here to download PDF version. Your Correctional Bargaining Team officially served the employer with our notice to bargain on October 4, 2024, as per legislation. This is the first step towards securing a new collective agreement. Your team is committed to securing meaningful gains to meet the demands of the membership that were made…
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OPS Unified Table Talk – October 10
Thank you for submitting your Essential and Emergency Services Forms The team received over 240 forms from more than 50 different locals. We understand that this level of engagement took a great amount of work. The OPS Unified Bargaining Team greatly appreciates your efforts. This information will help the Bargaining Team in our negotiations with the…
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Highlights from the Paramedic Coordinated Bargaining Meeting and ACO Bargaining Conference
OPSEU/SEFPO’s Sector 1 Ambulance Division hosted the Paramedic Coordinated Bargaining Meeting and the ACO Bargaining Conference at OPSEU/SEFPO Head Office on October 7 and 8, 2024. Bargaining teams from the Paramedic Services Locals that are expected to negotiate next year and designated Ambulance Communications Officer (ACO) delegates from both BPS (Broader Public Sector) and OPS…
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Sector 3 Newsletter: Boards of Education and Cultural Institutions
Bridging the Gap: Sector-wide Local meetings A strong union starts with building relationship, sector by sector – starting right here. In this spirit, the Sector 3 Executive will be organising meetings with Local Presidents. The Executive would like to hear from you to learn about your Local and your membership. In accordance with concerns raised…
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Student and Faculty Futures, Together: Responding to Student Concerns About Potential Strike Action
Printable PDF As the workers in college classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and offices working directly with students, we know that our working conditions are student learning conditions. The idea of labour action can be stressful for students – it’s important that we respond to student concerns, demystify strike mandate votes/strikes, and bring them on side as…
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Vote YES Because Quality Education Matters: Bargaining Update
Bargaining Bulletin 10 It shouldn’t be getting harder for College Faculty to have good, stable jobs. Yet the Colleges are ready to sacrifice quality education by coming after student and faculty futures. Today, we were back at the bargaining table and preparing for our first day of conciliation tomorrow. Despite the employer’s inconsistent “commitment” to…
Andy Pedersen
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Ford government’s audit of child protection system another smokescreen to evade responsibility for mounting crisis in child protection sector
This is a joint release with CUPE Ontario. TORONTO – Thousands of young people in Ontario have been warehoused in hotels, motels, office buildings and worse because of an acute crisis of care the provincial government has manufactured. Four years into a “redesign” of the province’s children’s aid system, with no progress to show for…
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College Faculty (CAAT-A) – College President Contact List
In the event of a strike, community solidarity can help strengthen its impact. The stronger a strike, the higher the likelihood it will be a shorter one. Students and community members are encouraged to email concerns to their College President now to help us build pressure and avert a labour disruption this semester! Find your…
Andy Pedersen
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Sector 10 Hospital Professionals Provincial Demand-Setting Meeting, Nov 14-15
The Sector 10 Hospital Professionals Provincial Demand-Setting Meeting has been scheduled. Dates: Thursday, November 14, 2024, 9 am to 5 pm Friday, November 15, 2024, 9 am to 5 pm Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott 200 Coventry Road Ottawa, ON, K1K 4S3, 613-741-9862 Single rate $169 +taxes (King) $189 +taxes (Two Queens) Meeting Room: 106 ABCD,…
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Over 15,000 Ontario college faculty to take strike mandate vote October 15-17: “We’re prioritizing quality education in the fight for student and faculty futures.”
TORONTO – Without a renewal agreement in hand on the first day of contract expiry, over 15,000 college faculty – including full-time and partial-load professors and instructors, counsellors, and librarians – will hold a strike mandate vote between October 15th and 17th, authorizing labour action should a fair agreement fail to be reached. The OPSEU/SEFPO…
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College Faculty Bargaining 2024 – Concessions from CEC
Workload concessions – EN / FR Vacation and PD concessions – EN / FR Two-tiering trades – EN / FR Partial load Concessions – EN / FR New staffing concessions – EN / FR Concerns about “Packaging” and Concessions – EN / FR Concerns with the Pace and Content of Bargaining – EN / FR
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College Faculty Bargaining 2024 – Remarks at the table
Concerns with CEC’s Lack of Engagement in Bargaining – EN / FR Faculty Concerns about “Packaging” and Concessions – EN / FR Faculty Concerns with Pace and Content of Bargaining – EN / FR
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College Faculty Strike Vote 2024: Frequently Asked Questions
College Faculty Strike Vote 2024: October 15-17 Starting Tuesday, October 15th at noon through to Thursday, October 17th at 3:00 p.m., College Faculty will be taking a province-wide strike vote. The vote will be held online and by phone. Vote YES for student and faculty futures, vote YES for quality education! Why are we taking…
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Vote “Yes” for Student and Faculty Futures, Oct 15-17: Bargaining Update
Bargaining Bulletin 9 Bargaining Recap: Vote “yes” to fight concessions and advance proposals Yesterday, we received counter-proposals from the CEC and the Colleges on our Workload (U1), Partial-Load (U2), Monetary (U8), and Article 8 (U15) proposals. Four days out from our contract expiry, the employer’s proposals are a step backward – rife with concessions. The…
Andy Pedersen
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Workers at CMHA Thames Valley rally to protect lifesaving mental health and addictions services
As the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Thames Valley held their annual “year in review” community meeting today, the members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 133, who work at the agency, rallied outside with community members to advocate for the funding needed to stop eliminating positions, protect lifesaving services and provide affordable housing. This past year, CMHA…