Category: Bargaining
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Sector 15 Children’s Treatment Bargaining Conference
Downloadable version This is to advise you that the Sector 15 Children’s Treatment Bargaining Conference has been scheduled. The purpose of the Coordinated Bargaining Conference shall be: to educate the Sector bargaining units on the coordinated bargaining process; to examine in depth a number of broadly-based issues that are relevant to the forthcoming round of…
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Workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS) resoundingly vote NO to Employer’s forced “last offer” vote as potential lockout looms
Yesterday, workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS) voted resoundingly to reject a forced “last offer” from their Employer. In the final results, 94% of workers cast ballots, with 97% voting to reject the employer’s last offer. For weeks, workers at CWSDS have faced continued intimidation and uncertainty with a looming potential lockout by…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #32: Tentative settlement & return-to-work protocol.
After nearly 5 weeks walking the line, Ontario full-time college support staff have reached a tentative agreement. The details of the tentative settlement were presented to members at this afternoon’s Town Hall. Please keep an eye on your email for a more detailed breakdown in the coming days, as well as information on local bargaining…
Andy Pedersen
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Ontario full-time college support staff reach tentative agreement after nearly five weeks of strike action
After nearly five weeks on strike, full-time college support staff, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, have reached a tentative agreement for more than 10,000 workers across all 24 Ontario colleges. “After months of intensive negotiations with an incredibly difficult employer, the gains made in this agreement would not have been possible without members holding strong these last…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #31: Tentative agreement reached, Town Hall today
For nearly five weeks, we have walked the line for a contract that meets the moment. After months of intensive negotiations with an incredibly difficult employer, the gains made in this agreement would not have been possible without members holding strong these last weeks. Key highlights of the three-year tentative agreement include: Benefits and wage…
Andy Pedersen
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #30: Mediation continues tomorrow – hold the line!
Mediation between your College Support Full-Time bargaining team and the College Employer Council (CEC) will continue tomorrow, Tuesday, October 14. Unless otherwise communicated, we remain on strike. For nearly five weeks, our strength, unity, and dedication throughout this fight have not wavered. Now it is absolutely essential that we carry that strength through to this…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #29: Mediation resumes tomorrow.
For a difficult and transformative month, we have held the line for the future of our work and the future of student support. As a division, our groundbreaking organizing has been raising the bar across the province. We’ve beat back concessions and made critical gains on language we did not see movement on until we…
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International student/worker FAQ session w/ Lawyer for Part-time College Workers about the strike vote
There is an session with an immigration lawyer happening on Wednesday, October 15 at 6pm on Zoom regarding the strike vote. Zoom link: https://opseu-org.zoom.us/j/84378199714?pwd=a837nvTlMshDcEozMSmm3bjZ00hUaG.1
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College Support Part-Time Staff: Updated Strike Vote FAQ
When is the strike vote? Our strike vote will be held from Tuesday, October 14th at 12pm through until Friday, October 17th at 3pm. The vote will be conducted by the Ontario Labour Board and your unique voting credentials will be sent to your work or personal email, and will be conducted online or on…
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On October 23, join the Worth Fighting For Day of Action at Queen’s Park
Over the past year, community and social services workers in OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario have been organizing and building power. Now, we’re taking our fight for long-term funding and justice for stolen wages right to the Ford government’s doorstep. The legislature returns next week, and this is a perfect moment to make our voices heard.…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #28: An invitation back to the table.
Today, we sent a comprehensive proposal package with a pathway to settlement to the College Employer Council (CEC), alongside an invitation to return to the bargaining table immediately. Please find enclosed an accompanying letter, intending transparency, which has also gone out to all 24 College Presidents providing this update. Solidarity, Your College Support Full-Time Bargaining Team: Christine…
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Table Talk #20
WHO: The bargaining team would like to invite Unified members to Table Talk Thursdays. WHAT IS TABLE TALK THURSDAYS: Table Talk Thursdays are Zoom sessions where YOUR bargaining team shares updates and insights with union members about ongoing negotiations and activities. Join us to stay informed and engaged with the latest news and developments. WHERE:…
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Union representing 10,000 striking full-time college support staff aims to re-start negotiations through settlement proposal: “We’re waiting at the table.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – Earlier today, the Ontario full-time college support staff bargaining team, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, re-engaged negotiations with the College Employer Council (CEC). The union says that a comprehensive package with a pathway to settlement was sent to the employer, along with an invitation to come back to the bargaining table.…
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Sector 8 LTC and Related Facilities Survey – Tell us about your working conditions!
We want to know who you are, the work you are doing, and help contribute to a wider picture of how things are going across Sector 8 in Ontario. We have seen an erosion in our working conditions as overall funding increases but private for-profit corporations and managers take a bigger and bigger chunk while…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #27: Employer continues to stall negotiations.
It’s been 9 days since the employer declared an “impasse” over job security at the tail end of mediation and walked away from the bargaining table – again. It’s been 9 days since the employer sent the message across the table that college presidents are united in the view that this strike does not impact…
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Corrections workers say ‘hell no’ to the employer’s bad bargaining
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, inSolidarity Committee Correctional workers, along with many allies and supportive representatives from across Ontario, rallied on July 9 at the Sheraton Centre hotel in downtown Toronto. Fair bargaining is especially critical for members of the OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit (CBU). “Corrections staff members continue to work in overcrowded, under-funded institutions…
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Join the next OPS Unifier meeting!
Our next Unifiers meeting is just around the corner! We’ll be diving into how you can play a key role in strengthening our position at the bargaining table by building worker power across OPS Unified. Join us on Thursday, October 9th at 12:00 PM or 7:30 PM via Zoom to hear how workers have been…
Andy Pedersen
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In the news: Full-time college support workers show up in the thousands to show it’s NOT business as usual
Yesterday, Full-time College Support workers and allies descended upon college campuses across the province for a coordinated, ALL OUT action. Thousands of workers used their collective strength to send a strong message to the College Employer Council and College Presidents: “We demand a deal that protects jobs and student supports.” This moment signified a shift…
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College Part-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update #15: Strike Vote in 12 days: A breakdown of what the employer is refusing
Register for the next Part-Time Support Townhall on Oct. 9 at 7 pm Part-Time College Support staff across Ontario’s 24 campuses take our strike vote starting in just 13 days. The strike vote will be held via online/telephone poll from October 14 at noon to October 17 at 3 pm, and all part-time support staff…