Category: Bargaining
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LockTalk #17: The Power of Solidarity
Update from the bargaining table Since our last dates with the Employer in August, all of us have been ramping up pressure across the province to force our Employer to come to the table with meaningful proposals that address our needs. The Corrections Mobilizers held meetings with local leaders to develop a solidarity plan of…
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College Part-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update #14: This is an unprecedented moment: our strike vote has been called for October 14th-17th
This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for – to fight back against an employer who has been set on disrespecting part-time workers and refusing to negotiate bare minimum improvements to our working conditions. We need you now. The Part-Time Support Staff strike vote will be held via online/telephone poll from October 14 at…
Andy Pedersen
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #21: Our lives are not collateral – we’re ramping up to win.
We’re closing off week one of our first strike in fourteen years, and the community support has been nothing short of flooring. We know our communities are with us – because this fight touches all of us. The college system has been hemorrhaging jobs long before bargaining began. It would be out of touch not…
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OPSEU/SEFPO Statement on Campus Daycare closures
September 17th, 2025 Since Thursday September 11th, 10,000 full-time college support staff have been on strike for the future of student supports – including childcare services, after the employer effectively walked away from negotiations. The colleges’ bargaining agent, the CEC, has so far refused language on contracting out and job security. Both of these issues…
Andy Pedersen
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Friday September 19th at 12pm: Solidarity Day of Action with College Full-Time Support on Strike Locations!
If you don’t see a location near you, please visit a picket line. College Location Address Algonquin College Ottawa Campus 1385 Woodroffe Avenue Ottawa – Woodroffe Ave and College Ave Cambrian Sudbury Campus 1400 Barrydowne Road, Sudbury Canadore North Bay 100 College Drive, South entrance Centennial Progress campus for Centennial College. Free parking available at…
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Tell iGaming Ontario to get Bargaining!
The members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 565 started bargaining 16 months ago, but iGaming Ontario CEO Joseph Hillier refuses to meet his legal obligations. You can help — add your name to this open letter to Hillier. Together, we’ll show him that bargaining is no game: To: CEO, iGaming Ontario Subject Line: Urgent Call to Resume Bargaining…
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September 2025 newsletter: Representation vote update!
Representation vote & Access update As mentioned in our last newsletter, in response to CUPE Ontario pushing for a quick vote at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) OPSEU/SEFPO fought back to ensure every member has fair, in-person access to information across multiple days and locations. This will help you make a fully informed decision.…
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College Full-time Support Workers on Strike: Day 1 recap
As of 12:01 on Thursday, September 12th, 2025, 10,000 full-time college support staff hit picket lines across all of Ontario’s 24 public college campuses, fighting for the future of student support. The energy was fantastic, as workers were joined by faculty, part-time support workers and labour and community allies. Their message? Our college system is…
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2022-2024 Correctional Bargaining Unit Collective Agreement now available
The following communication was sent to all Correctional Bargaining Unit members on Friday, September 12: Dear Correctional Bargaining Unit members, A PDF version of the 2022-2024 Correctional Bargaining Unit Collective Agreement is now available. Copies are being printed and will be distributed to worksites across the province later this fall. You can also find this…
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College Full Time Support Staff on Strike: Day 1 update
Today, 10,000 full-time college support staff showed up across the province, hitting the picket lines at colleges across Ontario. The solidarity we’ve seen in less than 24 hours is nothing short of amazing. We’ve seen support for our strike from the United Steelworkers, to the Canadian Association of University Teachers; from the Ontario School Board Council…
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Table Talk #19
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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College Full-Time Support gallery
College Support Full-Time on strike Have a pic you’d like to add? Please email to insolidarity@opseu.org https://youtu.be/9-dJoC8PXLg
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College Support Full-time – Student FAQ
Over 10,000 full-time college support workers at all 24 public colleges in Ontario are on strike. The following Q&A answers commonly asked questions. 1. Why are support staff on strike? Full-time support staff have been bargaining a new contract with the College Employer Council, and have for months. However, this round of bargaining has been…
Andy Pedersen
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Media Advisory: OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick to Join Full-Time College Support Workers at Humber College on Day One of Strike
MEDIA ADVISORY September 11, 2025 OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick to Join Full-Time College Support Workers at Humber College on Day One of Strike TORONTO, ON – More than 10,000 OPSEU/SEFPO full-time college support workers are officially on strike today, Thursday September 11, as of 12:01am. Picket lines at all 24 public colleges in Ontario are…
Andy Pedersen
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More than 10,000 full-time college support staff on strike across Ontario: “We’re fighting for the future of student support.”
As of 12:01 a.m. on September 11th, more than 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, are on strike across Ontario’s 24 public colleges. Picket lines will go up on campuses across the province starting early Thursday morning. The union says that the colleges’ bargaining agent walked away from the table with remaining proposals…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #20: Full-time college support staff are ON STRIKE! Join a picket line near you.
With no deal on the table, more than 10,000 full-time college support staff are ON STRIKE as of 12:01 a.m. on September 11, 2025. This is not just a fight for a contract – it’s about the future of student support. We’re fighting because we know our students need us. Students deserve quality services kept…
Andy Pedersen
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #19: A deal by midnight, or a dilemma for the employer.
Today, we will be bargaining up against a midnight strike deadline. As members throw practice picket lines up on campuses across Ontario, we are heading into a critical period of mobilizing power.
Andy Pedersen
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CAAT-S-FT Strike Pay and Benefits FAQ
CAAT-S-FT Strike Pay & Benefits FAQ Part One: strike/lockout information General Q1. Are we going on strike? Your bargaining team from Day 1 has been ready to bargain a fair contract. However, this round of bargaining has been unlike any other. After 22 days of Bargaining, our employer has yet to respond to key measures,…
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OPSEU/SEFPO sounds alarm on accelerated agenda to gut public education through Ford’s $2.5 billion unaccountable spending spree via the Skills Development Fund
READ NOW: Dismantling Public Futures: Diverting training money from Ontario colleges through Ford’s Skills Development Fund endangers the provincial economy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – On the eve before a major strike deadline, the union representing over 50,000 college workers across every campus in Ontario released a bombshell report today aimed at a…
Andy Pedersen
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College Full-Time Support: Practice Picket Locations
OPSEU/SEFPO Members are going All Out in Solidarity with College Full-Time Support Workers at Practice Pickets Across Ontario 10,000 full-time college support workers across all 24 Ontario colleges are gearing up for a potential strike as of 12:01 a.m. this Thursday September 11th – and they need your support! Join us for practice pickets TOMORROW,…
Andy Pedersen