Tag: Strike
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Update on mediation and the OPSEU/SEFPO Local 249 strike
Today, the OPSEU/SEFPO Local 249 – CWSDS Bargaining Team resumed negotiations with the Employer and a Ministry of Labour appointed mediator. We came in ready to negotiate and work toward a fair deal that would end this strike. However, our employer was unwilling to work with us to achieve a deal today. Our priorities remain fair wages and good, safe working conditions. We…
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Support striking workers at Local 249 – Central West Specialized Developmental Services
Striking workers at Local 249 – Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS) need your support! They are fighting for a fair deal and against bad boss tactics that have created unsafe conditions. More than 240 OPSEU/SEFPO members at CWSDS went on strike after management created an untenable situation for clients, their families and workers. Instead…
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Striking workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services escalate action on the picket line to end unsafe conditions and return residents to group homes
Today, striking workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS), members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 249, escalated action on the picket line, shutting down intersections near facilities at 53 Bond St in Oakville. They are calling on management to get the people they support back to their homes before the holidays. For weeks, workers and families…
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Striking workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services want an end to the strike and for residents to get back to their homes before the holidays
As they near the end of week three on strike at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS), workers from OPSEU/SEFPO released an open letter to the Board of Directors calling for accountability and action to end the strike. “As a member of the CWSDS Board of Directors, you share responsibility for the decisions that have jeopardized the safety and wellbeing of the vulnerable people CWSDS supports. In this role,…
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Q and A and FAQs on the important post-strike pension decisions facing College Full-time Support workers
Live Q and A: Thursday, Dec 4 noon to 1 pm EST. RSVP here for CAAT Pension Q and A Frequently asked questions: Pension FAQ for College Support FT workers Ask specific questions: CAAT member portal Email: member@caatpension.ca Phone: 1-866-350-2228 or 416-673-9000 (Toronto), Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm ET. The CAAT Pension Plan wants to support…
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Community rallies for striking workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS)
Workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services are on strike for a fair contract and an end to intimidation and unsafe working conditions. For weeks, they’ve lived with the potential of a lockout at any time. In bargaining, these workers have simply been asking for fair wages to catch up after years and years of low increases. Many workers are forced to work second jobs or…
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Update: Central West Specialized Developmental Services
Message to members of Local 249 – Central West Specialized Developmental Services Local 249 – Central West Specialized Developmental Services Dear members, Your bargaining team came to the table today ready to negotiate a fair deal. We care deeply about the people we support and do not want to see a disruption in…
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Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS) workers launch strike action for a fair deal in face of employer intimidation
Local 249 – Central West Specialized Developmental Services workers announce an immediate strike after more than 40 days in a tenuous lockout position Oakville – Workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS), represented by OPSEU/SEFPO Local 249, have initiated immediate strike action after a full day of mediation failed to produce a fair deal. “The…
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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 #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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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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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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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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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 Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #26: Talks break down over job security, join our Emergency Town Hall tonight.
After three days of mediation starting Friday, talks broke down today after the employer and College presidents declared an impasse and refused any job security language that would clear the path to a settlement and end the strike. A detailed breakdown is coming this afternoon. The mediator-imposed media black out is lifted, effective immediately. Our…
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10,000 Ontario full-time college support staff remain on strike after talks break down over Colleges’ refusals on job security: “The plan to privatize and sell off our public college system is well underway.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – Talks between the Ontario full-time college support staff bargaining team, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, and the College Employer Council (CEC) broke down Monday after the employer refused progress on job security provisions for striking workers. Picket lines will stay up on college campuses across the province, with 10,000 workers…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #25: No progress on job security as employer blocks their own “path” to a deal.
After three days of mediation, the College Employer Council (CEC) has refused any meaningful progress on job security. The parties have not yet reached a deal. We have repeatedly made it clear that our members are on strike to protect our work – a pathway to settlement must include provisions to protect existing jobs, not…