Tag: Strike
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Solidarity rally to support college faculty on strike
Toronto – A solidarity rally will be held at York Campus to Support Striking Ontario College Faculty on Thursday, Oct. 19th, from 12-2pm on York Campus. Held jointly by OPSEU 560 and the Cross Campus Coalition of Unions at York University, the rally will include speakers from OPSEU and supporting unions. What: Solidarity Rally to…
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College faculty strike in the news – Day three
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of their strike at 12:01 a.m. October 16, 2017. Find some of the coverage by clicking on the links below. College strike the tip of the temp-work iceberg, expert says (Toronto Star) 'It's incredibly stressful': Job security top of mind for Toronto…
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College Faculty Picket Line Locations
Local 110 Fanshawe Monday – Friday Oxford 7am-7pm Cheapside 7am – 7pm, Fanshawe College Blvd 7am-7pm Oxford/1st 7am-7pm Z Building 9am – 1pm St. Thomas 9am – 1pm Woodstock 8am – 4pm Local 125 Lambton London Road 7am – 7pm Wellington Road 7 am – 7 pm Fire School 7 am – 3pm Local 138…
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On the Line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #1
An Ontario college faculty strike publication Issue #1 Support pours in as faculty strike begins #Standwithfaculty was trending on social media as college faculty joined picket lines across the province on Monday. Support came pouring in from students, parents, and community and union allies, keeping energy levels high on the first day of a strike that…
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College faculty strike in the news – Day two
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of their strike at 12:01 a.m. October 16, 2017. Find some of the coverage by clicking on the links below. 'A very unstable situation': Voices from the picket lines of Ontario's college strike (Metronews.ca) ‘We want job security’: St. Lawrence College…
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College faculty strike in the news – Day one
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members are making headlines today following the start of their strike this morning. Click the links below to see a sampling of some of the coverage. Why Ontario college faculty members are on strike (CBC News) Picket lines set up at Algonquin College as faculty strikes (Ottawa Citizen) Pickets…
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Local media contacts for college faculty union spokespeople
Toronto – During the current labour dispute, reporters wishing to contact local representatives of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at any of the province’s 24 public colleges may reach them at the email addresses and telephone numbers below. For more information, please visit www.collegefaculty.org. To reach a representative of the OPSEU college faculty…
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Ontario college strike begins Monday morning as employer rejects faculty offer
Toronto – More than 12,000 Ontario public college faculty will be on the picket line rather than in their classrooms on Monday morning after talks between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the College Employer Council failed to produce a tentative collective agreement. “On October 14, we presented Council with a streamlined offer…
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Union’s Comprehensive Offer for Settlement – September 27, 2017
September 27, 2017 Comprehensive Offer for Settlement Without prejudice Between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) For the College Academic Staff (the “Union”) And The College Employer Council (the “Employer”) The Union proposes the continuation and renewal of the current provisions in the collective agreement (including relevant Schedules, Letters of Understanding, Memoranda of Agreement or Settlement,…
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College faculty strike vote sets table for talks
Toronto – The bargaining team for faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges has received a strike mandate from its members, setting the table for collective bargaining that is scheduled to resume next week. Sixty-eight per cent of college faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) entrusted their elected team with the ability to…
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Major Concessions: the top three problems with Council’s offer
Over the past several months, faculty met, discussed, and voted on 16 demands that would improve the quality and fairness of the college system in Ontario. The College Employer Council has ignored every single one of our proposals. Their offer extends concessions from the previous collective agreement and worsens our working conditions. Ever wonder why…
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September 14: The time is now – CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 7
College faculty want a better college system – a strong strike vote gives us the power to get it Fifty years after its founding, Ontario’s college system is broken. It is underfunded. It is unfair. And despite the efforts of faculty who work every day to keep it functioning, it is unable to deliver the…
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Strike vote times and locations – college faculty
Updated September 12 at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 14, 2017 Click on your college below for vote locations and times nearest you: Algonquin L.415, Boréal L.673, Cambrian L.655, Canadore L.657, Centennial L. 558, Conestoga L.237, Confederation L.732, Durham L.354, Fanshawe L.110, Fleming L.352, George Brown L.555, Georgian L.350, Humber L.562, La Cité L.470, Lambton L.125, Loyalist…
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College faculty strike vote set for September 14
Media outlets reported last week on the upcoming strike vote at Ontario colleges. OPSEU sets Sept. 14 strike vote for Ontario college teachers, instructors College teachers and other faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges will hold a strike vote on September 14. Today is the last scheduled day of talks before the start of the school…
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Central West Specialized Developmental Services info picket marks countdown to strike or lockout
Members of OPSEU Local 249, representing workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS) will hold an information picket at the agency head office in Oakville. Workers at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS) voted down an initial wage offer of 10 cents an hour over two years by 91 per cent. The union has…
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College faculty call for strike vote as management refuses to deal with core issues
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) to schedule a September strike vote for faculty at Ontario public colleges. The chair of the union bargaining team, JP Hornick, says the vote should come as no surprise to college management, given their refusal to deal with…
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West Toronto Community Legal Services sends clear message: play fair or face strike
Toronto – Following unanimous rejection of the employer’s final contract offer, workers with West Toronto Community Legal Services have delivered a unanimous strike mandate to their bargaining team. The vote was triggered during Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 525’s negotiations with the employer for a new collective agreement. A key sticking point is…
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Workers deliver 99 per cent strike vote at Community Living North Halton
North Halton, Ontario – Workers at Community Living North Halton have given their union bargaining team a 99 per cent strike vote to back their demand for a decent wage offer. Members of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 268 delivered the vote at a packed union meeting Tuesday afternoon. The collective agreement for…
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Two Days Left – 2017 LBED Bargaining Bulletin #18
Two Days Left There are less than 40 hours until the 12:01 a.m. strike deadline on Monday, June 26. As the deadline approaches, the union bargaining team is standing firm on their plan for a better LCBO, one that their members can be proud to work at, and Ontarians can be proud to be the…
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Part-time hours one of the biggest issues for LCBO employees
Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President, joined Breakfast Television to talk about the LCBO strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Monday. The fact 84 per cent of LCBO workers are part-time is bringing these negotiations to the brink of a strike. Watch the full interview on City TV’s Breakfast Television