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29 September

Legal strike or lockout data set for October 15 (press release)

  • Posted by Taras Gula
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2017
 
Legal strike or lockout date set for October 15 in college faculty talks
 
TORONTO – The conciliator in contract negotiations between Ontario’s public colleges and their unionized faculty has confirmedOctober 15 at 12:01 a.m. as

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28 September

Bargaining bulletin #10

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

Please find the latest bargaining bulletin attached (in English).  Also, please have a look at the details of our bargaining team’s latest offer for settlement and get more information from www.collegefaculty.org.
Remember that the CEC can put their offer to

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26 September

College costs and revenues: the numbers part 1

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

This analysis was created by Rand Rowlands
College management generally claims they have no more money.  They claim that governments need to give them more to work with.
They also claim that the majority of their expenses are salaries and

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22 September

Bargaining Team asks for ‘No Board Report’

  • Posted by Taras Gula
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Subject: OPSEU NEWS RELEASE for September 21, 2017: “College faculty request ‘no-board’ report in contract talks” (avec version française)
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 21, 2017
 
College faculty request “no-board” report in contract talks
 
TORONTO –

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14 September

We have given the bargaining team a resounding mandate.

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

Results at George Brown College 75.9% support for the bargaining team.  Results province wide are a bit lower with 68% support.
This message should resonate with the college council and the MPPs.
Thanks to JP Hornick, and the rest of

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13 September

Concessions…. What concessions?

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

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

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13 September

Message from our local president

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Hi Everyone:
You received communications yesterday from the College President and a copy of the College Council Academic Bargaining Update.  There is at least one inaccuracy in their communication.  They have represented that the settlement offer from the College Council

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13 September

Negotaiations Bulletin #7

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Hello all,
 
Here is the last pre-vote bulletin.  Enjoy reading it (in English and in French, and make sure to get informed before tomorrow’s vote

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12 September

Polling times and locations (Thursday September 14th).

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Polling times and locations are as follows:

VOTING LOCATION, ADDRESS, CITY

CAMPUS AND ROOM/AREA

START TIME

POLL CLOSING TIME

146 Kendal Ave., Tor.
CASA LOMA:

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11 September

Two visions checklist

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Please find a document outlining the differences in visions of the colleges in english.  Bill 148 provides an important context for this round of bargaining.  You can read the bill here.

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