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20 January

Why Vote to Reject? Faculty and Students Deserve Better

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Dear Faculty,

As you may be aware of by now, a forced offer vote will be held online from 9 am on February 15th to 3 pm on February 17th. You are being asked to vote on the last offer presented by the College

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17 January

CEC forcing a vote on their final offer (date TBD)

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Dear Faculty:

For months, CAAT-A faculty have been bargaining for modest, realistic, but much-needed improvements to the College system. The CEC and the Colleges have refused to address these issues, resulting in our successful strike vote in December.

As we predicted,

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12 January

Work to Rule update Jan 12

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Student Information and FAQ

We absolutely encourage all Locals to adapt the following documents (or sections of them) into different media and formats, for distribution on different social media platforms.

Attached to this e-mail, please find a FAQ for Students that

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06 January

College Faculty website link

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

If you would like to get caught up on all details from the bargaining team, please take a look at this link: (collegefaculty.org)

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04 January

Work to Rule phase 2

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

WORK TO RULE: PHASE 2Starts 12:01am, January 3, 2022(if no settlement or no agreement on extension of existing terms and conditions beforethen)FOCUS● Imposition of terms and conditions prevents the possibility of good labour relations.● It is a choice by the colleges and the CEC to abandon negotiations

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04 January

Bargaining and work-to-rule update Jan 4th

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

As we enter into the Winter semester, as well as Phase 2 of our work-to-rule job action, we know that you have many questions.  The Locals and Bargaining Team have received common questions in regard to start-up meetings, orientation, and coordinator work in particular.


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17 December

WORK-TO-RULE FAQ

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining, Uncategorized

For CAAT-A Members

This document will be revised and updated as appropriate

Current version: December 16, 2021

1. What is Work-to-Rule?Work-to-rule is any job action in which employees do their jobs exactly as outlined by the rules

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17 December

Work-to-Rule Phase 1

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

FOR ALL FACULTY

Starts 12:01am, December 18, 2021

(if no settlement or no agreement on extension of existing terms and conditions before then)

FOCUS

The imposition of terms and conditions prevents the possibility of good

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24 November

Bargaining FAQ

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

answering your burning questions about strike votes and next steps

What is a strike vote?

What is a strike vote?It is a demonstration of faculty solidarity in support of the demands we collectively setand the way we can put pressure on

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18 November

CEC walks away from the table

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining

Employer Team Rejects Voluntary Arbitration, Abandons Negotiations

Dear CAAT-A Members,

Today, your faculty bargaining team returned to the bargaining table, to resume negotiations with the assistance of a Conciliation Officer appointed by the Ministry of Labour. It was the first day

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