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      • Dental and Extended Health
      • OPSEU Member Discounts
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      • Quick SWF Check
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    • Partial-Load Faculty FAQ
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09 February

General Membership Meeting Feb. 17th @4PM

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2016  – 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
 @ St. James Campus; 200 King Street East; room SJA 217A
 social to follow:  6PM at The Jason George 100 Front St. E.

AGENDA:Election of Delegates/Alternates to OPSEU Convention (April  15 & 16 & Regional Meeting) and to

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09 February

OPSEU student scholarship/bursary

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

As faculty at George Brown College and members of OPSEU Local 556, your local union dues support five $1000 scholarships/bursaries for full time students that can demonstrate a financial need.  These scholarships/bursaries are made possible through your local union dues deduction.   As directed by the local membership, three

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17 September

Note Takers in Classrooms replacement by recordings

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

To all faculty:
George Brown College has recently switched from peer note takers to a third-party app, Note Taking Express (NTE). NTE is an Alberta-based company that allows students to audio-record classes using their app; then send the recording to the company; and have an unnamed person on

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04 September

Labour Day Parade – Monday, September 7th, 2015

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
  • Categories Uncategorized

Join OPSEU Region 5 at the 2015 Labour Day Parade!
When: Monday , September 7, 8:30 a.m.
Where: University Ave (east side, just south of Dundas St.)

Invite your OPSEU colleagues
Bring your family, kids, and friends
OPSEU T-shirts and free admission to the CNE for all

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17 December

2014-2017 contract

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

Our contract for the next few years is now available in electronic version.
Here is the English version
Voici la version Francaise
 
 

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22 October

Effect of New contract? – Seneca College lays off all partial loads (from The Toronto Star)

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

From The Toronto Star October 22nd.  Article

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06 October

Seniority List fall 2014

  • Posted by Taras Gula
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Faculty Seniority Report

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23 September

Results of Ratification vote

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

Results at GBC
Yes to ratification:  28.7%                    No to ratification:  68.4%
Results across the system.
Yes to ratification:  61%                        No to ratification:  39%
Take a look at the unofficial results  and the letter from the bargaining team

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10 September

Negotiations 2014 – archive

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining, From the post - new and notable

Links to documents used to make decisions will be archived here for the time being.  They may be useful as we work in under the contract agreed to by the full membership, but not by members of local 556.
1.  The full text of the memorandum of understandingsigned by

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27 May

Report on Education in Ontario Colleges

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Uncategorized

If you would like to get some very detailed information on Ontario Colleges, or would like to get a sense of what is on the minds of faculty in other colleges please take a look here.

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