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23 September

Kaplan Bargaining Award Decision Published: New CAAT-A Collective Agreement

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
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Dear College faculty members,

15 months after our Collective Agreement negotiations began, and six months after the parties agreed to conclude the negotiations through a process of interest arbitration, Arbitrator William Kaplan has today released his award that determines our new Collective Agreement, which

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22 September

Latest from the bargaining team – Sept 22/2021

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
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Here is the bargaining team’s reply to the CEC’s questions regarding our proposal for pre-conciliation mediation.  Due to internal delays beyond the team’s control, we were unable to send this yesterday. We did note the CEC’s update and their concern about a delay, and wanted to assure

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15 June

Classes Resume, Blackboard is accessible, all other systems other than MS Teams down

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
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Update: Classes ResumeOnline classes will resume on Tuesday,June 15 at their scheduled times on Blackboard.The process for logging in to Blackboard has changed, and you must use ONLY your ID number without @georgebrown.ca at the end. Your password remains the same.Login Example: Username: 123456789 Password: UnchangedMore information

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14 June

All Classes Cancelled and all GBC IT systems are down – June 14, 2021

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
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All GBC ITS systems are currently down to contain a malware infection. Please see the main GBC website for updates.

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10 May

The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO): Making Sense of Microcredentials

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
  • Categories Articles

by Jeff Brown, L556

Overview:

The main thing to fasten on with the new HEQCO “Making Sense of Microcredentials” report isn’t the research methodology and critiquing that one way or the other.  The bottom line is that there is nothing definitive

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01 April

OPSEU Local 556 Public Statement Against Encampment Evictions

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
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OPSEU Local 556 supports the dignity and autonomy of unhoused people. In solidarity with those living in encampments and their allies, we call on the City of Toronto to cease eviction actions against encampment residents, repeal by-laws criminalizing homelessness, and redirect public infrastructure to creating decent, low-barrier geared-to-income

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06 November

Reflection from a Full-Time College Professor on Strike, By Resh Budhu

  • Posted by Sarah Wiebe
  • Categories Strike

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Ontario Public College System. And as of Monday October 16th at 12:01 a.m., 12,000 of us – full-time and partial-load faculty, librarians and counselors from across 24 colleges – have been on strike.
The last time college faculty went on

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04 September

Labour Day Parade – Monday, September 7th, 2015

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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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