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13 November

Updated: Why we are voting NO!

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Strike

Our analysis:

a longer article from the folks at Humber describing just how much of a set back this latest offer is
our own Noor Kabani’s analysis.
a comparison of the CEC’s  final offer with ours.

 
The following summarizes some of the main points.

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13 November

Updated: details of the voting process released by the OLRB

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Strike

Below the poster you will find direct links to the Ontario Labour Relations Board.  Please send emails about anomalies or difficulties with the voting to opseu556@gmail.com.
 
 
 

Our analysis:

a longer article from the folks at Humber describing just how much of a set

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08 November

All the latest news for Nov 8.

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Strike

You can read the latest bulleltin here in english or french.
Also,  here is a longer article from the folks at Humber describing just how much of a set back this latest offer is and our own Noor Kabani’s analysis. And finally for tonight a comparison of final

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08 November

Why we are saying NO!

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Strike

Why we are saying no was created by faculty at Confederation college.  

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06 November

A voice from north of the 401…

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Strike

This letter came across our desk from Neal McNare from Northern College (local 653), which is not only North of the 401, but stretches from Lake Temiskaming all the way up to Moosonee. It is his attempt to distill the information that we have and that we need

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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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01 November

On the line: week 3 Oct 30 – Nov. 3 (updated regularly)

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining, Strike

This week started off briskly with a flying picket rally at a downtown hotel in Toronto on top of the pickets at our campuses.
We also had representatives at Bill 148 hearings and are awaiting a report.
Halloween was somewhat festive at the picket lines (see photos to

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19 October

You are a part of… (a bit of context)

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Bargaining, Strike

You’re a part of labour history. When printers in Toronto’s Typographical union went on strike for a nine hour workday in 1972, unions were illegal, but ten thousand people showed up to support them.  From their struggle, we have a shorter work week, Labor Day and legal unions. Our

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18 October

Forms, videos and documents

  • Posted by Taras Gula
  • Categories Strike

Below you will find a link to forms and documents you may need as we work to pressure those that have the power to a settlement.
Form B: direct deposit
Form J:  accommodation
Bulletin 1 French  English
video on precarious work (Centenial)
 

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