The Vocal Local (VoLo) is a publication of the George Brown College Faculty Union, OPSEU Local 556. It is intended to provide information and stimulate discussion among its members. We invite your participation and welcome your contributions. We reserve the right to edit for libel, length and clarity.
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VoLo Issues
LATEST ISSUES:
2012 issues
All back issues are archived below. Simply scan the topics, find what you want and click on the issue number to access a PDF.
Volume 5 (2011/2012)
Issue #5.4 Local 556 Bursaries 2012 • What Language Are We Talking? • The Final Footprint • Your SWFs
Issue #5.3
The Fall of Faculty • President's Message • On-Line Complaints • Greener Pastures • Response to 'Disability' Article
Issue #5.2
Bargaining 2012 • Students with Disabilities • A Teacher’s View (Non Full-Time Contracts) • Local 556 Wins Awards • Giving this Holiday Season • Article re: Unionizing Part-Timers • 20th Annual GBC Labour Fair Notice • Mystery Book Launch
Issue #5.1
President's Message • A Teacher's View (Staff Lounge) • Black is the New Green • Bargaining 2012 • The Email Rat Race • On-line Student Surveys • Getting to the Top Step on the Salary Grid
Volume 4 (2010/2011)
Issue #4.5
President’s Summer Message • Labour Crossword Puzzle • Upcycling • Privacy re: FaceBook
Issue #4.4
Local 556 Bursaries • Festival of Learning • Profitable Poop Products • Smokey Thomas: Part-Timers • Mystery Book Launch
Issue #4.3
Launch of opseu556.org • The Workerless Economy • Green Hearts
Issue #4.2
What’s Wrong with Modified Workload Arrangements • Getting a SWF Right • Student Safety • Partial-Load + Benefits • Provincial Wage Freeze • Ethical Gift Giving
Issue #4.1
Unsafe Work at GBC • Highlights of the New Collective Agreement (2010) • Partial-Load/Sick Days • The Water Bottle Boat
Volume 3 (2009/2010)
Issue #3.1
Parental Leave • Big Brother • Bottled Water Free at Memorial University • Energy Conservation
Volume 2 (2008/2009)
Issue #2.5
Bargaining Update (for 2010) • Bee and Wasp Conservation
Issue #2.4
Local 556 Bursaries • Student Safety • Good Jobs for All–Declaration • ‘Green’ Gardening
Issue #2.3
Performance Review • Studs Terkel • Drug Card • ‘Green’ Babies
Issue #2.2
Workplace Bullying Part 2 • Evaluating Classrooms • GBC’s Branding • Vermicomposting
Issue #2.1
Workplace Bullying Part 1 • Performance Review • Dismissal at Confederation College • GBC’s Branding • Waste Reduction
Volume 1 (2007/2008)
Issue #1.5
Johnson Insurance Scholarship Program • Student Exploitation in Hospitality • Part-Time Campaign 2008 • Diet + Global Warming
Issue #1.4
SWFs and Your Teaching Assignment • Positive Space Campaign • Water Quality at GBC • Smoking at GBC • George Brown–Shameful Namesake • Whitaker Report • Workload Taskforce • Pilot Projects • Bottled Water
Issue #1.3
Bursary Awards • Part-Time Labour in the Colleges • Understanding Your SWF • Article 11 (Workload) Flow Chart • GBC Alignment • GBC Branding • GBC Staffing and Enrolment • ‘Green’ Valentine
Issue #1.2
Education in Technological Society • Whitaker Report • Filing a Grievance • Grievance Flow Chart • George Green? • ‘Green’ House Cleaning
Issue #1.1
Work in Non-Teaching Periods • Student Complaints • Bicycle User Group