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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.

The Vocal Local

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2012 issues

Vocal Local November 2012

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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

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