February 24, 2010 Verification of mail-in ballots has confirmed that faculty at Ontario’s 24 community colleges have narrowly accepted the employer’s contract offer. As a result, the offer from the Colleges becomes the new collective agreement for the next three years.
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Results still uncertain
February 12, 2010 The vote on management’s offer last received is not yet completed. Segregated and mail-in ballots will need to be counted to determine the final result, depending on the number of ballots mailed in.
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February 9, 2010A video message from
Ted Montgomery, Chair of
the CAAT A Bargaining Team.
College faculty vote results too close to determine
February 10, 2010 Results of the vote
by faculty in Ontario’s 24 community colleges on the employer’s last
contract offer are too close to determine whether the offer has been
accepted or rejected. more…
Know the issues before you vote!
New Sheets Added
February 7, 2010. Learn what
is really at stake before you
vote on February
10. more…
Union calls on Colleges to return to bargaining after a rejection vote
February 9, 2010 OPSEU is calling on the employer to
return to the bargaining table if a majority of their members reject the
last offer received from the Colleges on February 10.
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Your questions…answered
February 8, 2010 Read the answers to
some commonly-asked questions about the upcoming employer
offer vote.
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Moderncolleges.ca is launched!
February 8, 2010 Aimed at students,
parents, and the public, Moderncolleges.ca is a website to
promote public awareness on issues surrounding quality education
in our college system. more…
Media blitz to go province-wide
February 5, 2010 Beginning Monday, February
8, radio and newspaper ads will bring the message from college
faculty to people across Ontario. more…
Management’s offer clarified
February 5, 2010 The Council’s posted
offer contains their comments along with the actual contract
language, which are
often misleading and in some cases completely untrue. Read the
offer with the union’s clarifications.
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Agreed Items
February 5, 2010 Read the summary of the
previously signed off “agreed to” items in the employer’s offer.
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College faculty to vote on employer offer; OPSEU delays
strike deadline
February 3, 2010 The
Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that faculty in
Ontario’s 24 community colleges will vote on the employer’s
offer on February 10, 2010. Today, OPSEU has announced that it
will delay the strike deadline until February 17, 2010.
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Union Proposal for Settlement
February 3, 2010 Latest Union
Proposal for Settlement.
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A message to all CAAT A members
February 3, 2010 A message to all CAAT A
Members from the CAAT A Bargaining Team.
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OPSEU to College faculty: Vote no to employer offer
February 2, 2010 News Release
The union representing faculty members at 24 Ontario colleges is
recommending that their members vote no to an employer offer that
the Colleges will conduct.
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OPSEU has solution to avoid province-wide College strike
February 1, 2010 A strike
deadline for faculty members at 24 Ontario colleges has been set for
February 11, 2010, but the union has proposed a solution to avert a
potential province-wide strike.
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Council Misinformation
January 29, 2010 Faculty Announcement
Here’s the straight information on a possible membership vote
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Talks continue
January 23, 2010
Negotiations News Strike mandate brings Colleges back to the
table; Costing analysis of union proposals,
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What will it take to reach a settlement?
January 19, 2010
Negotiations News The union is hopeful that the employer will
work towards a reasonable and responsible settlement.
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Strike mandate signals time to resume serious bargaining
January 13, 2010 In a show of support
community college faculty have given their negotiators authorization
to call a strike more
Ontario Faculty Set to Vote Yes today
January 13, 2010 Today's strike vote schedulemore...
Quebec’s National Federation of Teachers show support
January 12, 2010 Federation urges
faculty to vote Yesmore...
January 5, 2010 Employer imposes terms and
conditions Nov. 18, 2009
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National Union of Public and General Employees applauds college faculty efforts to fight for quality education
January 4, 2009 James Clancy, President, National Union of Public and General Employees sends letter of support to CAAT-A faculty. more…
Strike vote set for Jan. 13, 2010
December 22, 2009 The bargaining team seeks a strike mandate on January 13, 2010.
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“No Concessions”, Not true!
December 16, 2009 In a letter to all faculty dated November 16 the negotiating team points out nine concessions in the imposed terms and conditions, despite management’s continued denial of same.
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Workload remains principal unresolved issue from 2006 strike
December 16, 2009 The Ottawa Citizen, Algonquin College's faculty union is planning a strike vote for Jan. 13 as
negotiations have failed to settle lingering issues from a 2006 strike.
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Colleges break off negotiations with CAAT-A faculty
December 16, 2009 News ReleaseCollege negotiators have cut off talks
with the CAAT-A bargaining team despite significant modifications to the union's
proposals more...
Letters of Solidarity
December 15, 2009 Letters of Solidarity in support of
OPSEU College Faculty members were sent to the Minister of Training and
Colleges, urging the Colleges to negotiate in good faith with the union.
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Faculty have full support of OPSEU
December 11, 2009 In a letter from OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas to CAAT-A faculty, OPSEU guarantees full support now and following Jan. 13 strike vote.
College faculty table revised offer in effort to achieve settlement
December 1, 2009News Release Community college
faculty tabled a revised position Monday hoping to reach a settlement in
contract talks. more …
Black Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Faculty across the province wore black to mark the imposition of terms and conditions of employment by Council.
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Task force report key to quality college education
November 17, 2009 Negotiations News The principal and
consistent theme of the Report of the Workload Task Force is that Ontario
College workload assignment and general educational practices should resemble
those found in Ontario universities.
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