CAAT Support 2011 Bargaining
 

October 4, 2011  Community college support staff have strongly endorsed the tentative contract deal negotiated by their bargaining team last month more...

September 27, 2011  read here...

September 20, 2011  read here...

September 20, 2011  read here...

September 19, 2011  read here...

September 18, 2011  News Release - A tentative contract agreement was reached tonight in the CAAT Support strike more...

September 16, 2011  We are writing to personally applaud OPSEU for taking to the streets in defense of your 8,000 CAAT Support members across Ontario. more...

September 16, 2011   Strike Bulletin No. 8  In a news release today the bargaining team announces contract talks will resume more...

September 16, 2011   Strike Bulletin No. 7 College support pickets greet Premier in Thunder Bay; more strike fund donations; firefighers stoke support in Timmins; doin’ the Durham shuffle more...

September 15, 2011   Strike Bulletin No. 6  What was originally billed as a picket line rally featuring speakers from local organized labour turned into a fun-filled and spontaneous dance party Wednesday at Conestoga College more...

September 14, 2011   Strike Bulletin No. 5 Under brilliant morning sunlight and hoisting a symbolic negotiating “table” at the head of the line more...

September 13, 2011   Strike Bulletin No. 4 Several busloads of support staff members from southern Ontario are expected to attend a rally outside the offices of the employer council more...

September 9, 2011  Strike Bulletin No. 3 Management won’t come back to table; Seneca worker injured on picket line; labour rallies at George Brown; send us your stories and photos more….

September 8, 2011  Press release Our bargaining team has issued an invitation to negotiators for management to rejoin contract talks more….

September 7, 2011  Strike Bulletin No. 2 Let’s set the record straight. OPSEU is prepared to return to the table any time and anywhere. See Strike Bulletin no. 2 for more….

September 2, 2011  Strike Bulletin No. 1 for CAAT Support. Please note that the bulletin for distribution on the picket lines is available now. Click here to download the file...

September 2, 2011  Seneca College support workers on strike will be holding a rally from 8:30 to 10:00 am at the Newnham campus view the poster...

September 1, 2011  Press Release -  Citing an unwillingness by management to withdraw several demands for concessions and claw backs to its existing contract – and its reluctance to negotiate many of the union’s proposals – Ontario community college support workers will walk off the job effective 12:01 a.m. September 1 more...

August 30, 2011 OPSEU President Smokey Thomas told a news conference today that he’s not optimistic a contract settlement can be reached before the Aug. 31 deadline
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Read the text of OPSEU president’s remarks ...

August 29, 2011  Q&A #4 Please refer to the new Q&A regarding benefits in the event of a strike or lockout. download...

August 29, 2011  Bargaining Bulletin #9 By tabling its wage offer through the news media, college management demonstrates it has no interest in bargaining. Moreover, their proposals fall well short of our demands more...

August 26, 2011  News Release By tabling a contract offer through the news media, college management is deliberately avoiding negotiations with the bargaining team more...

August 25, 2011  News Release OPSEU has filed a strike notice with college management saying the union is prepared to walk off the job Sept. 1 unless a settlement is reached more...

August 19, 2011  Management for Ontario’s community colleges is jeopardizing the start of the school year by its refusal to engage in serious negotiations with support workers more...

August 15, 2011  Frustrated by management’s refusal to respond to the demands of CAAT-S members, the bargaining team came very close to walking away from contract talks last week more...

July 28, 2011 Despite the presence of a Ministry of Labour conciliator, management for the Colleges is making almost no effort to negotiate seriously.  more...

July 15, 2011 Now that we’ve successfully achieved a strong strike mandate the tough work begins in earnest. Between now and Aug. 31 we need to show management that we’re ready for any outcome. Get involved today!    more...

July 15, 2011 By a margin of 77 per cent in favour, college support staff have made it clear they’re prepared to strike unless management gets serious about bargaining a new collective agreement    more...

July 12, 2011 On Thursday July 14 support your bargaining team and send a loud and clear message to management by voting Yes to a strong strike mandate    more...

July 12, 2011 Today in colleges across Ontario, OPSEU support staff members are wearing Red to signal to management that they are enraged by their offer. Members are being encouraged to support their team, stand behind the members’ demands, fight management concessions – and Vote Yes July 14 for a strong strike mandate.   more photos...

July 6, 2011 Management’s contract proposals are straight out of fairyland. Nothing seems real. It’s time that management got serious about bargaining. They will if we give our bargaining team a strong strike mandate on July 14    more...

July 5, 2011 Issue Sheet 3. Give your bargaining team a firm bargaining hand on issues of job security by voting for a strong strike mandate on July 14    more...

June 29, 2011 The CAAT Support bargaining team Issue sheet #2 is out. This issue calls on members to Vote Yes for a strong strike mandate on July 14.    more...

June 29, 2011 The CAAT Support bargaining team is sending out Issue sheets for all members in 24 colleges. The first issue calls on members to Vote Yes for Job Security.    more...

June 24, 2011 On Saturday June 18, over 80 OPSEU CAAT Support members from colleges throughout Ontario gathered in Toronto for special Picket Captain Training and Strike Finance Training.    more...

June 23, 2011 News Release CAAT-S members will be asked to give their bargaining team a very strong mandate to call for a strike if contract negotiations break down     more...

June 16 2011 Your bargaining team has taken a close look at management’s contract proposals and concludes it falls well short of our expectations     more...  

Bargaining team calls for 100% strike mandate! 

June 8, 2011.  Read the latest CAAT Support Bargaining Bulletin for the full story behind the decision to ask the membership for a strike mandate  more...

Union and Management table proposals

June 8, 2011  Union and Management exchanged proposals on June 7.  Members can read them both right here.. Stay tuned for further commentary from the CAAT Support bargaining team.

Union Proposal   Management Proposal

What’s happening to the colleges?

May 31, 2011  CAAT Support Bargaining Bulletin #2. Despite assurances made three years ago, 18 of the 24 colleges have refused to grant time off for CAAT Support mobilizers. For more information, read the latest bargaining bulletin more...

May 10, 2011 This Q&A provides general information about the 2011 round of collective bargaining for OPSEU members in the Support Division of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology  more...

CAAT-S Divisional meeting and pre-bargaining conference Oct 16-17, 2010

August 26, 2010 Register today for the CAAT-S Divisional Meeting and Pre-bargaining conference Oct 16-17.

Everything you need to know about this year’s divisional meeting and pre-bargaining conference can be found here.

Deadline for hotel registration is Sept. 14 so book your space today!