Background Information

 

The Organization of Part-time and Sessional Employees of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (OPSECAAT) was created Nov. 19 with a new ten-member executive elected equally from faculty and support staff.
 

June 26, 2007 Revised overview of OPSECAAT and the college part-time workers campaign

January 31, 2007 News conference: News release and speaking notes by
OPSEU President Leah Casselman and
OPSECAAT President Roger Couvrette. .pdf

January 26, 2007 OPSECAAT President Roger Couvrette’s January 2007brief to the Colleges Council  .pdf

December 1, 2006 Part-time issues taken to the UN - Algonquin Times

April 2006 Campaign Report

November 14, 2005  More questions, more answers. Click here for our expanded and updated Q&A on the OPSEU campaign to win union rights for part-time employees at Ontario's community colleges.

Read OPSEU’s June 9, 2005 letter to Minister Chambers

Read OPSEU’s March 17, 2005 letter to Minister Chambers

Read OPSEU’s letter to Federal Labour Minister Joe Fontana

Rae Review: OPSEU submission regarding Collective Bargaining Rights for Community College Part-timers (PDF)

Part-Time College Pension Rights