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What's New Archive
MPP
Matthews supports college workers August 27, 2007 One
Liberal MPP concedes more progress needs to be made on the concerns of
college workers. More…
OPSECAAT
meets with
Steve Peters August 23, 2007
The Minister of Labour, Steve Peters, today acknowledged that the
Supreme Court decision in June with regard to B.C. health care
workers "will clearly have an impact" on part-time college workers
in Ontario. More…
OPSECAAT van in London
August 22, 2007 The OPSECAAT van is on the road in London today.
More...
 August
16, 2007 OSSTF President Ken Coran expressed his support for
OPSECAAT. More…
August 8, 2007 The Part-Time Times August 2007 Quality
college education conference; van on the road for fairness
more...
 OPSECAAT meets with Liberal candidates and Minister of Health
Smitherman
August 1, 2007 - OPSECAAT activists today took their van to an
event outside of Belleville where they met with Minister of Health
and Long-Term Care and Deputy Premier George Smitherman.
More…
Part-time college workers meet with MPP Jim Brownell
July 27, 2007 Liberal MPP Jim Brownell (Stormont-Dundas-Charlottenburgh)
reaffirmed his support for the rights of part-time workers at an event in
Iroquois today. more….
Couvrette confronts premier over rights for
part-timers at Scarborough nomination
July 24 2007 Part-time college workers had a brief hearing with Premier
McGuinty in Scarborough last night, although the premier made no promises.
More...
 July 18, 2007
OPSECAAT van with Jim Watson in West Toronto Today the OPSECAAT van dropped in
at a Liberal government event in West Toronto. Jim Watson, Minister of Health
Promotion, was at a supermarket at Dundas St. and Scarlett Road for an event.
Candy Lindsay, Vice-president of OPSECAAT was there with college workers to
discuss the issues with the Minister. more...
July 17, 2007
OPSECAAT van is still on the move Today the OPSECAAT van visited a Liberal government event in Weston. Candy Lindsay, Vice-president of OPSECAAT reminded Health and Long Term Care Minister George Smitherman of the need to move forward on rights for part-time college workers.
more...
 July
6, 2007 Gerretsen pledges support for part-time college workers. OPSECAAT and OPSEU
activists attended an event today and reminded, John Gerretsen, Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing, of the need to move forward on rights for
part-time college workers
more...
July
5, 2007 OPSECAAT President Roger Couvrette and other OPSECAAT and OPSEU
activists will be attending several provincial government events throughout the
summer to promote awareness of the OPSECAAT campaign.
more...
June 26, 2007
Revised overview of OPSECAAT and the college part-time workers campaign
June 22, 2007 OPSECAAT President Roger Couvrette
told delegates to the National Union of Public and General Employees Convention
in Fredericton, N.B. today that OPSECAAT would be successful and that workers'
rights are human rights. Read speech.
June 18, 2007 The Part time Times for June 2007
Supreme Court says “Yes we can!” OPSEU President Smokey Thomas says rights for
part-time college workers are a priority as Supreme Court makes landmark ruling
on collective bargaining rights. more...
June 12, 2007 Supreme Court rules Charter of Rights
protects collective bargaining. Read June 8 decision
in Health Services and Support — Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn. v.
British Columbia
NEWS Ruling good for part-time college workers in Ontario June 11, 2007
Friday’s ruling by the Supreme Court that collective bargaining rights are
protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is very good news for
part-time college workers in Ontario.
more...
May
22, 2007 Students support union rights for college
part-timers The Canadian Federation of Students (Ontario)
spoke out today in favour of union rights for part-time
workers at Ontario's community colleges. "College working
conditions are students' learning conditions," the CFS said
today. "Students suffer when workers suffer from poor wages
and working conditions."
more...
May
22, 2007 The Part-time Times May 2007 Part-time workers
take centre stage!
more...
May 17,
2007 Photos of Stephen Lewis
visiting OPSECAAT booth in Ottawa
more...
May 10, 2007
Macleans article: Working conditions
of part-time workers linked to quality
education
more...
May 8, 2007 Part-time college workers
cabaret: view photos of event
more...
May 2, 2007 OPSECAAT in the news:
Part time workers gotta fight for their right
more...
May 2, 2007 Part-time college workers
cabaret featuring Juno-winner Hilario Duran and
many other college part-timers…tonight!
more...
May 2, 2007
Compromising Quality - Rampant
abuse of part-time staff in college system harms
education quality.
more...
OPSEU/OPSECAAT
Cabaret at Mayworks - Do the RIGHTS Thing showcases the diverse creative
talents of professional artists who also work part-time at Ontario colleges
Mar 30 2007 The Charlatan Prof strives to change law:
more...
Your help is crucial to this campaign.
Click here to e-mail, phone or fax, the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Training,
Colleges and Universities, and the Premier of Ontario. The Legislature resumes
March 19. Keep up the pressure!
March 30, 2007 The Part -Time
Times: The Bulletin, Issue 8 Why the campaign matters to students
more...
March 15, 2007 Letters of support for OPSECAAT campaign: Brock University Faculty Association, UQAM Faculty Union, George Brown College Students Association
more...
March 14, 2007 Information on OPSECAAT Annual
General Meeting more...
March 13, 2007
Loyalist Pioneer Online: Part-time workers hope to join union
more...
March 13, 2007 In
Solidarity - Part-time college workers in Ontario
are stripped of their dignity! more...
March
9, 2007 The
Part-time Times: The Bulletin Disposable staff?
Or quality education?
more...
March 1, 2007
Information sheet: A two-page overview of OPSECAAT’s
campaign to-date
March
1, 2007
Part-timers are people too
Article
from Our Times, March 2007 Posted with author’s
permission. Please visit:
www.ourtimes.ca
February 8, 2007 OPSECAAT iPod Nano contest has a
winner.
The winner of the OPSECAAT iPod Nano contest was
William Dickinson, a Business student at Algonquin
College. He collected all the ‘hockey cards’ and
correctly answered the quiz. Roger Couvrette,
President of OPSECAAT (right) makes the
presentation.
February 2, 2007
Globe and Mail
Part-time college staff seek to form union
February 1, 2007
Part-time college workers: Joining OPSECAAT is easy.
Download a membership application
(800K .pdf), print and fill in the form. To reach an
organizer in your college, contact us at 416
448-7433 or 1-866 811-7274
February 1, 2007 OPSECAAT launch in Toronto a
success
January 31, 2007 News conference: News release
and speaking notes by OPSEU President Leah Casselman
and OPSECAAT President Roger
Couvrette and OPSECAAT VP Candy Lindsay. .pdf
January 31, 2007 News Release: College workers ask
McGuinty to change law and end exploitation of part-timers: Massive
card-signing drive launched
January 26, 2007
OPSECAAT President Roger Couvrette’s January 2007brief
to the Colleges Council .pdf
January 5,
2007
Have your say!
Your help is crucial to this campaign.
Click here to e-mail, phone or fax, the Minister of Labour, the Minister
of Training, Colleges and Universities, and the Premier of
Ontario.
December 1, 2006 Loyalist Pioneer
Part-time college staff and teachers seek union
December 1, 2006 Part-time issues taken to
the UN - Algonquin Times
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