Work-to-rule and Bargaining FAQ for Students

Dear Students, As you may be aware, faculty (academic employees) at Ontario’s 24 colleges, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), and the College Employer Council (CEC), on behalf of the province’s colleges, have been working to negotiate a new collective agreement, which expired on September 30, 2021. The purpose of this ‘frequently … Continue reading Work-to-rule and Bargaining FAQ for Students

Ten things Ontario College students should know about their professors’ current bargaining with the Colleges

ON DECEMBER 15, 2021 BY ONTARIOCOLLEGEPROFIN 2021 ONTARIO COLLEGE BARGAINING 1. The faculty union represents over 15,000 professors, instructors, counsellors and librarians at the 24 Ontario public Colleges. 2. Because College management refuses to present an offer that addresses faculty’s main concerns in this round of bargaining, faculty will begin “work to rule” in January. That means that faculty … Continue reading Ten things Ontario College students should know about their professors’ current bargaining with the Colleges

More Questions (and Hopefully a Few More Answers)

There have been several questions come up this week around what is 'struck work' and what is not. To help summarize we have created the following two infographics: what-is-struck-work-version-2Download what-work-can-i-doDownload Two other pieces that have also come up in several schools are questions around coordinator work and orientation. Coordinators Baseline Duties is assigned work that … Continue reading More Questions (and Hopefully a Few More Answers)

Clarifying Faculty Rights Under Work-to-Rule

Greetings faculty: You may have received a message from your College, “Your Right to Choose Regarding Work-to-Rule.”   We appreciate the College Employer Council's latest update, in which they remind faculty members that every college employee "has the legally protected right" to engage in work-to-rule or other labour action without fear of reprisal. As the CEC … Continue reading Clarifying Faculty Rights Under Work-to-Rule