Response to Students Associations from Bargaining Team

Response to 15 College Students Associations Across Ontario Send Open Letter to College Employer Council, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Ministry of Colleges and Universities Dear Student Leaders: Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and perspective.  We understand the stress you are under, and share your concerns about the continued unrest. … Continue reading Response to Students Associations from Bargaining Team

Legal rationale work-to-rule

Legal rationale work-to-rule Greetings faculty: Below please find the letter from our legal team regarding the lawfulness of our work-to-rule actions.  Please note in particular: "The direction to engage in a strike, and the nature of the strike action, are matters for the union to determine. The College Employer Council (CEC) and the Colleges have … Continue reading Legal rationale work-to-rule

Phase 3 Work-to-Rule Information

WORK-TO-RULE PHASE 3 STARTS TOMORROW: DETAILS BELOW Greetings faculty: The Colleges’ team, via the CEC, continues to assert that they will not return to the bargaining table, nor agree to refer outstanding issues to interest arbitration, despite faculty having clearly rejected their final offer.  Typically in bargaining, following a failed final offer vote, the employer … Continue reading Phase 3 Work-to-Rule Information

Bargaining Update on Vote Results and Work to Rule

Greetings faculty: We just voted down the CEC’s forced offer again and sent a clear and resounding message to the College Presidents and the CEC team that they must negotiate faculty’s key issues. The Colleges’ team is clinging to a fear-mongering campaign —one sanctioned and supported by the College Presidents. The Colleges’ team has once … Continue reading Bargaining Update on Vote Results and Work to Rule