The current college system is portrayed as in crisis due to a systematic siphoning of public funds to privatize education under Doug Ford. This strategy, mirroring past failures in Australia, threatens job security and educational integrity by funding short training programs over traditional college education, ultimately benefiting private corporations at the expense of students' futures.
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The reports of union busting at Fleming College are alarming and cannot be ignored. Management’s tactics include: Defying collective agreement language Targeting union leaders with layoffs Disciplining members for emotional reactions to a hostile environment Eliminating clinical instructor roles Using intimidation and isolation to divide workers Stand with us. Add your name to the Fleming … Continue reading Save Our Colleges – Fleming Petition
Ontario colleges were built to provide local, affordable, and accessible job training in our communities. But that system is on the brink of collapse, as the Ford government drains public funding from our college system. Per-student funding in Ontario is the lowest in Canada, just 56% of the national average. It’s greenlit college admin to embrace risky and failed financial schemes like … Continue reading Save Our Colleges
Credit to OPSEU/SEFPO Local 244 Sheridan College President Jack Urowitz for this summary In reviewing the Award for you, I feel that it is worthwhile to quote the following three paragraphs from Arbitrator Kaplan’s Award, before I start my summary. Quotes from the Award are in Italics. In fact, between 2012/2013 and 2020/2021, Ontario’s colleges experienced a 15% decline in domestic students and … Continue reading Examining the Kaplan Award’s Effects on College Employment
General Membership Meeting Local By-Elections Given an upcoming vacancies in officer roles including the Equity Steward 2nd vice-president and FT Unit Steward (formerly Chief Steward) position, we need to hold an General Membership Meeting prior to June 1, 2025. Additional shop stewards can be nominated and elected at this meeting. To nominate someone in advance, … Continue reading NOTICE OF MEETING – May 20th
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