Dear Faculty Member, Over the last week, the bargaining landscape has changed dramatically: the communication blackout was lifted, the mediator’s report was released, and the College Employer Council (CEC) has filed for conciliation and an unfair labour practice complaint against OPSEU/SEFPO as the bargaining agent. Any one of these changes would merit questions and uncertainty, … Continue reading Province-wide Faculty Meeting – Monday, November 8, 2021 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm
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Greetings Faculty: As you may have heard, the College Employer Council bargaining team has chosen to file for conciliation, and filed an unfair labour practice (ULP) complaint alleging bad-faith bargaining with the Ontario Labour Relations Board. Shortly after, they also issued a press release that states: “Though conciliation has been requested, the CEC remains ready … Continue reading Bargaining Update – November 2, 2021
Dear Faculty: It is with great disappointment and frustration that we report to you that mediation has failed. Attached is the final report of the mediator, along with the offer of settlement we tabled during mediation. We absolutely disagree with the finding of the mediator's report, most of which paints the faculty bargaining team as … Continue reading Bargaining Update – October 28, 2021
The faculty team invited the CEC team to the table today to clarify the status of bargaining, respond to their correspondence regarding mediation, and to propose additional dates. In a recent update posted to their website and circulated to faculty at many colleges, the CEC team erroneously claimed that bargaining was on hold. The faculty … Continue reading Bargaining Update – September 23, 2021
The CAAT-A Bargaining Team met with Local Presidents and the Bargaining Advisory Committee on Monday, September 20, to review the College Employer Council team’s offer of settlement, tabled last Friday. Below is a summary chart of the CEC team’s current offer of settlement, along with a detailed explanation of why the faculty team, after … Continue reading What are the issues with the employer’s offer of settlement?
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