What is “conciliation”? “Conciliation” occurs when one or both bargaining parties believe that a third party can move negotiations forward. At any point during negotiations, Ontario’s Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (CCBA) allows OPSEU/SEFPO or the College Employer Council (CEC) to request neutral third-party assistance to help resolve their differences. A request for conciliation is a … Continue reading College Faculty conciliation and strike mandate vote FAQs
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Although nearly two months have passed since the college has suspended 29 programs, the issue is continuing to attract questions. Today, this letter send from Minister Peggy Sattler to Minister Jill Dunlop outlines the severe consequences of these suspensions, which represent over one-fifth of the college’s offerings. The impact is profound, affecting students, faculty, and … Continue reading Peggy Sattler Call to Government: Addressing Fleming College Program Crisis
OPSEU/SEFPO members at Fleming are rightly concerned about the program suspensions at the college. In a 12-month period, college management has announced the closure or suspension of 42 programs. OPSEU/SEFPO members have raised their professional concerns around the impact on students, industry and labour market needs, due process and transparency, and the lack of consultation with … Continue reading Publicly Sharing Concerns about the Program Suspensions
A message from OPSEU Region 3 executive board members: On May 30th join the Ontario Health Coalition rally to save public healthcare. In our our Region we have already seen the closure of one hospital (Minden), threat of the closure of one of the sites at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcentre, opening of a paid plasma donor … Continue reading May 30th Rally to Save Public Healthcare
We wanted to share that Peggy Sattler, official opposition for the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, was successful in getting a question into the NDP line up of questions at Question Period on Monday morning. The video is posted here https://youtu.be/dSZbeDRLcuQ https://youtu.be/dSZbeDRLcuQ Unfortunately, Minister Dunlop blamed the federal government’s cap on international study permits and did … Continue reading Program Cuts in the News and Social Media
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