New Local Executive for 2022-2023
Dear Local 653 Faculty: I am honoured to be the new President of OPSEU Local 653, and I look forward to working with our new and returning Local Executive Committee (LEC) members. We are committed to serving, representing, and informing all members of Local 653, and we promise to do our best to ensure that… Continue reading New Local Executive for 2022-2023
Forced Offer Vote: Information and Videos
Most of the information below comes directly from the provincial town hall meeting on Wednesday, February 2nd. The presentation and question and answer session each dealt with the same broad topics, so we have organized this information according to those main topics, and included the relevant video clips from that meeting. 1. Why you should… Continue reading Forced Offer Vote: Information and Videos
WORK TO RULE: PHASE 1
WORK TO RULE: PHASE 1 FOR ALL FACULTY Starts 12:01am, December 18, 2021 (if no settlement or no agreement on extension of existing terms and conditions before then) FOCUS The imposition of terms and conditions prevents the possibility of good labour relations, eliminates faculty consent, and is itself a form of labour disruption. It is… Continue reading WORK TO RULE: PHASE 1
Work to Rule FAQ
1. What is Work-to-Rule? Work-to-rule is any job action in which employees do their jobs exactly as outlined by the rules of their contract or job description. This may cause a slowdown or increase pressure on supervisors, as faculty stop working beyond the time allotted in their contracts, SWFs, or (for counsellors and librarians) the 35-hour weekly cap. This… Continue reading Work to Rule FAQ
Copyright and Intellectual Property
With the sudden move to online delivery, you may have questions about your Intellectual Property (IP) rights over the material you post for your students. The College generally assumes that they own anything and everything that faculty produce in the teaching of their courses, but this is not actually the case. Further, in a situation… Continue reading Copyright and Intellectual Property
Covid-19: Moving to an online model for your courses
The cancellation of face-to-face classes has come with the directive that classes will be moved online. We want to emphasize to all faculty that you should not put yourself under unnecessary stress in trying to get content online for students. Some courses will have a lot of ‘online-ready’ content and others will have very little. … Continue reading Covid-19: Moving to an online model for your courses
The Faculty Voice
We are very fortunate to have fantastic leadership at the divisional level of our union. Those faculty who were around during the negotiations and strike of 2017 will remember the consistent, calm and relevant messaging coming from the DivEx leadership. Our leadership team continues to be active in promoting key areas of concern and working… Continue reading The Faculty Voice
Dealing With Student Complaints
Conflicts and complaints between students and teachers are inevitable, and it is critical to have a fair and reasonable policy in place to address these situations. Such a policy would ideally be developed in consultation with students and faculty as well as the union leaders for both groups. For many years the union has been… Continue reading Dealing With Student Complaints
General Membership Meeting Reports
The 2018 GMM has come and gone, but if you missed it you can get caught up on by reading the reports that were submitted by various members of the LEC. There are still a few missing, but some good reading there now while we wait for the rest to come in. The full list… Continue reading General Membership Meeting Reports