This is no ordinary round

The current round of collective bargaining between the College Employer Council and your college faculty bargaining team is no ordinary round. In the colleges’ current governance structure, college administrators see faculty as employees only, not as colleagues whose voice in setting the academic direction of colleges is fundamentally important to student success. When it comes… Continue reading This is no ordinary round

College faculty request “no-board” report in contract talks

September 21, 2017 TORONTO – The union bargaining team for 12,000 Ontario college faculty has asked the conciliator in its negotiations with the College Employer Council to issue a “no-board” report, a move that will put the parties in a legal strike or lockout position by mid-October. Under the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (CCBA), either… Continue reading College faculty request “no-board” report in contract talks

College faculty request “no-board” report in contract talks

September 21, 2017 TORONTO – The union bargaining team for 12,000 Ontario college faculty has asked the conciliator in its negotiations with the College Employer Council to issue a “no-board” report, a move that will put the parties in a legal strike or lockout position by mid-October. Under the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (CCBA), either… Continue reading College faculty request “no-board” report in contract talks

Some points of clarification, and why you should vote “YES”

The latest communication from the College Council contains a few “stretchers” (to borrow a term from Huck Finn). We will attempt to clarify some of the confusion that may be caused by this missive, and at the same time hopefully make a compelling case for voting “yes” on Thursday. 1. “Voting ‘yes’ to a strike… Continue reading Some points of clarification, and why you should vote “YES”

Some points of clarification, and why you should vote “YES”

The latest communication from the College Council contains a few “stretchers” (to borrow a term from Huck Finn). We will attempt to clarify some of the confusion that may be caused by this missive, and at the same time hopefully make a compelling case for voting “yes” on Thursday. 1. “Voting ‘yes’ to a strike… Continue reading Some points of clarification, and why you should vote “YES”