College Full-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update #4: Negotiations continue – next Town Hall on July 10
June 28, 2025
As you’ve probably heard, Full-Time Support Staff are in bargaining. Our next dates at the table are: July 8-10 & 21-24 and August 19-22 & 25-31, 2025.For all things bargaining-related, you can bookmark CollegeSupportFT.org or click below:
Here’s a quick recap of what’s happened this week:On Monday, June 23rd we held our first-ever Bargaining Town Hall – with more than 850 members joining us off the top! We heard loud and clear that attacks on our job security, vacation time, and personal time are unacceptable.The concessions that the employer is pushing are an attempt to disorganize our membership. They will not only erode hard-fought wins from over the years, but will also make it easier to walk Full-Time Support Staff out the door to fulfill future cuts through lay-offs.The workers who keep the lights on and power our colleges shouldn’t be the ones paying the price for bad decisions at the top. And if the employer’s strategy to push through these concessions doesn’t work, they might try to give us the illusion of a hollow victory by pulling them off the table and forcing a bad deal.We’ve made it very clear that we’re not going backwards. And we aren’t going to take any sort of deal that takes us in that direction.If we don’t see an offer that takes our workforce forward and protects us in precarious times, we will have to use all the tools available to us – including calling for a strike mandate vote.We’ll be talking through what that decision looks like at our next Bargaining Town Hall on Thursday, July 10th – so make sure you register to get the Zoom link:July 10, 12 p.m. –Register hereJuly 10, 5 p.m. – Register hereWe’ll send a reminder closer to the date – but make sure it’s in your calendar!
This past Wednesday, Full-Time College Support Locals held info pickets across the province to draw attention to bargaining and college funding!And as always, on bargaining Wednesdays, wear blue to support the fight! Our next Wear Blue Dayis July 9th – send your photos, and any other inquiries, to [email protected]. Solidarity,Your College Support Full-Time Bargaining Team:Christine Kelsey, Chair – Local 416, Algonquin CollegeShelley Gartshore, Vice-Chair – Local 124, Lambton CollegeVeronica Attard – Local 416, Algonquin CollegeDan Brisson – Local 672, Collège BoréalBob Holder – Local 243, Niagara CollegeDana Leaman – Local 241, Mohawk CollegeXiaoyan Wang– Local 561, Seneca College