College Faculty
Part-time and Sessional (PT/SL)
After 20 year battle, part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
Toronto, ON – College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a long day sorting through thousands of ballots, with 88% of ballot-casters voting in favour the union won the vote count: part-time and sessional faculty at
News about part-time and sessional faculty
After 20 year battle, part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
Toronto, ON – College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a
College Faculty Part-time & Sessional (CAAT-A PT/SL) – Resources Hub
Calling all part-time and sessional (PT/SL) faculty! Here you will find a living directory, linking to key resources for organizing, bargaining, and more! Check back
Part-time & sessional faculty union certification update: Ballot boxes will open for vote count on April 11th and April 17th
A short and exciting update to follow on the status of union certification for our part-time (PT) and sessional (SL) faculty colleagues! After years of
Contract Faculty Forward: Seven Years Later, OLRB Decision Paves Way for Part-Time and Sessional Faculty Union Certification
Toronto, ON – After seven long years, following part-time and sessional faculty across all 24 Ontario colleges voting to join OPSEU/SEFPO in October of 2017,
Update: The Ongoing Fight for College Faculty Part-Time and Sessional Union Certification
We bring you an important update regarding the protracted journey toward union certification for part-time and sessional faculty that has been met with continued resistance
Progress made in struggle to count part-time/sessional college faculty votes
It’s been nearly four years since contract faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges voted on whether to join Ontario’s biggest and strongest public sector labour
OPSEU to colleges: ‘Drop the obstruction and count the ballots’
Toronto –The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), is calling on the College Employer Council (CEC) to cease its obstructionist tactics and allow the votes
Representation vote starts today for non-union college faculty
Toronto – Thousands of part-time and sessional faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges begin casting ballots today in a representation vote on choosing the Ontario
OPSEU applies to represent contract college faculty
Toronto – Contract faculty working at all 24 of Ontario’s public colleges will soon have a chance to vote to unionize. Today at the Ontario
OPSEU files application to represent contract faculty at Ontario colleges
Toronto –The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has filed an application to represent contract faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges, delivering thousands of cards to
OPSEU President fights intimidation attempts by college brass
Ottawa – After an organizer talking to contract faculty about joining a union was thrown off the La Cité collégiale campus earlier this week, union
OPSEU joins events in support of contract faculty in colleges
Toronto – College faculty members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) will join Contract Faculty Forward at events across the province today to
News about colleges and education
Along with college faculty, OPSEU/SEFPO represents workers in college support, universities, and school boards.
Who Needs an Education Anyway?: How Anti-Intellectualism and Government Apathy Are Gutting Ontario Colleges
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity Once upon a time, getting a college education was seen as a ticket to stability – a good
Labour, student, and post-secondary advocacy leaders jointly call for funding public education as a buffer to U.S. tariff fallout: “Our college system can be the lifeboat.”
A joint release between OPSEU/SEFPO, Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), and Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Toronto,
After 20 year battle, part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
Toronto, ON – College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a
Order, point of privilege, orders of the day, closure – Robert’s Rules info and Zoom drop-ins on Apr 2, 5, 10, 15 and 16
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, InSolidarity OPSEU/SEFPO uses Robert’s Rules of Order at Convention as it is a widely used system for conducting meetings and
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the crisis and building a brighter Future
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the Crisis and Building a brighter Future Ontario’s public college system is facing an unprecedented crisis – and
Systemic Racism: Getting to the Root of the Issue
By Michael Hamilton, Local 376, inSolidarity When you hear the words systemic racism, what comes to your mind? For many, it’s been an afterthought because
CAAT-S FT Activists Mobilize for Bargaining with Organizing to Win Training
Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity Thirty College of Applied Arts and Technology Full-time Support Staff (CAAT-S FT) activists from all seven OPSEU/SEFPO regions gathered
College Faculty Part-time & Sessional (CAAT-A PT/SL) – Resources Hub
Calling all part-time and sessional (PT/SL) faculty! Here you will find a living directory, linking to key resources for organizing, bargaining, and more! Check back
College Part-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update: Conciliation begins May 1st
Bargaining Bulletin #9: The bargaining table looks different for every sector, but one thing is true across the board for workers: our bosses never want
Part-time & sessional faculty union certification update: Ballot boxes will open for vote count on April 11th and April 17th
A short and exciting update to follow on the status of union certification for our part-time (PT) and sessional (SL) faculty colleagues! After years of
We’re worth fighting for! Coordinated bargaining in the broader public service is here and momentum is building!
It’s time for workers in the Broader Public Service (BPS) to fight back! For decades, provincial governments have chronically underfunded community based social and health
College Faculty DivEx Bulletin: A better plan for Ontario’s colleges
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the Crisis and Building a brighter Future Ontario’s public college system is facing an unprecedented crisis – and