Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of OPSEU, will officially launch the campaign to unionize part‑time support staff employed by the province’s 24 colleges of applied arts and technology.
OPSEU Local 421 President Tim Prewer told the Peterborough Examiner it's been a "difficult week" for his members after the board of governors at Loyalist College announced that 27 workers would lose their jobs.
CAAT Support members really got into the swing of mobilizing for bargaining in the summer of 2014. You could even say they plunged right into it. Take a peek at some of the activities across the province that built the solidarity needed to negotiate a good collective agreement.
By Marilou Martin
