College Faculty
Ontario College Faculty (CAAT-A) are some 14,000 full-time professors, counsellors, librarians and instructors employed by Ontario’s public colleges. They joined OPSEU in 1971.
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Bargaining
Legislated wage cuts a double whammy for contract college faculty
The Ottawa Citizen reports that the chair of OPSEU’s college faculty division is vowing to…
Stand with College Support Part-time workers on November 6 Sticker Day
College Support Part-time workers are asking all faculty and college support workers and all of…
OPSEU's college lawsuit among many Ford faces
The rookie Ford government is barely three months old, but it is already facing a…
Taking Ford to court over broken agreement
The Toronto Star reports that OPSEU is taking the provincial government to court after it…
Faculty's needs not addressed in employer's offer
Information marked as archived is provided for reference only. This archived material may not comply…
Hundreds show solidarity at Seneca@York campus rally
College faculty were joined by hundreds of students and allies from across the labour movement…
College faculty contract now online
The 2017-2021 collective agreement for OPSEU members who work as college academic faculty has been…
Letter from RPN Occupational Division in support of College Faculty
The OPSEU RPN Occupational Division sent the following letter of support to the members of the…
College Faculty: Update from your bargaining team - Issue #3
Arbitrator awards union language on academic freedom; previously agreed-to items included in award Just over…
College arbitration award could have been reached at the bargaining table: OPSEU
Toronto – An arbitration award to create a new collective agreement for more than 12,000…
OPSEU and colleges joint statement: Arbitration award to be made during week of December 18
Toronto — OPSEU CAAT Academic and the colleges’ bargaining team participated in mediation from December 14…
College Faculty: Update from your bargaining team - Issue #2
Mediation set for mid-December Arbitrator William Kaplan has set out his schedule for trying to…
Suspensions at La Cité show why ‘academic freedom’ matters: OPSEU
Toronto – The suspension of four college professors at La Cité collégiale in Ottawa shows…
College faculty in the news: La Cité faculty take a stand for quality education
College instructors who say they can't fit material into school year suspended for 'insubordination' (Ottawa…
College Faculty: Update from your bargaining team - Issue #1
Solidarity has set us up for success! Strike action is a profound experience of solidarity.…
College faculty in the news: return to work
Ontario college faculty set for return as province rolls out student aid (London Free Press)…
College faculty return to work in solidarity
College faculty gathered in front of their colleges on Monday morning, November 20, and walked…
Thomas slams 'political theatre' at Queen’s Park
Toronto – Provincial legislation aimed at forcing striking college faculty back to work is “the…
The social movement continues - On the line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #6
The social movement continues As you know, the government announced on Thursday that they are…
Faculty stand with students
Dear students: We understand that the last five weeks have been very difficult for…
OPSEU to government: disband College Employer Council
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is calling on Ontario Premier Kathleen…
College faculty union to provide update on negotiations
Toronto – College faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) will hold a…
College faculty strike in the news - Day 32
Striking Ontario college faculty reject offer that would have ended five-week standoff (Globe and Mail)…
College faculty reject contract, call on employer to get back to the table
Toronto – Ontario college faculty have rejected a contract offer from their employer and are…
Great solidarity at George Brown College student rally
College faculty from local 556 were overwhelmed by the energy and inspiring solidarity at today’s…
REJECT the colleges’ contract offer – and get us back to bargaining
Dear college faculty members: On Monday, November 13, the College Employer Council made a bid…
REJECT the colleges' offer
Dear faculty members: Your bargaining team is unanimous in our recommendation to reject Council's…
Contract vote Q&A
Information for OPSEU members in the CAAT-Academic Division about the November 14-16 contract vote Download…
Union applauds move to make colleges help students
Toronto – Striking Ontario college faculty are applauding a move by Advanced Education Minister Deb…
Missed the college faculty tele-town hall? Listen or read here
OPSEU college faculty from across Ontario tuned in to a telephone town hall November 9…
College presidents must move off destructive path: OPSEU’s Thomas
Toronto – The 24 college presidents who are prolonging a strike by 12,000 faculty must…
College faculty telephone town hall: hear why we will vote NO
All college faculty members are invited to participate in a live and interactive telephone town hall…
College faculty: Comparison of Management and Union Offers
What follows is an Article-by-Article comparison of the College Employer Council’s final offer, tabled in…
College faculty offer tabled November 6, 2017
This is the proposal tabled by the college faculty bargaining team with the Colleges Employer Council…
OLRB provides details of college faculty vote
College faculty across Ontario will vote November 14-16 on the most recent contract offer by…
Vote No - On the Line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #5
Fight off concessions and win academic freedom – reject the colleges’ offer College faculty will…
OPSEU to colleges: get back to the table
Toronto – Faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges are calling on the College Employer Council…
Union team calls on faculty to reject colleges’ offer
Toronto – The union for striking Ontario college faculty is calling on its members to…
Colleges should get back to bargaining table, faculty say
Toronto – The College Employer Council should be working out a deal at the bargaining…
OPSEU mourns Amy Stiles, Local 237
Flags at OPSEU head office were lowered to half-mast Friday for Amy Stiles, a member…
Precarious work takes centre stage as college faculty rally at Queen’s Park
Toronto – The issue of precarious work was high on the agenda for college faculty,…
College faculty ready to bargain as employer returns to table
Toronto – The union bargaining team for Ontario public college faculty is interested in what…
On the Line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #4
Your bargaining team is ready to bargain when contract talks resume Thursday. “College faculty are…
Take action now for a better future for Ontario college students
Faculty have a better plan for Ontario’s colleges It’s built on: Better education: A 50-50…
On the Line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #3
Only bargaining will end this strike. Employer stonewalling won’t The College Employer Council’s expensive reputation…
College faculty strike in the news - Day twelve
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
College faculty events, October 27
Striking college faculty solidarity rally at St. Clair College in Windsor Friday, October 27, 2017…
College faculty rally calls for action from government
With the college faculty strike in its second week, a massive rally took over Toronto’s…
College faculty strike in the news - Day eleven
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
Striking faculty to hold precarious work discussion at Wilfrid Laurier University
Join the filmmakers and faculty from Conestoga College and Wilfred Laurier University as they discuss…
College faculty strike in the news - Day ten
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
College faculty strike in the news - Day nine
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
Striking faculty to rally at Ministry of Advanced Education
Toronto – Striking college faculty, students and allies from across the labour movement will rally…
College faculty strike in the news - Day eight
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
On the Line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #2
No talks yet despite Premier's urging The Premier of Ontario says her government will do…
College faculty strike in the news - Day five
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
Letters to major financial institutions regarding the CAAT-A strike
OPSEU First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida has written to all major banks and credit unions…
Striking faculty host solidarity gathering at Collège Boréal
Sudbury – France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt, will be the keynote speaker at a…
College faculty strike in the news - Day four
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
Solidarity rally to support college faculty on strike
Toronto – A solidarity rally will be held at York Campus to Support Striking Ontario…
College faculty strike in the news - Day three
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
On the Line: College Faculty Strike Bulletin #1
An Ontario college faculty strike publication Issue #1 Support pours in as faculty strike begins #Standwithfaculty…
College faculty strike in the news - Day two
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members continue to make headlines following the start of…
College faculty strike in the news - Day one
More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members are making headlines today following the start of…
Local media contacts for college faculty union spokespeople
Toronto – During the current labour dispute, reporters wishing to contact local representatives of the…
Ontario college strike begins Monday morning as employer rejects faculty offer
Toronto – More than 12,000 Ontario public college faculty will be on the picket line…
The path to a fair settlement: faculty table final offer to avert strike - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 14
The path to a fair settlement: faculty table final offer to avert strike Three critical issues remain – 50:50 ratio of full-time to contract faculty; job…
College faculty table final offer in a bid to avert strike
Toronto – The union bargaining team for Ontario public college faculty has tabled its final…
Click here to support college faculty!
Dear friends, More than 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members at colleges across the province…
College Employer Council's latest bulletin: more misinformation and double-speak - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 13
With their latest bulletin, the College Employer Council is once again misleading college faculty, students,…
Council walks away from the table - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 12
College faculty returned to the bargaining table Tuesday morning, October 10, ready to negotiate. Council…
College faculty set October 16 strike deadline
Toronto – College faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) have set…
College faculty union launches ad campaign on bargaining issues
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is rolling out a province-wide ad…
Update: Faculty team proposes new bargaining dates - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 11
Dear faculty, On September 28, the College Employer Council rejected, with very little discussion, our…
Legal strike or lockout date set for October 15 in college faculty talks
Toronto – The conciliator in contract negotiations between Ontario’s public colleges and their unionized faculty…
This is no ordinary round - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 10
The current round of collective bargaining between the College Employer Council and your college faculty…
Sign up for strike pay
In the event of a strike or lockout, OPSEU members in the colleges will receive…
Union team asks for no-board report - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 9
Employer still refuses to discuss faculty issues Following the strong strike vote by college faculty…
College faculty request 'no-board' report in contract talks
Toronto – The union bargaining team for 12,000 Ontario college faculty has asked the conciliator in…
MPP grills Liberals over contract faculty in colleges
London West MPP Peggy Sattler put Liberal cabinet ministers on the spot Wednesday when she…
Union to MPPs: Support 'better plan' for Ontario’s colleges
Toronto – Unionized college faculty from across Ontario are at Queen’s Park today to ask MPPs…
Strike/lockout Q&A
Questions and answers about being on strike or lockout for OPSEU members in the College…
Call your MPP - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 8
It’s time to increase the pressure Yesterday’s strike vote sent a clear message to the…
College faculty strike vote sets table for talks
Toronto – The bargaining team for faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges has received a strike…
Major Concessions: the top three problems with Council's offer
Over the past several months, faculty met, discussed, and voted on 16 demands that would…
September 14: The time is now - CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 7
College faculty want a better college system – a strong strike vote gives us the…
Strike vote times and locations - college faculty
The strike vote for OPSEU college faculty takes place across the province on Thursday, September…
Using technology in a way that strengthens learning
The following blog post is from a member of the CAAT-A bargaining team Online learning…
College faculty strike vote set for September 14
Media outlets reported last week on the upcoming strike vote at Ontario colleges. OPSEU sets…
Two visions for a system in crisis: CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 6
Which college system do you want? In early August, after college management refused to deal…
Without fairness, there can be no deal: CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 5
Fifty years in, our college system has its successes – and its flaws. On the…
College faculty call for strike vote as management refuses to deal with core issues
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has asked the Ontario Labour Relations…
Ontario's public colleges at 50: A better plan - Public, not private
The following was sent to all college faculty members today: The privatization of Ontario’s colleges…
Faculty want education quality control
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) asked Ontario's Labour Ministry this week to appoint…
Team takes firm stand as management refuses to discuss faculty’s top issues: CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 4
If the first three days of negotiations are any indication, the members of the management…
College faculty file for conciliation as management refuses to consider proposed improvements
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has asked the Ministry of Labour…
Contract negotiations are under way: CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 3
Contract negotiations are under way On July 4, the OPSEU college faculty bargaining team sat…
Ontario's public colleges at 50: A better plan - Students and faculty first
The following was sent to all college faculty members today: Dear college faculty members, We…
United for what we all need: CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 2
United for what we all need The message came across loud and clear: Ontario’s colleges…
Facing the challenges together: CAAT-A Negotiations Bulletin, Issue 1
Facing the challenges together At October’s pre-bargaining conference, delegates elected the bargaining team to take…
College faculty look ahead to 2017 bargaining
Over 100 faculty members from Ontario’s 24 public colleges met in Toronto over the weekend…
College Faculty CAAT-A Collective Agreement (2014-2017)
Download the CAAT-A Collective Agreement (2014-2017) ENGLISH Download the CAAT-A Collective Agreement (2014-2017) FRENCH …
2014-2017 CAAT-A Memorandum of Settlement
Download the 2014-2017 CAAT-A Memorandum of Settlement.
Ontario college faculty ratify new collective agreement
(TORONTO) September 23, 2014 More than 11,000 faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges have a new…
Highlights of the College Faculty Memorandum of Settlement: CAAT-A
Our new CAAT-A tentative agreement contains some improvements for all faculty, including professors, instructors, counsellors…
Ontario college faculty reach tentative agreement
Faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges reached a tentative agreement with the College Employer Council on…
College Faculty Bargaining continues, with communication suspension in effect: CAAT-A
The conciliator from the Ministry of Labour has joined the collective bargaining process. He has…
2014 CAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 9
College Faculty bargaining continues as Support Staff colleagues reach a tentative agreement While faculty bargaining…
2014 CAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 8
Strike vote date changed to Sept. 25! Your faculty bargaining team had planned a strike…
2014 CAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 7
Job Security Don’t leave home without it! Through the membership survey, you identified job security…
2014 CAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 6
Faculty Workload Changes in our workplace have resulted in increased faculty work. It is time…
2014 CAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 5
Bargaining for Partial Load Faculty Download the English June 2014 College Faculty Bargaining Bulletin Download…
College Faculty lobbying is a Wynne win
One of the first people to talk to Kathleen Wynne after the dramatic Liberal majority…
Getting to a deal: College Faculty Strike Vote August 28, 2014
Getting to a deal Our current contract expires on August 31, 2014. We're serious about…
College Faculty (CAAT-A): Report on Education in Ontario Colleges Launch Tour
The OPSEU college faculty Report on Education in Ontario Colleges had a successful launch in…
Faculty and support staff begin negotiations at Ontario colleges
(TORONTO) More than 16,000 faculty and support staff at Ontario’s 24 colleges will begin negotiations…
2014 CAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 4
Bargaining Dates The Union and Management Bargaining Teams currently have the following dates scheduled for…
2014 CAAT-A Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 1
Want to improve your College? Our working conditions are determined by the Collective Agreement between…
CAAT-A Faculty 2014 Pre-Bargaining Survey
This survey is now closed The links below will take you to the CAAT-A Faculty…
College Employer Council rejects union offer to work together: OPSEU
Ontario College Faculty have been notified that the College Employer Council will not work together…
College and university faculty question priority of quality education in Ontario Online plans: OPSEU
Brad Duguid, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, has announced 42 million in funding for…
Events
Friday, November 8, 2019
To Saturday, November 9, 2019
To Saturday, November 9, 2019
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Information
Find Your Collective Agreement
Province-wide contracts OPSEU regularly receives requests from members covered by province-wide collective agreements for copies of their central contract. The…
College Faculty Resources
Collective Agreement College Faculty Collective Agreement (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2021) Kaplan Award Kaplan Award: In the Matter…
Read the college faculty contract arbitration award
Click here to read the full award issued by arbitrator William Kaplan on December 20, 2017 to settle the terms…
Hundreds show solidarity at Seneca@York campus rally
College faculty were joined by hundreds of students and allies from across the labour movement at a raucous rally on…
College Faculty Picket Line Locations
Local 110 Fanshawe Monday – Friday Oxford 7am-7pm Cheapside 7am – 7pm, Fanshawe College Blvd 7am-7pm Oxford/1st 7am-7pm Z Building…
College faculty union ad campaign on bargaining issues
For more information: JP Hornick, 416-806-9526; Mona Chevalier, OPSEU college faculty bargaining team (French only) 613-606-2238
College faculty bargaining: Questions and Answers for students
Updated October 2nd, 2017 Over 12,000 college faculty at all 24 public colleges in Ontario are negotiating a new collective…
Union’s Comprehensive Offer for Settlement – September 27, 2017
September 27, 2017 Comprehensive Offer for Settlement Without prejudice Between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) For the College Academic Staff…
Union’s Comprehensive Offer for Settlement – September 27, 2017
College Council has an opportunity to bring their offer to faculty directly for a vote, after it has been presented…
Sign up for strike pay
In the event of a strike or lockout, OPSEU members in the colleges will receive strike pay from the union…
Strike vote times and locations - college faculty
Updated September 12 at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 14, 2017 Click on your college below for vote locations and times nearest…
Strike/lockout Q&A
Questions and answers about being on strike or lockout for OPSEU members at Ontario colleges. Part One: strike/lockout information General…
Ontario’s public colleges at 50: A Better Plan - Technology that supports learning
Is online learning designed for students – or budgets? The number of students in Ontario’s public colleges has nearly doubled…
Faculty's needs not addressed in employer's offer
Dear Members: You may have received a communication from your employer indicating that a settlement proposal was brought by the…
Ontario's public colleges at 50: A better plan - Public, not private
Public colleges should be publicly funded Ontario’s public colleges play a crucial role in supporting economic growth and educating students…
Contacts
RM Kennedy
Chair
Cell: (416) 346-8382
Email: rmatopseu@gmail.com
Martin Devitt
Vice-Chair
Email: president@opseu242.com
JP Hornick
Member
Cell: (416) 806-9526
Email: jphornick@gmail.com
Heather Giardine-Tuck
Member
Email: heathergiardinetuck@hotmail.com
Pearline Lung
Member
Email: pearlinedivex@gmail.com
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