College Support Part-time

January 24 is the second annual International Day of Education, a timely opportunity to reflect on the importance of education in societies around the world, and particularly here in Ontario.  The UN’s aim in creating the day was to underscore how central education is to our collective well-being, and to protect it not only as...

Toronto – A crisis of chronic government underfunding is plaguing Ontario’s colleges, which need to stop ignoring the concerns of their employees, says OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. College employees provide vital assistance to international students academically, culturally and locally by providing many services in and out of the classroom. They provide students with advice on...

On March 18, 2019, OPSEU sent the following email to all members in the College Support and College Faculty Divisions: On Wednesday, March 20 students will walk out of class to protest the Ford government’s attacks on students and the organizations that represent them. OPSEU stands with students in their opposition to the Ford government’s...

Toronto – Hailing it as a victory for working people everywhere – particularly those stuck in precarious jobs – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has announced that 20,000 part-time support workers at Ontario’s colleges have voted to ratify their first-ever collective agreement. “History has been made,” said Thomas. “OPSEU and this large group of workers...

All College Support Part-time workers will have the chance to vote on their first-ever collective agreement on Thursday, February 21. This is an historic moment for college workers across the province, and a testament to the hard work of activists and organizers and generations of Ontario college workers. Your bargaining team strongly recommends that you...

Designed to meet the needs those who work part time and on contract in the colleges, DBplus provides you with the opportunity to earn a valuable defined benefit (DB) pension with a fixed contribution rate, matched dollar for dollar by your employer. Your pension under DBplus includes the valuable features members want: a secure lifetime...