Ratification

The CBC is reporting that GTA couriers and mailroom staff working for LifeLabs voted Saturday to end their strike and return to work today. They had reached a three-year-agreement Saturday for the period Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023. The workers, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, went on strike March 14 after negotiations failed to reach...

The Algonquin Times is reporting that faculty at Algonquin College have begun phase three of their work-to-rule campaign following a vote to reject the employer’s latest offer. The vote, held Feb. 15 to 17, was open to some 16,000 Ontario college faculty members at Ontario’s 24 public colleges. Phase three of the work-to-rule campaign comes...

Toronto – Ontario college faculty have rejected a contract offer from their employer, and OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas hopes the result will trigger a return to the bargaining table. “I am convinced a negotiated settlement is there and within reach,” said Thomas. “Let’s sit down and get it.” OPSEU/SEFPO’s 16,000 faculty members turned down...