OPSEU & CEC AGREE TO BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION
On March 17, 2022, at 10:45pm, both College Employer (CEC) and Faculty (OPSEU) bargaining teams agreed to Binding Interest Arbitration.
The College Deadline will be ended, effective immediately.
CSA has been calling for both sides to agree to Binding Interest Arbitration since November 2021, and we are pleased to see both sides put #StudentsFirst!
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OPSEU & CEC AGREE TO
RETURN TO NEGOTIATIONS
On March 16, 2022, both College Employer (CEC) and Faculty (OPSEU) bargaining teams have agreed to meet virtually on:
This meeting will be supervised by a Ministry of Labour Mediator.
This marks the first time both sides have agreed to negotiate since talks ended in late November 2021.
EMPLOYER RESPONDS
TO STRIKE DEADLINE
On March 15, 2022, the College Employer Council (CEC) responded to the Faculty Strike Deadline announcement.
In their statement, while it criticized the Union's demands, CEC formally wrote to OPSEU, calling on them to return to negotiations as soon as:
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FACULTY SETS STRIKE DEADLINE
On March 14, 2022, the Ontario College Faculty announced that unless the College Employer agrees to voluntary binding interest arbitration, they will initiate a strike on:
In response, CSA issued an open letter to the Minister of Colleges & Universities, Jill Dunlop, calling on the Province to act and provide stability for students.
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PHASE 3 BEGINS
As of March 2, 2022, the Ontario College Faculty initiated Phase 3 of the current Work-to-Rule labour action.
Phase 3 actions include:
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No multi-modal ("hy-flex") delivery this semester
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No shared recordings using college-run systems
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No grading during Reading Week
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FACULTY REJECTS FINAL OFFER
On Feb 22, the Ontario College Faculty voted to reject the contract offer from the College Employer.
62 per cent of faculty voted to reject the CEC's latest offer (unchanged since Nov 2021).
The OPSEU Bargaining team has since issued a call for CEC to return to negotiations, or enter into voluntary binding interest arbitration.
CEC has responded by acknowledging that while both parties have the responsibility to negotiate a settlement, they are not willing to negotiate at this time.
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WHAT IS WORK TO RULE?
On Monday Jan 3rd, College Faculty initiated Phase 2 of their "Work-to-Rule" labour action.
This phase requires that faculty follow the strictest terms of their contracts. For faculty, this means limiting additional activities not included in their contracts, such as: unpaid meetings, workshops, overtime work, etc.
The intention behind this phase of "Work-to-Rule" is to put pressure on the Employer to return to negotiations and agree to Binding Arbitration.
