With the fourth wave of the COVID-19 crisis upon us, many employers in Ontario have been developing workplace policies calling for mandatory vaccines and testing. The Ford government has also announced a vaccine passport will be brought in this month. Here are some of the most commonly-asked questions and answers about mandatory vaccinations:
When COVID-19 turned education on its ear, college faculty rushed to bring learning online. But quality education isn’t done in a pinch. It requires thoughtful and thorough preparation. College execs claim it’s a slam-dunk – and compound the problem by recklessly increasing class sizes while axing librarians and counsellors: measures that are unfair to students and faculty, and which undermine outcomes. Faculty are bargaining for better – much better.
Over the course of February, members gathered in record numbers in their Locals to discuss the results of their general membership surveys, to listen to one another about the issues of concern they face in their work, and to use this information to set their priorities for this round of negotiations. These ranked demands will go forward for consideration at the provincial demand-setting meeting on April 9 and 10. These demands largely reflected key themes around workload, academic decision-making, precarity, equity, job security, and wages and benefits.
On August 5, the bargaining team for full-time and partial-load college faculty completed a scheduled three days of bargaining with the College Employer Council. During these days, the bargaining team presented all demands not related to issues of compensation.
