Welcome New Members!

TOGETHER, WE ARE STONGER!

Congratulations on the 88% vote to unionize!

It’s been a long time in the making, and we are happy to welcome you to OPSEU/SEFPO Local 560, now representing ALL Counsellors, Librarians, Instructors, and Professors at Seneca!

Local 560 now represents ALL Counsellors, Librarians, Instructors, and Professors at Seneca!
Check this page regularly for updates of information and bargaining on the way to our new Collective Agreement.

Basic Information about the College union: Introduction to CAAT-A

Check OPSEU for updates to the Part-Time and Sessional College Faculty Page: https://opseu.org/sector/college-faculty-part-time/

Organize. Fight. Win. A Guide to OPSEU/SEFPO for New Members: https://opseu.org/information/opseu-sefpo-guide-for-new-members/227187/

2025 Bargaining Demand Set Survey

The Bargaining Team for the CAAT-A Part-Time/Sessional (PT/SL) Division has developed a survey to gather PT/SL members’ priorities for negotiating a first Collective Agreement (CA) with the College Employer Council (CEC).

Part-Time and Sessional members can finally bring their demands (for example: job security, working conditions, workload, compensation and benefits) to the attention of the Bargaining Team. The PT/SL Bargaining Team will negotiate based on the priorities identified in this survey. 

You are eligible to fill out this survey if you are currently Part-Time or Sessional or expect to be Part-Time or Sessional in the Winter 2026. 

Demand Set Survey links:
English: https://form.typeform.com/to/lV0iXl9r
French: https://form.typeform.com/to/zsVNBYPv

The survey is available in English and French, is anonymous, and takes only a few minutes to complete using the respondent’s preferred device. The survey will stay open until Friday, October 17th, 2025.

Please Register at both of the Following Links

Sign up for updates from Local 560, representing Seneca Faculty Sign your membership card with OPSEU/SEFPO Central

Please also check out OPSEU/SEFPO Central’s guide for new members to help you get oriented.

Together, we are stronger!

Frequently Asked Questions

Copies of FAQ documents put together by OPSEU/SEFPO in both English and French are available to download as PDFs below.

Part-Time & Sessional Emergency Support Fund

The Part-Time & Sessional Emergency Support Fund is intended to support members who had Part-Time or Sessional status at Seneca and lost status. 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Faculty who were employed in a Part-Time or Sessional capacity in either the Winter 2025, Summer 2025, or Fall 2025 terms and have subsequently been given no Seneca teaching contact hours for at least one semester between May 2025 and up to April 30, 2026.

Terms:

  1. The funds distributed to successful applicants are tax-free gifts and not loans.
  2. The maximum amount of a distribution is $500, whether the claimant is an individual or has dependents.
  3. The maximum number of distributions per applicant is one per fiscal year.  
  4. Applications will be reviewed by the Part-Time & Sessional Emergency Support Fund Committee. The committee is made up of three members, one of whom must be an Officer; two out of three members of the PTSESF must agree for a distribution to be approved.
  5. Documentation is required demonstrating loss of Part-Time/Sessional status.

Confidentiality:

All applications are reviewed by the Part-Time & Sessional Emergency Support Fund Committee. The application information will be kept confidential. 

Apply here: https://bit.ly/PTSESF

Employment Insurance Benefits

You may be eligible for Employment Insurance. 

Remember that the multiplier to change Contact (teaching) Hours to real worked hours is 2.71

EI Regular Benefits – Canada.ca