College Faculty Negotiations Bulletin #2

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.

College Faculty – Bargaining for Better

The dedicated faculty represented by OPSEU/SEFPO in Ontario’s 24 public colleges are negotiating a new collective agreement. JP Hornick, chair of the bargaining team, lays out the issues and challenges facing our financially starved college system – and what the government must do to ensure colleges, and college students, can underpin the province’s economic recovery.