The HyFlex Conundrum
By Anna Ainsworth – President – OPSEU Local 560 We asked you to reflect on your experiences of HyFlex teaching, and you did not hesitate to share. Within 4 days …
OPSEU Local 560 Health Science Bursary Recipients
The OPSEU Local 560 Health Sciences Bursary is a longstanding endowed fund at Seneca that supports one nursing student each year. This year, given the interest, number of qualified candidates, …
Pandemic-driven shift to online learning
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.
Precarity, equity and racialization in the Ontario College system
Three-quarters of faculty teaching in our public colleges are precarious workers – disproportionately women and racialized workers. They lack job security and benefits. They earn less than full-time faculty for doing exactly the same work. Their class sizes are ballooning. This hurts them and it hurts students. We’re bargaining for better – for fairness for these faculty.