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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

6th Annual Show and Shine - Sunday June 6th

Hello All,

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has completed the count of the colleges last offer, including the mailed in and segregated ballots.

There is no substantial change to the results. Province wide 51% of faculty that voted accepted the colleges offer. It will become our new collective agreement.

View the final vote count results.

Thanks for your support and patience.

Jacques







View OPSEU News Release February 10

VOTING RESULTS - February 10 [view complete results]

College % Yes % No
Algonquin 55.2% 44.8%
Boreal 18.9% 81.1%
Cambrian 39.1% 60.9%
Canadore 32.3% 67.7%
Centennial 55.3% 44.7%
Conestoga 63.3% 36.7%
Confederation 52.7% 47.3%
Durham 53.2% 46.8%
Fanshawe 67.6% 32.4%
Fleming 45.4% 54.6%
George Brown 44.5% 55.5%
Georgian 46.7% 53.3%
Humber 65.0% 35.0%
La Cite 31.8% 68.2%
Lambton 31.0% 69.0%
Loyalist 44.4% 55.6%
Mohawk 51.2% 48.8%
Niagara 45.9% 54.1%
Northern 43.3% 56.7%
Sault 22.0% 78.0%
Seneca 46.9% 53.1%
Sheridan 54.5% 45.5%
St. Clair 42.7% 57.3%
St. Lawrence 80.5% 19.5%

51.0% 49.0%


What will management's offer mean? Find information here on the issues that matter to you.

While OPSEU believes that a negotiated fair deal is still possible, Local 558 has established a local strike coordinating team, who has been busy getting organized-just in case! Strike preparations do not necessarily mean that we will be going out; however, we want to be prepared. Please help us send a strong message that Ontario's community college faculty want a fair deal.

A few important things to remember:

  • For a Q&A on some of your general strike questions, click here.

  • For up-to date bargaining news, click here to go to our provincial bargaining team website.

  • If you are an OPSEU 558 member (full-time or partial load), it is extremely important to give the union a non-college email address so we can keep in touch with you in the event of a strike or lockout. If you have not already provided one to the union, please email me with your name, unit and non-college email address at: opseu558@gmail.com

  • In the event of a strike, to receive pay for picket duty, you will need to sign a "Form B". We would like to get these forms signed and processed as soon as possible so there will be no delay in your pay. Please print, fill out and sign this Form B, and then send it to the Union Office at Progress Campus, Room D-316. Click here to download the form.

  • If you don't have your union number we will look it up before we send it to OPSEU Head Office. If you want to picket at another College, you are responsible for getting permission to do this from the local union where you will be picketing. Have them sign under "receiving local" and then return this form to Centennial, OPSEU Local 558.

  • You can reach me and other members of the strike coordinating team in the union office at Progress Campus: 416.694.2575.

  • In the event of a strike, we will post updated contact information on this site.
As more information becomes available, I will distribute it to you through your steward, by email, and on this website.

I'd like to thank you for your patience and commitment to ensuring that we get a fair deal that supports quality education in Ontario's community colleges.

In solidarity,

Jacques O’Sullivan
President, OPSEU Local 558




Strike Team
Strike Coordinator: Jacques O’Sullivan
Strike Communications: RM Kennedy
Picket Coordinator: Debra Warren
Ashtonbee Picket Coordinator: Gus Wright
Morningside Picket Coordinator: Allan Reid
Progress & Residence Picket Coordinators: Pauline Camuti & Chris Brown
Picket & Top-up pay: Phil Cunnington
Strike Office Manager: Patricia Steger

 

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Last modified: Feb 11, 2010