HEADLINES
Ministry of Colleges and Universities “historical investment” poses massive funding shortfalls for post-secondary institutions
February 26, 2024 TORONTO – Post-secondary leaders were left with more questions than answers following today’s “historic” provincial funding announcement by the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Jill Dunlop. The announced $1.3 billion in funding …
The province must step in to protect educational excellence
February 1, 2024 OPSEU/SEFPO faculty and staff at all 24 public colleges and 16 universities are committed to providing quality education and critical student services and supports. We share a common cause with students, both …
Remembering James Clancy (1950-2024): A lifetime of solidarity
April 5, 2024 Please find visitation and funeral information here. OPSEU/SEFPO mourns the loss of James Clancy, former OPSEU/SEFPO President from 1984-1990, and President of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) for 26 …
More funding for colleges and universities must improve the student experience
January 4, 2024 It’s no secret that colleges and universities urgently need more funding. As the union representing 45,000 staff and faculty in all 24 of Ontario’s colleges and 16 universities and other postsecondary institutions, …
CAAT-A Bargaining Update: New CAAT-A Bargaining Team and a message from the Chair
December 2023 We’re excited to share the results of the bargaining team election that took place October 29th at the CAAT-A Pre-Bargaining Conference. This marks the very early stages of bargaining, which will begin in …
CAAT-A Bargaining Update: July 2023
A Message from Your Bargaining Team As you know, Bill 124 – which had previously limited our salary increases to 1% – was struck down and declared “null and void” last November by the Ontario …
A Short History of Bargaining
College faculty have had a consistent bargaining agenda for almost five decades: equity, fair compensation and reasonable control over the work that we do. But it’s never a straight line forward. In recent years, the …
Academic Freedom Explained
Academic freedom, found under Article 13 of the collective agreement, is a broad and complex right that post-secondary faculty enjoy. There are five areas in which our new Article 13 language can have an immediate, …
A Faculty Agenda for Online Learning
Faculty are under enormous pressure to submit to the demands of the 21st century market economy by moving course materials online and, even more importantly, teaching online full-time. To raise concerns about this trend puts one …
The Partial Load Registry
What is the Partial-load Registry? The Partial-Load (PL) Registry is a product of the 2017 – 2021 CAAT-A Collective Agreement that provides an increased level of job protection for PL faculty (faculty who teach 7 …