BARGAINING 2014Issue 9 - August 2014
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College Faculty bargaining continues as Support Staff colleagues
reach a tentative agreementWhile faculty bargaining continues, our
support staff colleagues announced last Friday a tentative
settlement that will be presented for a ratification vote soon. We
congratulate the Support Staff Bargaining Team on this
achievement.
As the details of their deal are released in the coming days, it
is important to remember that CAAT Support bargain independently
from CAAT Academic (faculty). Support and faculty issues are
significantly different; direct comparisons between the two groups
cannot be made given the very different member priorities and
bargaining contexts.
Faculty bargaining enters the critical phaseThe contract for
Ontario college faculty expires August 31, 2014. Since the start of
our bargaining on June 2, some low priority issues have been
addressed. The top priorities in this round have been presented by
your team, but management has yet to recognize the serious need for
improvements for both partial-load and full-time faculty members in
job security, workload and academic authority in the classroom. At
this point, management is taking the position that these aren’t
issues that need to be dealt with and things are working well. You
have told us strongly this isn’t so.
To move our issues forward, we have applied for the services of
a conciliator: Peter Simpson, the Director of Dispute Resolution
Services in the Ministry of Labour, has been appointed and will
join us August 19. He has extensive experience working in the
post-secondary sector. Some may recognize Peter from his role as
assistant executive director of CAUT (Canadian Association of
University Teachers).
Regular updates will be available on Facebook and Twitter. Watch
your personal non-college email for more detailed messages from
your bargaining team and your Local.
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BARGAINING 2014
In solidarity, the CAAT-A Bargaining Team David Fasciano
Bargaining Team Chair, Local 673, Collège Boréal
Lynn Dee Eason Bargaining Team Vice-Chair, Local 613, Sault
College
Darryl Bedford Local 110, Fanshawe College
Jonathan Singer Local 560, Seneca College
Lana-Lee Hardacre Local 237, Conestoga College
Audrey Taves Local 562, Humber College
Bert Dubé Local 732, Confederation College
Getting to a DealOur current contract expires on August 31,
2014.
We’re serious about negotiating an improved contract on
time.
If that doesn’t happen, we have to be ready.
Vote09/2
5/14
Your 2014 bargaining bulletin is authorized for distribution
by:
Warren (Smokey) ThomasPresident, OPSEU
David Fasciano Chair, CAAT-A Bargaining Team
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To read previous issues of your Bargaining Bulletin please
visit: www.collegefaculty.org
• Issue 8, July 2014 - Strike Vote
• Issue 7, July 2014 - Job Security
• Issue 6, June 2014 - Faculty Workload
• Issue 5, June 2014 - Bargaining for Partial-Load Faculty
• Issue 4, May 2014 - Bargaining Dates
• Issue 3, April 2014 - You spoke, we heard!
• Issue 2, March 2014 - Pre-bargaining survey results
• Issue 1, January 2014 - Want to improve your college?
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