Welcome to the OPSEU Local 562 website. Local 562 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
represents the teachers, counsellors and librarians at Humber College.
Negotiations
The current Collective
Agreement ends August 31, 2009. Bargaining started June 3, 2009. We will be
posting information here but check
OPSEU
CAAT Academic Bargaining website for breaking news.
Bargaining News #3
June 23, 2009: Go to the Negotiations page for the latest newsletter.
Articles include: Bargaining is under way, The Workload Task Force Report and how it relates to bargaining, the Precautionary
Principle and health safety.
Update on the Start of Bargaining
June 12, 2009: Ted Motgomery, Chair of Faculty Negotiation Team reported,
"The Union gave notice to bargain on June 3rd, which was the first date allowable under
the new Colleges Collective Bargaining Act – 90 days prior to expiry. The team met
with the employers’ committee for three days this week. We had some general
discussions regarding our overall approaches to bargaining this round, exchanged
opening positions, and tabled some specific proposals. The parties also had some
discussion about the report of the Workload Task Force. More ...
Bargaining Starts
June 3, 2009: Official Notice to bargain was given today- 90 day before the end of the current agreement.
The union will be tabling a summary document of our demands on June 8th, the first day of
face-to-face negotiations.
Latest Newsbreak
June 1, 2009: The most recent issue of Newsbreak is now available: May 2009 Newsbreak
Interim Ruling - 2006 Return to Work Grievances
May 5, 2009: An interim
ruling in the Return to Work grievances filed after the 2006 strike has been
issued. Although the grievances have not been settled yet, this clears
the way for hearing the actual cases. "In
summary " great news," said Ted Montgomery, 2005 Bargaining
Team Chair.
SWF and Salary Step Calculators
We now have Excel spreadsheet calculators that you can use to check your SWF
and salary step on your own. You can download and use these tools
here. As we have other material available check back on our SWF and Benefits page at the upper left.
The Collective Agreement
An electronic version of the collective agreement it is available:
in
English (PDF 500 kb) or
French (PDF 620 kb).
