Negotiations 2009

December 1, 2009: Bargaining Continues / Strike Vote Date Set  - Bargaining resumed on Monday, December 1. Management would not discuss workload issues and focused their attention on salary. They would not agree to implement the recommendations of the Workload Task Force and are holding fast to their imposed terms and conditions of employment. The Union is proposing a 3 year contract and removed several demands representing other financial costs for Management. Late Monday night the teams agreed to continue bargaining December 14 and 15.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has scheduled January 13 for a strike vote. Strike votes are common and more often than not result in an improved settlement without a strike. The Union will continue to offer dates for negotiations and attempt to work towards a fair settlement.
For the complete update from the team see: Bargaining Update December 1 2009

Support From Other Organizations

Nov. 25, 2009: Humber Faculty Union - Action Required from Members - As you have heard the negotiating teams are meeting on Monday, November 30th. It is as important as ever to keep up pressure on management to bargain. We have to let the Ontario government, the Council of Colleges and our College president know how strongly we feel and how important it is that they bargain.

We want a fair negotiated agreement. Attached are

Nov. 23, 2009:  Bargaining to Resume November 30th - Management has agreed to resume bargaining on November 30th.The union team is pleased that that management has agreed. "We will try to find a settlement on November 30, if the employer is truly interested in good faith bargaining."

Nov. 16, 2009: Memo to Faculty from Team - Concessions in Imposed Terms and Conditions of Employment

Nov. 12, 2009: Bargaining Breaks Down - OPSEU Press Release - After only 6 days of bargaining since the start of September management has broken off talks and unilaterally decided to impose the terms and conditions of their offer effective November 18th. OPSEU negotiators invited the Council take its contract offer to faculty for a vote, as allowed under the new Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (CCBA), but their negotiators refused. The union bargaining team has an open offer to meet and continue bargaining.

Oct. 30, 2009: Bargaining to Continue November 10-12 - The Faculty Negotiations Team has withdrawn 17 demands and made substantive amendments to other demands in an attempt to move talks along. Management withdrew none of their demands but made a minor adjustment in their wage offer: from 1.25%, 1.5%, 1.5% and 2% to 1.5%, 1.5%, 2% and 2%. The team is disappointed at the lack of headway but is "... neither discouraged nor surprised." Bargaining will continue on November 10, 11 and 12, 2009.

Oct. 30, 2009: Report on the October 21-23 bargaining - See Bargaining News #7

Sept 1, 2009: Talks Recessed Until October - See Negotiation News #5 - Sept 1, 2009 for details. Also see the Bargaining Update memo from the Bargaining Team.

August 25, 2009: Bargaining Update - The Faculty Negotiating Team recently informed local presidents that an on-time deal remains possible but there is a great amount of ground to be covered if that is to happen. Sometimes the parties go beyond the deadline to try to reach a deal. That may or may not happen this time.

The union has tabled the faculty demands and our salary position is based on our comparator groups - secondary school teachers and university professors. There have been discussions on several non-monetary items, including workload and the Task Force Report, and some limited progress.

Both parties jointly requested that the Ministry of Labour appoint a conciliator and he joined them on August 19. Having the conciliator is a normal part of the bargaining process and signals nothing. A communications blackout is possible when the conciliator is involved. One should read nothing into this, neither that settlement is imminent not that there is an impasse.

July 19, 2009: Bargaining Update - The Negotiating Team reports that they continue to meet with management and are discussing nonmonetary items so far, in particular the Workload Task Force Report. They report that the parties are communicating and making some progress. Neither side has tabled salary and benefit positions as yet. See Bargaining Update

June 12, 2009: Start of Talks - Memo from Bargaining Team Chair

June 3, 2009: Official Notice to Bargain Given - 90 day before the end of the current agreement.

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