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Bargaining Update - Ontario colleges stand firm in face of unreasonable demands and strike vote
CEC and OPSEU engaged in dialogue in an effort to reach an agreement that benefits college full-time support staff and respects the serious financial challenges currently facing Ontario colleges.
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Bargaining Update - Union seeks strike vote amid $900M in demands at Ontario colleges
The bargaining team (OPSEU CAAT-FTSS) advised that it will be seeking a strike vote from full-time support staff at Ontario’s 24 publicly funded colleges.
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Bargaining Update - Ontario colleges and Academic employees reach new collective agreement through interest arbitration award
Ontario colleges and their full-time academic employees have finalized a new three-year collective agreement, following a mediated arbitration award.
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June 2025 Bargaining Update
This edition of CEC's newsletter introduces the Full-time Support Staff management bargaining team, which begins negotiations today. It also provides updates on the bargaining status of the other college bargaining units.
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CEC requests no board report in response to impasse in negotiations with part-time support staff
The College Employer Council today requested that the Ontario Ministry of Labour issue a no board report, following more than 16 months of unsuccessful negotiations with the bargaining team representing part-time support staff. This request for a no board report has been deemed necessary to break the impasse in negotiations.
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