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Utterly shameful. It's time for this provincial government to acknowledge its responsibility and properly fund the post-secondary education sector. 👇👇
@ocufa.bsky.social · 9mo agoOntario’s universities have the lowest per-student funding of any province in Canada. The provincial government can address this embarrassing gap by funding our universities at $11.75 for the next 5 years. Read the full article: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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George Brown suspended hospitality programs here, but still runs them in Dubai. ‘That doesn’t make sense,’ say faculty
The international partnership was agreed to just before a provincial ban. The college said the overseas school “serves a different student market.”
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We are happy to announce that SMU PT Faculty members have ratified the Tentative Agreement. Members will return to work and classes will resume on Monday. Congratulations everyone! #cdnpse #canlab @caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social
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George Brown suspended hospitality programs here, but still runs them in Dubai. ‘That doesn’t make sense,’ say faculty
The international partnership was agreed to just before a provincial ban. The college said the overseas school “serves a different student market.”
thestar.com
Doug Ford's privatization agenda is dismantling the Ontario college system. It's time to stand up for our public colleges! Ford government skills training funding ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’: auditor general www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
BREAKING: Ford government skills training funding ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’: auditor general
Ford government labour ministers overruled civil servants to fund skills training by groups with lobbyists, according to a scathing new report
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The Ford government is dismantling the Ontario public college system. Defunding the system and funneling money into the Skills Development Fund endangers the province's economy and the futures of our students and communities. opseu.org/wp-content/u...
“Why are they spending so much money to make the school beautiful...but not offering the very core, the purpose of what a community college is for?” Great article breaking down the manufactured crisis in the Ontario college system: www.thegrindmag.ca/the-manufact...
The Manufactured Crisis in Ontario Colleges
Are college finances really so bad that huge cuts are needed, or is Doug Ford up to something else? Ben McCarthy, a college contract faculty worker and OPSEU member, breaks it down.
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We had a great rally at Loyalist College yesterday. Many faculty, support staff, students, labour allies, and community attended! <3 did you hear us @loyalistcollege.bsky.social ?
Rally for the future of Loyalist College draws big crowd
With chants of 'our college, our future,' a large number of faculty, support staff, students and union support...
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We had a great rally yesterday at @loyalistcollege.bsky.social - did you hear us? #belleville #loyalistcollege #saveourcolleges @opseusefpo.bsky.social
Rally for the future of Loyalist College draws big crowd
With chants of 'our college, our future,' a large number of faculty, support staff, students and union support...
quintenews.com
More cuts announced at Conestoga College "to maintain the future financial viability of the college" while President John Tibbits' take home salary last year was $640,005.41, a 29% increase from 2023! #shame #saveourcolleges #conestogacollege
Conestoga lays off faculty, cuts more programs on orientation week
Conestoga issued layoff notices to 11 fulltime faculty and two counsellors this week, and suspended fall programming in areas like manufacturing engineering, sustainable development engineering, build...
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On Sept 4th, "Button up" for our first coordinated action in the fight to SAVE OUR COLLEGES! It’s more than a button – it’s a chance to have thousands of conversations about the importance of fighting for public education. opseu.org/saveourcolle...
Here's more coverage on yesterday's rally #saveourcolleges #belleville #loyalistcollege @opseusefpo.bsky.social
Hundreds at Loyalist College rally in support of Ontario colleges
A crowd of several hundred people at Belleville’s Loyalist College on Wednesday vowed to fight cuts there and at other Ontario colleges.
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The Doug Ford government has “created a crisis that threatens to erode the integral community service that our colleges provide, which will erode skilled trades, public services and the well-being of our communities.” www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara...
Niagara College dodges deepest cuts, but still faces layoffs, program suspensions
Funding shortages and declining international enrolment led to the suspension of more than 600 programs and the loss of 10,000 jobs across Ontario.
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Unifor condemns the federal government’s attack on CUPE flight attendants’ right to strike—and on free, fair collective bargaining. #canlab #aircanada www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
Unifor condemns federal government’s attack on CUPE flight attendants’ right to strike and fair and free collective bargaining
TORONTO— Unifor strongly condemns the federal government’s imposition of binding arbitration between Air Canada and CUPE Flight Attendants, cutting short a legal strike action just hours after it bega...
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Exactly a year out from when we first gave Notice to Bargain, full-time and partial-load faculty have been awarded a three-year collective agreement, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. Read the latest Bargaining Bulletin: opseu.org/news/college...
College Faculty Full-Time and Partial Load Bargaining Update: Our new collective agreement, layoff disclosure, and the future of our fight
Bargaining Bulletin 23 Exactly a year out from when we first gave Notice to Bargain, full-time and partial-load faculty have been awarded a three-year collective agreement, effective October 1, 2024 t...
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Calling all part-time and sessional faculty: be sure to sign your OPSEU membership card. It's time to build our union!👇
Georgian College OPSEU Local 350@opseulocal350.bsky.social · last yr.Attention part-time faculty and sessional faculty. Sign your electronic membership card for OPSEU and stay connected.
“The next federal government should immediately engage with the provinces to negotiate multilateral funding agreements, as has been done for health care and childcare, to strengthen our universities and colleges.” Read the latest Executive Director’s Corner: www.caut.ca/bulletin/202...
This can't be happening! @humberpoly.bsky.social needs to do better. Sign this petition to protect Accessibility Learning Services for our students: opseu562.org/petition
The most interesting statistic: "College wage boost is highest among racialized women" -- and yet they are still the lowest wage of all categories. Take a look👇
Ontario’s colleges are a safety net for workers. It’s time the government funds them properly. - CCPA
Ontario's colleges stand at a critical crossroads. For decades, the province's college system has endured severe funding shortfalls, with Ontario contributing less than 25 per cent of operating revenu...
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More closures -- how devastating for our students, our faculty, and our community. Shame!!
George Brown College closing key ESL program, leaving students and faculty ‘shocked’
The English for Academic Purposes program will be phased out, with a planned permanent closure in 2026, leading to layoffs.
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Petition · Stop the Shutdown of GBC’s EAP Program – Education Is a Right, Not a Business - Toronto, Canada · www.change.org/p/stop-the-s... --- SIGN BELOW 👇
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Stop the Shutdown of GBC’s EAP Program – Education Is a Right, Not a Business
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Finally!! "After a long day sorting through thousands of ballots, with 88% of ballot-casters voting in favour, the union won the vote count: over 16,000 part-time and sessional faculty at all 24 of Ontario’s public colleges will join OPSEU/SEFPO." opseu.org/news/after-2...
After 20 year battle, over 16,000 part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
Toronto, ON – College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a long day sorting through thousands of ballots, w...
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“We have an opportunity to course-correct: fund the system, end profiteering, and expand access to post-secondary education instead of curtailing it.” opseu.org/news/labour-...
Labour, student, and post-secondary advocacy leaders jointly call for funding public education as a buffer to U.S. tariff fallout: “Our college system can be the lifeboat.”
A joint release between OPSEU/SEFPO, Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), and Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Toronto, ON ...
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Now is the time for the provincial government to provide the necessary funding to stop current proposed program cuts and layoffs and to chart out a more sustainable funding model for the sector going forward. www.campuscoalition.org/post/2025-02...
University and College workers disturbed by rash of program closures and layoffs
The Ontario Universities and Colleges Coalition (OUCC) is deeply concerned about recent layoffs and program closures and suspensions at several post-secondary education (PSE) institutions across Ontar...
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