CAAT Support Bargaining Index
College Support Staff ratify tentative agreement
October 2, 2008
Support staff at Ontario’s 24 Community Colleges ratified the tentative deal in
a vote held today on campuses all across the province.
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College
Support
Staff
scheduled to
vote on
tentative
deal October
2
September 29, 2008
Support staff working in Ontario's 24 community colleges are set to vote on a
tentative deal reached on Aug. 31.
If the deal is rejected
either side must give five days notice of a strike or lockout.
The vote, scheduled by the
Ministry of Labour, will take place on Thursday at all community colleges
across the province.
College Support Workers Memorandum of Settlement
September 11, 2008 Support workers are scheduled to vote on a tentative deal on
Oct. 2. Complete details of deal are outlined in the memorandum of
settlement.
If ratified the three-year deal, will provide support staff
at the 24 colleges with a wage increase of nearly four per cent in the first
year, and three per cent in each of the next two.
The agreement also includes groundbreaking language on
bullying and harassment. This language is vital in dealing with behaviour
that could be regarded as intimidating, offensive, degrading or humiliating.
This language will help prevent behaviour that affects the dignity,
psychological integrity, physical integrity of members and harmful work
environments.
Full details…
Ratification vote Oct. 2
September 5, 2008 College support
members will vote on ratification of the new tentative agreement on Oct. 2. Vote
locations and times will be similar to those for the strike vote held in July.
More details including the memorandum of settlement and other documentation will
be available soon.
Last
minute deal averts a strike
September 4, 2008 Bulletin: Thanks to the support of the
members, the College Support bargaining team arrived at a last-minute tentative
agreement. Details include improved wages and benefits, and groundbreaking
language on bullying. more...
College Support Staff reach tentative agreement
August 31, 2008 TORONTO – Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) representing college support staff and the College Compensation and Appointment Council representing the 24 colleges in Ontario, announced today that a tentative agreement has been reached averting a possible province-wide strike.
A ratification vote conducted by the Ministry of Labour will be held in the near future, when terms of the agreement will be released.
Information pickets go up at colleges across Ontario
August 28, 2008 Support staff set up information pickets today at colleges across Ontario as negotiations continue for 7,000 workers, who could strike Monday if a deal is not reached.
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Support staff at Ontario's 24 colleges are busy preparing for a potential strike
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 August 21, 2008
College support staff are gearing up for a potential strike Sep 1. The bargaining team return to the table August 27. A media
 blackout is in effect.
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College support staff bargaining
continues Aug. 12
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August 11, 2008
The bargaining team representing college support staff head back to the bargaining table for the first time since attaining a strong strike vote.
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OPSEU’s college support staff bargaining team, armed with a solid mandate from the members, prepares for its Aug. 12 bargaining date with the employer.
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Ontario community college support staff reject contract offer, authorize a strike
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July 16, 2008 More than 6,500 support
staff at 24 Ontario community colleges authorized a possible
strike, turning down the college’s contract offer in a
province-wide vote July 10 and 16.
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Support staff members at Sault College in Local 612 wear yellow on voting
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Record numbers of college support workers turned out to vote in the advance poll on
July 10
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July
10th was the first of two votes being held for members to vote on the
employer's last offer and give the bargaining team a strike mandate. Voting
will continue on July 16th at all Ontario Community Colleges. Vote results
will be counted after the polls close on the 16th.
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Members at Sault College |
Support staff stand strong behind bargaining team
June
11, 2008 Frustrated by the lack of respect at the bargaining table,
thousands of college support staff across Ontario came to work today
demonstrating their strong support for the bargaining team. more...
Ontario’s colleges have the Monday Blues
May 12, 2008 Thousands of support staff in
every college across Ontario came to work in their Monday blues to show their
support for their bargaining team. Their message: Everyone needs support.
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CAAT Support pre-bargaining meeting
held Sept. 30
October 1, 2007 The College Support Division held its
pre-bargaining and final demand-setting meeting in Toronto Sept. 30. Patty
Rout welcomed the members on behalf of President Thomas.
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