Negotiations 2014 UpdateLocal 417, St. Lawrence CollegeMay 22, 2014

Provincial Demand SetMarch 22, 23

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• It is time for our wages to reflect the professional work we do.

• The contracting out of our work must stop.• Academic decisions in our classrooms must

be made by faculty.• Workload formulas must reflect our actual

workload, no matter how the courses are taught.

• We need more Full-Time faculty.• We need job security and defined workloads

for Partial-Load faculty.

The Timeline• Mar 22, 23 2014

✓ Demand-Setting Meeting• April-May 2014

– Getting the word out✓ April 24 - Report on

Education– May 13 - London Town Hall– May 15 - Sudbury Town Hall – May 22 - Ottawa Town Hall– May 23 - Ottawa Symposium

on Academic Freedom and Quality Education in the Colleges

• Apr-May 2014– Demands put into contract

language– Bargaining agenda and

strategies set

• Jun-Aug 2014– June 2 - earliest possible date

to give notice to bargain– Contract expires August 31 at

midnight

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QuestionQ: Can the College Employer Council bring an offer directly to the general membership for a vote?

Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (CCBA)Vote on Council’s offer

17. (2)  The Council may, no earlier than 15 days before the expiry of a collective agreement, make a request in writing to the Ontario Labour Relations Board that a vote of the employees be taken to accept or reject the offer of the Council last received by the employee organization in respect of all matters remaining in dispute between the parties to the collective agreement.

(emphasis added)

QuestionQ: Do we have to reach a settlement by the end of August?

After August 31, 2014

What’s Next?• Remember, you will have the final say• Be prepared for votes that can be called

(ratification, employer’s offer, strike)• Stay Informed, Engaged,

and Activebargaining2014@gmail.com@CAATFaculty on TwitterOntarioCollegeFaculty on Facebook

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