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Oct 14th, 2011 Support the occupation - Join Occupy Toronto It's about individuals standing up to protest corporate greed, governments that are not listening to its' citizens, the current and future state of the environment; and other social and economic inequities that exist today visit the blog... Oct 5th, 2011 Ratification Vote Results by College
September 20, 2011 -- Tentative Contract Agreement A tentative contract agreement was reached in the CAAT Support strike Here is the Memorandum of Settlement and an item by item breakdown in a separate document. Explanation of Memorandum of Settlement... Oct 4th, 2011 Cheques for Picket duty given out on October the 7th Davis Campus Nancy Hood will distribute cheques from 10am to 12noon September 20, 2011 Bargaining Information Session There will be a bargaining information session this Thursday for 6:30pm at the CAW hall on IroqouisShore Road. Pizza will be served. Fred Oliver from the bargaining team will be in attendance and will take questions about the new proposal. September 20, 2011 Picketing paycheck for pickup Nancy Hood will be handing out the week 2 pay on Wed Sept 21st and the final week pay on Monday Sep 26th according to this schedule:
Nancy will be at union office at Davis & Traf. She will be by front door at STC and at HMC in the foyer. September 19, 2011 -- Return to Work Protocol A Return to Work Protocol has been agreed upon by both the Employer and our Union. In it are details on protections from reprisals and discrimination, pension credits and vacation time. September 19, 2011 Message from Our Chief Steward Union Proposal: layman's terms Hello Members, As no doubt you have already heard, the bargaining team has accepted a tentative proposal so we are back to work tomorrow. We will be voting on this proposal in a few days so the following attachment will give you an idea of what the burning issues were during the past weekend. Once we know what we are going to be voting on, we can compare the documents to see what we have conceded and accepted. In Solidarity Judy September 19, 2011 Unofficial deal details on OPSEU 241 site Media outlets such as AM980 are quoting the OPSEU 241 website for wage increase details. This is not the official statement from OPSEU. As soon as the official offer is released, it will be posted on this site. View the page being quoted here OPSEU 241 Tentative deal reached in college strike September 18, 2011 News Release - A tentative contract agreement was reached tonight in the CAAT Support strike Union Letter of Solidarity September 16, 2011 We are writing to personally applaud OPSEU for taking to the streets in defense of your 8,000 CAAT Support members across Ontario. more...Contract talks to resume September 16, 2011 Strike Bulletin No. 8 In a news release today the bargaining team announces contract talks will resume more...McGuinty hears from pickets in Thunder Bay September 16, 2011 Strike Bulletin No. 7 -- College support pickets greet Premier in Thunder Bay; more strike fund donations; firefighers stoke support in Timmins; doin' the Durham shuffle more...Rally at Conestoga a huge success September 15, 2011 Strike Bulletin No. 6 - Rally and BBQ at Conestoga attracts 600; academics donate to strike funds; NDP candidate does daily picket duty; student townhall at George Brown more...300 support staff march on management HQ in Toronto September 14, 2011 Strike Bulletin No. 5 - Under brilliant morning sunlight and hoisting a symbolic negotiating "table" at the head of the line more...Striking members take message to management head office September 13, 2011 Strike Bulletin No. 4 - Support staff from southern Ontario descended on management's head office this morning for a march and rally more...September 14, 2011 We will begin week three of our strike on Thursday. We must plan our finances to meet our individual needs, no matter how temporary this is. Here is a updated credit letter for those of you who might be considering approaching finance company's, banks etc looking for some temporary relief. September 14, 2011 Photos from HMC campus view... Striking members take message to management head office September 13, 2011 Strike Bulletin No. 4 - Support staff from southern Ontario descended on management's head office this morning for a march and rally more... Bargaining team responds to misleading management correspondence to members September 13, 2011 Questions & Answers No.5 Learn where your bargaining team stands on key questions to why there's no movement from management at the contract table more... College support workers to rally at management head office September 12, 2011 Striking college support workers from Georgian, St. Clair, Durham, Centennial, St. Lawrence, Mohawk, Niagara, George Brown, Humber, and Seneca College will take their message Tuesday to the headquarters of college management in Toronto. Learn more about the rally and march here September 12, 2011 Photos from last week courtesy Jay Jackson view... September 12, 2011 Rod Bemister's visit to the picket line view... September 12, 2011 Driver hits another car and then clips Support Staff member on Trafalgar South Side, finishes it with a bit of food throwing. view... September 12, 2011 Afternoon picket shifts now available. Tentatively the the evening shift is from 2 to 7 or from 3 to 7. Inquire with Mary Cator for Trafalgar or Judy Travis for Davis who can provide details. September 11, 2011 Rod Bemister, Bargaining Team Chair, will be at your campus on Monday, September 12th during the following hours:
This will be the time to ask questions. If you aren't picketing during these times; you might want to come out and visit. Management says it won't return to contract talks September 9, 2011 Strike Bulletin No. 3 Negotiators for college management firmly reject any return to the table on their part; Seneca worker badly injured on picket line; labour solidarity at George Brown and more... September 9, 2011 This weeks' Davis picket line photos view... September 9, 2011 This weeks' HMC picket line photos view... September 9, 2011 Day 5 picket line photos - Trafalgar & HMC view... September 8, 2011 This weeks' Trafalgar picket line photos view... Jeff Zabudsky visits the Trafalgar Picket line September 8, 2011 Jeff Zabudsky delivers coffee and support view... September 8, 2011 Driver endangers picketer - gets reported to police view... Bargaining Backgrounder - Offer comparison chart September 8, 2011Side to side comparison of the union's offer versus the managements offer more... Union invites management to rejoin college contract talks September 8, 2011The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has invited negotiators for community college management to return to the bargaining table more... Found on Sheridan Yammer (an insider view from a part timer) September 7, 2011Being a part time employee, my role was to "fill in where needed" After being held up for about 20 minutes in the picket line, I made my way more... Join us today! September 7, 2011 We need your help to end this strike. Here are 6 actions you can take to put pressure on the colleges and show your support for good jobs today, good jobs tomorrow. download the PDF... When will talks resume? September 7, 2011 Strike Bulletin Let's set the record straight. OPSEU is prepared to return to the table any time and anywhere. See Strike Bulletin no. 2 for more... September 6, 2011 Sheridan Support Staff walk the line, here are photos from the first days of classes Show your solidarity! September 2, 2011 Show Your Solidarity on the College Support picket lines! Find a location near you and walk the line a while with these workers standing up for good jobs for today, good jobs for tomorrow. view the locations Labour Day Parade September 2, 2011 All local members are invited to attend the Labour Day parade in Hamilton where current labourers on strike are welcome to lead the parade. Click on the links for details and locations for various locals to meet. Word document with Labour Day Parade lineup And a Map of the location here September 2, 2011 Strike Breaking Letter Colleges try their hand at strikebreaking, a letter from Smokey Thomas. Read here. and in french here. September 2, 2011- Strike Bulletin #1 Late in the evening on Wednesday Aug. 31, as the clocked moved toward a midnight strike deadline, negotiators for management told us 'this was it.' They weren't prepared to move a step closer to a settlement. Left behind on the bargaining table were several of our items that needed to be addressed and a number of changes they proposed that would have eliminated some of your existing rights. Over the coming days you are likely to hear how greedy we are and how good we have it. In the meantime let's take a reality check and separate our facts from their fiction. more... And read PDF in french here... Picket Photos at Sheridan College September 2, 2011 Sheridan Support Staff walk the line, here are photos from the first days of the picket line Show your solidarity! September 2, 2011 Show Your Solidarity on the College Support picket lines! Find a location near you and walk the line a while with these workers standing up for good jobs for today, good jobs for tomorrow. view the locations Rally and mass picket at Seneca College Sept. 6 September 2, 2011 Seneca College support workers on strike will be holding a rally from 8:30 to 10:00 am at the Newnham campus. View the poster... College workers to walk off job Sept. 1 September 1, 2011 Citing an unwillingness by management to withdraw several demands for concessions and claw backs to its existing contract - and its reluctance to negotiate many of the union's proposals - Ontario community college support workers will walk off the job effective 12:01 a.m. September 1 more... August 30th, 2011 -- Picketing Rules Support Staff Labour Disruption - 2011 Picket Line Protocol August 30th, 2011 -- Final Strike Info Session Full house for the final strike info session August 30th, 2011 -- Davis Picket Sign Event Local 245 Davis members turn out for Picket Sign Making August 29th, 2011 -- Q & A Questions and Answers -- Issue #4 -- Benefits while on strike 
August 26th, 2011 -- Important message OPSEU College Support staff bargaining team has today, August 25, given notice to strike on September 1 if there's no deal by midnight, Aug 31. You can help put pressure on the colleges to negotiate a fair deal for these 8,000 workers. Stand up for good jobs in Ontario today and in the future! Send a message now! Click on here - http://www.opseucaatsupport.org/ and then onto the image which says: STAND UP FOR GOOD JOBS. SIGN THE PETITION Your message will go to all college presidents throughout Ontario. Thank you for your support! In Solidarity, OPSEU Communications Dept. August 26th, 2011 -- Message from our OPSEU President Dear friends, With a provincial election just six weeks away, right-wing voices in politics and the media are about to step up their attacks on public services. They'll be calling for pay cuts, privatization, and layoffs for all of us who have chosen public service as a career. At a time like this, we cannot be silent. Our union will play an active role in this election. We will stand up for good jobs and quality public services wherever and whenever we can. As you read this, OPSEU members in our College Support Staff Division are in bargaining to protect good jobs. Their campaign is smart and forward-looking. It's not just about their own jobs; it's about the jobs of the future -- the jobs college students and all young people will need. To put the future of young workers on the election agenda, OPSEU has launched a new campaign called "How Screwed Are You?" Yes, it's provocative. Yes, it's edgy. But that's why we think it will hit home with young people and their families. The campaign web site at www.howscrewedareyou.ca features an online calculator for students, parents, and part-time workers to figure out how "screwed" they are; several humourous videos; a fun interactive game in which players rescue money from corporate tax cuts and redistribute them to better uses; and a contest with three prizes of $2,400 each. Please check out the site, learn about the issues, and forward to friends. In solidarity, Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President Ontario Public Service Employees union August 26th, 2011 -- Message from our Chief Steward This is directly from your Bargaining team: Important message: OPSEU College Support staff bargaining team has today, August 25, given notice to strike on September 1 if there's no deal by midnight, Aug 31. You can help put pressure on the colleges to negotiate a fair deal for these 8,000 workers. Stand up for good jobs in Ontario today and in the future! Send a message now! Click on here - http://www.opseucaatsupport.org/ and then onto the image which says: STAND UP FOR GOOD JOBS. SIGN THE PETITION http://www.opseucaatsupport.org/petition/ Your message will go to all college presidents throughout Ontario. Thank you for your support! In Solidarity, OPSEU Communications Dept. Judy Travis, Local 245 Chief Steward and Mobilizer August 26th, 2011 -- Message from our Chief Steward Good Morning, An online petition as been set up to send email automatically to all the college Presidents to lobby on the union's behalf directly into their in boxes. The role of the committee of all college Presidents is important and influential in the bargaining process and your Union leadership is asking you to take a moment and fill out this online petition and make your voice heard in the email box of all college Presidents. It is located here, just click the link: http://www.opseucaatsupport.org/petition/ It says: QUOTE I invite you now to stand up for good jobs in Ontario, and to stop the practice of hiring part-time and contract employees within the college system. I urge the Colleges to reconsider their stance on eroding the benefits and job security of support staff and reverse it's proposed position on creating two-tiers of employee groups within the support staff. Rather, you should be creating a positive working environment, so we can focus on serving the students and maintaining the excellent level of service we are so proud of. Now is the time when all citizens of Ontario depend on you to protect THEIR interests by protecting the existing GOOD JOBS of today and creating the GOOD JOBS of tomorrow. I am adding my name to the list of many Ontarians who are calling for GOOD JOBS today - GOOD JOBS TOMORROW. Please stand up for the students of today and labour force of tomorrow! Stand up for what is right. Stand up for the kind of Ontario you want your family to live in! END QUOTE Please go click the above link and go online and sign the petition. For more information the most current info about bargaining is online here: http://www.opseu.org/caat/caat_sup/bargaining2011/ There is an Online Blog if wish to contribute to the online dialogue: http://www.opseucaatsupport.org/2011/08/12/welcome/ The Union's latest ad campaign is here: http://opseu.org/news/press2011/august-24-2011.htm Thanks Judy Travis, Local 245 Chief Steward and Mobilizer August 26th, 2011 -- Message from our Chief Steward Good Morning On Tue Aug 30 at the 707 Galaxy Club, which is the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) hall located at 475 North Service Road East, we will be holding a final strike info session meeting for all members from 6 pm to 9 pm. Free dinner will of course be provided. Your local union leadership would like to bring all members update to date on the lates t news of any potential strike. There will be a Question and Answer period and Picket Line protocol will be covered. The best way to drive to this off campus location is to proceed south on Trafalgar and turn left on to Iroquois Shore Road and turn right into the laneway past Oakville Honda these directions will direct to the back of the hall where the parking lot is and we will use the side entrance on Tuesday night to enter the hall. If you arrive from the North Service Rd you will have to drive into the lane way and drive north past the hall to park in the rear. We look forward to seeing everyone there including all Picket Captains and all members who would like to stay informed about the negotiations and the potential of a walk out. Judy Travis, Local 245 Chief Steward and Mobilizer August 24, 2011 "How Screwed Are You?" campaign puts good jobs, post-secondary education on the election agenda OPSEU has launched a provocative new campaign to call on all political parties to make jobs, and job quality, central to the upcoming Ontario provincial election campaign more... Management jeopardizes start of school year August 19, 2011 News Release Management for Ontario’s community colleges is threatening to delay the start of the school year by its refusal to engage in serious contract negotiations with support workers more... College Support Worker blog launch August 19, 2011 OPSEU today announces a blog to inform CAAT Support Staff as they move towards the strike deadline at the end of August. http://www.opseucaatsupport.org/.
July 20, 2011 Important Question and Answers Issue Sheet with facts and information on bargaining and the possible strike. In English: http://www.opseu245.org/documents/caats - q and a 3 - english - c.pdf In French: http://www.opseu245.org/documents/caats - q and a 3 - french - a.pdf July 19, 2011 Hello support staff members. THANK YOU to everyone who has submitted their completed electronic MPIFs. This is the most critical information for the next phase of mobilization. With the recent strong strike mandate, your mobilization team is pulling together information collected from the electronic MPIFs . Submitting your electronic MPIF is your ONLY opportunity to tell us how you would like to be involved and is required to receive strike pay. Planning has begun, if we have not received your electronic MPIF by July 25th then planning will be completed without your input and you will be assigned strike duties. Please do not use commas when completing the electronic MPIF as it causes problems when extracting to .csv for processing and don't forget to hit the submit button after you print it. Here is the link to the secure form: http://opseu245.org/documents/MPIF_245-1_distributed.pdf Some users may be asked to upgrade Acrobat Reader, please do so if requested to ensure the security features remain intact. Please fill in all information in the form then PRINT it out and sign where it says Members Signature just below the dependents on the first page. Send the printed and signed page to VP MEMBERSHIP, OPSEU245, Trafalgar via interoffice mail and then SUBMIT it electronically. You will not be eligible to collect strike pay if we do not receive this form with your signature on it. When you are done, click on the SUBMIT FORM button which will be found on the right hand corner in the top purple bar. IMPORTANT - do not click on the Comments or Share buttons. When you click on the SUBMIT FORM button, a pop up window will appear asking you to enter your email address and name please enter your HOME email and name. You may notice that it is being sent to tcw@mac.com . That is your VP Membership's (Tom Wilcox) secure account , it only looks like an email address, your data will NOT be emailed to this address. It will be collected securely. And you are done. Thanks! Thank you for helping us to gather this critical information correctly and efficiently. So far only about 114 of our approximate 350 members have returned this form. Thank you to all the members who have filled out and submitted this form already. Thanks! To stay up to date on bargaining news you will want to check this web site daily. These are the most current OPSEU bargaining bulletins: http://www.opseu.org/caat/caat_sup/bargaining2011/bargaining-bulletins.htm Judy Travis, Local 245 Chief Steward and Mobilizer July 15, 2011 We just wanted to pass on this GREAT big Thank You to all who came out to vote and make your voice heard. Fred Oliver of our local Union reports that this means a great deal to him personally now when he sits down to bargain seriously in the coming weeks. Quote: Hi Folks, Just wanted to say what a great job you all did getting the message out to our members. Thanks also to ALL the members who came out to vote to make this happen! I've said in the past that we have a great group of activists and you've proved it again. Because of your hard work and dedication our local delivered very strong support for their issues and the bargaining team. I will go into the bargaining team meeting on Monday with my head held high, proud to be a member of Local 245 with all our support! On behalf of the bargaining team and myself, a huge THANK YOU! Fred Oliver End Quote The article in the Star quotes a college wide mandate of 77% this morning. Locally at Sheridan we can ALL be proud of out-performing the provincial average with a total of 80% (unofficially of course, ;-) you just heard it through the grapevine) in favour for Local 245! The official vote count results will be "officially" released in the days to come, probably sometime next week. This story ran in the Toronto Star this morning: In Solidarity If you have questions you should watch this YouTube video by Rod Bemister : Judy Travis, Local 245 Chief Steward and Mobilizer
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