Join us for the telephone town hall
OPSEU/SEFPO is hosting a telephone town hall on Tuesday, August 10 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. All CAAT-S PT members are encouraged to attend.

If OPSEU/SEFPO has your up-to-date personal phone number, you’ll receive a call roughly 10 to 15 minutes before the town hall starts. Just stay on the line, and you’ll be connected. You can also dial the meeting directly: call 1-877-229-8493 and enter ID Code 112847.

When is the virtual ratification vote?
The virtual ratification vote will take place from August 13 to 17. It will be supervised and administered by the Ontario Labour Relations Board using Simply Voting. A link to your ballot with your unique elector ID and password will be sent to your work email in the days preceding the opening of the ballot.

Attend the Regional meeting August 11 from 12 to 1:30 p.m
OPSEU/SEFPO is organizing virtual information meetings in each of the union’s seven regions for members to attend and learn more about the deal. Register in advance

The agreement features a number of gains that will build greater employment stability and security, while laying a solid foundation for future wins. The agreement runs from February 1, 2021, to January 31, 2024. Some of the highlights of the tentative agreement include:

Wages: One per cent increases in each of the three years, retroactive to February 1, 2021
Probation: The probationary period will be reduced from 936 hours to 742 hours
Recall: The recall list will be increased from nine to 12 months
Layoff meetings: The college will give notice to the local when it has decided to lay off 50 per cent of the regular part-time employees or 15 regular part-time employees, whichever is greater, in a four-week period.

Read the full memorandum of settlement

Read the full bargaining bulletin