OPSEU Contract Gives Canadian PTers More Job Security
Ontario’s colleges have reached a tentative agreement with 10,000 faculty members that includes a two-year pay freeze. The faculty members had been prepared to take a strike vote on September 6th, Ontario Public Service Employees Union president Warren “Smokey” Thomas said. The two-year deal will freeze faculty salaries and leave benefits untouched, essentially maintaining the status quo until it is time to bargain again. Eligible faculty would still be able to move through the pay grid, a press release issued by the College Employer Council, the bargaining agent for Ontario’s 24 colleges, says. “We’re quite pleased that we were able to get a […]