Ontario PT/FT Faculty Reach Agreement—Pay Hiked and Academic Freedom Guarantees
by Sarah Armoogam On December 20, one month after the Ontario government ended last fall’s college faculty strike with back-to-work legislation, the two sides have completed a binding arbitration agreement mandated in the legislation to settle all outstanding issues. Both the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which initiated the strike, and the College Employer Council (CEC) say they are satisfied with the conclusion of the agreement, which was brought together by arbitrator William Kaplan. The main components of the Kaplan award, as the agreement is called, are a wage increase of 7.75 per cent over the course of four years, […]