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In Ontario, Bill 148 Guarantees the Province’s Part-Time Faculty Equal Pay

AdjunctNation Editorial Team Sep 24, 2018

Ontario passed Bill 148 — the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act — in November 2017. The labor legislation includes a range of changes such as an increased minimum wage and expanded personal emergency leave. It also aims to ensure pay…

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OPSEU Fights for Part-time Employees at Durham College

AdjunctNation Editorial Team Jan 1, 2008

Two hundred part-time teachers and support staff at Durham College are being included in one of the largest union membership drives in Ontario history. The Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU) has launched a massive drive to…

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OPSEU Demands Union Rights for Part-Timers

AdjunctNation Editorial Team Jan 1, 2006

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has kicked off a campaign to change the law that bars part-time college staff from unionizing. “Ontario is the only province in Canada where it is against the law for part-time college employees to…