We spent five weeks on the picket line–100 hours–during the longest strike in the 50 year history of Ontario community colleges. Was it worth it? Absolutely. I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. For many educators, the calling to teach is strong. It is rewarding to help students […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has warned universities and colleges they will face funding cuts if they fail to adopt free-speech policies that defend controversial speakers on campus and decline to stop shielding students from opinions some might find offensive. Following a number of high-profile protests over the past year against speakers at Ontario universities, Mr. […]

The union representing Ontario college faculty is taking the Progressive Conservative government to court after it terminated a task force that was trying to fix the growing problem of part-time and contract work. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says the College Task Force was a key part of the arbitrator’s decision last year, ending […]

“It’s important to point out that the task force was ordered by Arbitrator William Kaplan in his award after the strike in 2017, making this markedly different than some of the decisions of the previous Liberal government that have been terminated or put on hold.” — Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President Toronto (23 July 2018) […]