In lead up to the October 26 municipal election, we asked candidates from Brockville, Cornwall, and Kingston questions related to the importance of St. Lawrence College within our communities. Here you will find the responses submitted by municipal candidates to a survey issued by OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 417 and 418. Responses are presented verbatim, [...]
Local 417 General Membership Meeting When? Monday, Nov. 2nd, 2026 at 6:30 pm Where? Via Zoom All part time, partial load, sessional and full-time faculty welcome! Details to be shared via email communications. If you would like to get notifications about upcoming meetings, please sign up for our mailing list. [...]
Joint OPSEU Merger Town Hall When? Thursday, Sept. 10th, 12 - 12:45 pm Where? Via Zoom Presidents of Local 417 & 418 (Faculty and Support at SLC) and their counterparts from Fleming College will host a virtual town hall. All faculty and staff are welcome! The link to join is shared via our [...]
July 17. 2026 — OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 417 and 418 are calling for urgent transparency from St. Lawrence College (SLC) leadership about the proposed merger with Fleming College. The Locals say the recently published business plan ignores the intended dissolution of the college March 31, 2027, despite the confirmation in SLC’s own audited financial statements [...]
KINGSTON, ON – (April 30, 2026) - St. Lawrence College’s (SLC) Faculty Local 417 is saddened by today’s layoff of 28 full‑time faculty members across the Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall campuses, as well as 16 faculty who have been involuntarily transferred to other programs (and/or SLC sites). These measures are in addition to [...]
Local 417 General Membership Meeting When? Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 7-9 pm Where? Via Zoom All part time, partial load, sessional and full-time faculty welcome! Details to be shared via email and on social media. If you would like to get notifications about up-coming meetings, please sign up for our mailing list. [...]
As the academic and support unions representing the dedicated staff and faculty of St. Lawrence College (SLC), OPSEU Locals 417 and 418 wish to address the ongoing challenges faced by our members and the broader college community. We recognize the significant pressures that college leadership teams across Ontario are facing, largely due to [...]
Local 417 General Membership Meeting When? Thursday, October 10, 2024, 7-9pm Where? Via Zoom Details to be shared via email and on social media. If you would like to get notifications about up-coming meetings, please sign up for our mailing list.
Local 417 General Membership Meeting When? Thursday, February 16th, 7:00 pm Where? Via Zoom Details to be shared via email and on social media. If you would like to get notifications about up-coming meetings, please sign up for our mailing list.
Did you know that you have a vibrant, lively retirees association waiting for you when it's time for you to think about life after college? The St. Lawrence College Retirees Association is an independent association of former faculty, staff, and managers and they get together regularly for social events, golf tournaments, and more. [...]