Bargaining Update – Opening Statements & Summary of Initial Proposals
The teams met on July 7 and 8 this week to discuss ground rules, set the tone for bargaining, and exchange initial proposals. Attached, please find the opening statement and summary of initial proposals that your bargaining team tabled in the course of negotiations with the College Employer team earlier today, [...]
Academic Freedom at SLC
Over the past several years there has been a wide-spread attack on academic freedom across Ontario Colleges. So wide-spread that the protection of this freedom was a key addition to our most recent collective agreement. Recently the Union put forward a grievance related to the protection of academic freedom and the [...]
Microcredentials and St. Lawrence College
Microcredentials - the new buzz word in post-secondary education. You’ve likely already heard of them. In fact, you or someone on your team might already be involved in the development of microcredentials at SLC. The Province of Ontario has announced significant financial support for the development and implementation of such credentials. [...]
SLC Faculty Local 417 Informal Drop-In Meeting Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom
Informal Drop-In Meeting -- College Restructuring Questions and Concerns Last Friday at 4:26 pm, several coordinators and full-time faculty members received an email and Teams link on behalf of the Vice-President Academic, requesting they join her for a “program updates information session” the following Monday at 8:30 am. No further information or agenda was [...]
PAC’N A PUNCH OR PAC’N IT IN – How Does Your Program Advisory Committee Measure Up?
Love them or hate them, Program Advisory Committees (PAC) are part of operating any college program in Ontario. The role of a PAC is to assist the Board of Governors in monitoring program quality and supporting student success. The college describes these volunteer members as providing a “critical link between the [...]
Annual General Meeting, May 19, 2021 – Summary & President’s Report
From Grant Currie, President, OPSEU Local 417: At our Annual General Meeting yesterday, the members of Local 417 had some business to attend and decisions to be made. Firstly, by-laws were passed that are in-line with the OPSEU constitution and provides for the executive to better manage the financial affairs of the Local. [...]
Local 417 Grievances Update
Several union grievances have been filed by OPSEU Local 417 over the past two weeks, arguing that the programs are overstaffed by Part-time and Partial Load Faculty. In some cases, the grievance states that a position vacated by retirement or resignation has not been filled. If successful, the grievances would result [...]
SLC Board of Governors Meeting April 27, 2021 – Update from Local 417 President, Grant Currie
A few notes from the Board of Governors meeting today for members who may be interested. Much of the work at today's meeting was reports only and review of and voting on the 2021-22 budget. Look for a new branding of Continuous Learning. For those of you are interested in marketing, [...]