Bargaining 2024

Recent News:

January 7, 2025 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Following progress at the table, College Faculty agree to settle outstanding contract issues in mediation-arbitration

January 3, 2025 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Faculty issue five-day notice of labour action: bargaining update

December 18, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: College Faculty bargaining update: Defending education starts now

December 12, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: College Faculty bargaining update: With No Board requested, it’s time to make mediation count

December 9, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: College Faculty bargaining update: Progress & security aren’t possible while concessions remain

November 22, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: College Faculty bargaining update: Faculty have a better plan for our colleges

November 5, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: College Faculty bargaining update: Conciliation ends, concessions remain

October 20, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Stop distracting, start bargaining: we’re ready to make progress

October 18, 2024 – Stronger together: College Faculty authorize strike mandate, if necessary, with 79% “yes” vote

October 11, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: College Faculty Bargaining Update: Vote YES on October 15-17

October 8, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Vote YES Because Quality Education Matters: Bargaining Update

September 26, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Vote “Yes” for Student and Faculty Futures, Oct 15-17: Bargaining Update

September 18, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Conciliation & Strike Mandate Vote: Holding the CEC to Account

September 11, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: All Faculty Proposals Are On the Table

September 2, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: A Modern Contract for the Modern College: The Workload Task Force Report Is Here
Report of the Workload Task Force, 2024

August 2, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: July Bargaining Is In The Books!

July 26, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Faculty Can Lead Us into a Stronger College System: Bargaining Update

July 16, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Back at the Table With Workload On Our Mind – Bargaining Begins
You can read the Union proposals here.

July 3, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: The Colleges Work Because We Do – Notice to Bargain

June 18, 2024 – Please read the latest bargaining update here: Our Colleges, Our Ontario, Our Contract – Bargaining Begins This Fall

April 19, 2024 – The latest bargaining update includes our 18 final demands moving forward in negotiations with the College Employer Council, a bargaining climate overview, and recommended actions to stay engaged in the bargaining process.
College Faculty Negotiations Update – April 19, 2024

December 13, 2023 – The latest bargaining bulletin introduces the recently elected college faculty bargaining team and includes a message from the team’s chair. There’s also an update on the Letter of Understanding re: Indigenous Knowledge Definition and a call for Bargaining Advisory Committee applicants.
Bargaining Bulletin December 2023

Bargaining Proposals Summary

2024 Bargaining Proposals and Responses

Bargaining Timeline:

Flowchart of Bargaining under the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (Ontario)

College Faculty Bulletins:

December 2023

Bargaining Team 2024:

Ravi Ramkissoonsingh (he/him), Local 242 (Niagara) – Chair
Michelle Arbour (she/her), Local 125 (Lambton) – Vice-Chair
Chad Croteau (he/him), Local 110 (Fanshawe)
Bob Delaney (he/him), Local 237 (Conestoga)
Martin Lee (he/him), Local 415 (Algonquin)
Sean Lougheed (he/him), Local 657 (Canadore)
Rebecca Ward (she/her), Local 732 (Confederation)

Alternates:
Anna Ainsworth (she/her), Local 560 (Seneca)
Gillian Axten (she/her/elle), Local 417 (St. Lawrence)

Bargaining 2021:

College faculty stood in solidarity through this round of bargaining despite a pandemic and the unconstitutional constraints of Bill 124. We authorized a strike mandate, we rejected a management offer that failed to address our demands, and we finalized a collective agreement that achieves significant gains in compensation, Indigenization and equity, including addressing partial-load issues. A Workload Task Force was established to examine workload for full-time and partial-load faculty, including counsellors and librarians. The Task Force will complete its report with recommendations before the next round of bargaining, which will provide a framework for updating the outdated workload formula.
Please visit Bargaining 2021 for all the details.