Author: Candace Young

  • InSolidarity Article – April 22, 2025

    Who Needs an Education Anyway?: How Anti-Intellectualism and Government Apathy Are Gutting Ontario Colleges By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity Once upon a time, getting a college education was seen as a ticket to stability – a good job, a decent wage, maybe even a house (imagine!).  But these days, Ontario’s college system looks…

  • OPSEU Press Release – April 11, 2025

    After 20 year battle, part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history Toronto, ON – College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a long day sorting through thousands of ballots, with…

  • Bargaining Update – January 24, 2025

    College Faculty bargaining update: Mediation-arbitration dates and the road ahead On January 7th, we signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the College Employer Council (CEC), securing agreed-to items and committing the parties to resolve all outstanding items in mediation-arbitration. The parties have now booked dates – June 14-16, 2025 – for mediation-arbitration with Arbitrator William Kaplan. This…