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Bargaining Update - College union maintains unreasonable demands, rejects arbitration and gives strike notice

After 21 days of collective bargaining, the union representing full-time support staff has repeatedly rejected calls for interest arbitration and gave notice that it intends to begin strike action on September 11, 2025.
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Bargaining Update - Ontario colleges enhance offer and repeat request for arbitration to avoid strike
The CEC provided another offer to the OPSEU bargaining unit representing full-time support staff at Ontario’s 24 public colleges with the aim to move discussions forward after 19 days of negotiations.
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Bargaining Update - Ontario colleges seek arbitration to avoid union strike
CEC today proposed binding mediation/arbitration to OPSEU after the union requested a “No Board Report” from the Ministry of Labour regarding full-time support staff at Ontario’s 24 public colleges.
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Case Studies

College Demonstrates Commitment to Combat Sexual Violence

In a recent arbitration decision, a public College successfully argued that Sexual Violence in the workplace is conduct that is of such a serious nature that termination is justified in the absence of serious mitigating circumstances.    

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