News & Updates

Colleges call on OPSEU to drop poison pills blocking a deal to prevent disruption for Ontario students
CEC has proposed in writing that OPSEU immediately remove two of its unreasonable “poison pill” demands that are blocking a settlement.

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.

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.