International Solidarity – The Collective Bargaining Connection
In this article, I wish to comment on and support union efforts to build solidarity with our sisters and brothers in other countries. Why is such work important to us? …
Local Demand-Setting: Top 10 Global Bargaining Demands from Humber
After two LDS meetings and many more formal and informal conversations, we’re pleased to be able to share the top 10 bargaining priorities as voted by the membership (you). These …
President’s Message: Pre-bargaining Dispatch #1 (January 2024)
Let the games begin! The 2024 round of (pre-) bargaining – apparently our nineteenth since 1969 – has kicked off. Considering that the 2021 round only officially concluded in late …
Equity Includes Working Conditions
Miriam Novick, Steward, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Innovative Learning Roughly six months into the pandemic, a moment regularly called “unprecedented” has begun to stretch and settle …
Opinion: The McAlevey Method to Activism
by: Tanya D’Anger, Steward, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Innovative Learning February 12, 2020 Jane McAlevey: my first introduction to her was through the Feet On The Ground training …
A Reply to “Teaching at Guelph-Humber”
Names withheld by request May 31, 2018 Professor Morrone’s thoughtful and courageous letter regarding teaching at Guelph-Humber deserves a response, as does his specific question, “Does the administration at the …
A healthy dose of learning
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 name withheld by request I’ve been a full-time faculty member for eleven years and part-time teacher for half a decade preceding that. During …
Contingency (strike) fund
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 Janet Porter, Chief Steward, OPSEU Local 562 At the General Membership Meeting (GMM) on May 17, a motion will be put forward …
Not just victims
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 John Steckley, Professor (retired), School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Recently, I took two rides on something called a scoot across two kilometres …
College is not supporting contract faculty organizing drive
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 Bob Bolf, President, OPSEU Local 562 As you may be aware, the college has sent out a memo to all part-time and sessional …
Part-time/Sessional Faculty Organizing Drive
CALLING ALL PART-TIME AND SESSIONAL FACULTY GET INVOLVED! BE A PART OF THE INAUGURAL COLLEGE FACULTY PART-TIME / SESSIONAL DIVISION LEADERSHIP Once the certification ballots have been counted, Part-Time (teaching 6 h/wk …
LCBO strike vote 93 per cent
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 pearline lung, 2nd vice president, opseu 562 On April 25, 2017, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) staff voted 93% in favor of …
Need a union? Read this story
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 pam johnson, professor, school of creative and performing arts ‘What do you mean? They just decided not to do this?’ This was the …
Fair access to health benefits
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 Janet Porter, Chief Steward, OPSEU Local 562 Part-time faculty have no health benefits during their employment at Humber. None. Zippo. Nada. Partial-load …
Save some $ this summer
Volume 27, Issue 5 May 2017 pearline lung, 2nd vice president, OPSEU Local 562 Planning a staycation this summer? Need some fun ideas? Want to save some money? Don’t …