Classes at Clark College in Vancouver, WA were cancelled today as the 400+-member Association for Higher Education launched a strike following 15 months of negotiations that have failed to result in a contract. The Columbian reports that the major sticking point seems to center around wages for part-time faculty.
The union says that up until recently, the college's offers for part-timers have been far too little, one adjunct faculty reported making only $26,500/year with a full course load, while the most recent offer would roll out too slowly.
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Saturday, October 7, 2017
OPSEU Launches Radio Campaign
With 24 colleges in Ontario in contract negotiations and strike authorization in place should negotiations fail, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union has launched a radio ad campaign to inform the public of one primary issue at stake in bargaining -- the needs of contract (or adjunct/part-time) faculty.
"The union’s first radio ad will focus on the plight of thousands of contract faculty who are paid far less than the negotiated rate for full-time permanent faculty and have no job security beyond the next semester."
Read and listen at:
https://opseu.org/news/college-faculty-union-launches-ad-campaign-bargaining-issues
In addition, on October 2, contract faculty began voting on whether or not to join OPSEU:
http://www.contractfaculty.ca/vote-q-a-2/
"The union’s first radio ad will focus on the plight of thousands of contract faculty who are paid far less than the negotiated rate for full-time permanent faculty and have no job security beyond the next semester."
Read and listen at:
https://opseu.org/news/college-faculty-union-launches-ad-campaign-bargaining-issues
In addition, on October 2, contract faculty began voting on whether or not to join OPSEU:
http://www.contractfaculty.ca/vote-q-a-2/
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