Strike averted as Ontario college faculty union, employers enter binding arbitration

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The union, which represents more than 15,000 faculty members, had said labour action could have begun on Thursday

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Published Jan 08, 2025 • 1 minute read

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TORONTO — The bargaining agent for Ontario’s 24 public colleges and the union representing faculty have agreed to enter into binding arbitration, avoiding a strike.

The College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Services Employees Union met this week in Toronto for mediation following months of bargaining.

The union, which represents more than 15,000 faculty members across the province, had said some form of labour action could have begun on Thursday after it gave five days’ notice last week.

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It said Tuesday that “significant benefit gains” were agreed upon with the employers but that the sides otherwise remained at an impasse, with the outstanding items to be resolved by the arbitrator.

Key issues include work conditions, job security and quality of education.

The College Employer Council says classes will continue as scheduled this week.

“It was important to us to provide stability to students at the start of their semester,” Laurie Rancourt, chair of the CEC’s bargaining team, said in a statement.

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