Please don’t fall for the rhetoric and tricks
Dear Student, I don’t blame you for being angry with the strike! Through no fault of your own, you are caught in the middle. You are...
College Employer Council games don't work in their favour
This was submitted by a faculty member Dear Colleague, College Employer Council is out to play games in a vain effort to teach faculty a...
"A stunt like no other..."
This was written by a faculty member I am not one to normally use social media for political issues, but today is different. Today, my...
Dear student - some thoughts from your professor...
Dear Student, First of all, I miss you. You matter to me and I feel terrible that we've had to be apart. Every day I wake up hoping we...
Only one issue left to tackle - and they walked away.
"Shameful" is just one of many terms being used to describe what the College Employer Council has done. Talks were progressing in the...
OPSEU says CEC proposals would have devastating consequences
This is an excerpt from a union bulletin emailed to faculty today, shortly after the College Employer Council ended talks and called for...
A vote is called
Shown above: just one of many social media comments asking, why this, and why now? “We need to end this strike and get students back in...
Local 237 sets up Education Fund for Amy Stiles' boys
Conestoga OPSEU Local 237 has set up a bank account for cash donations specifically to help with an education fund for Amy Stiles' boys....
From thoughts of suicide to successful graduation – THIS is teaching
This was submitted by a full-time faculty member Last winter, one of my college students was suicidal. Today, he is not only alive and...
Let's compensate managers with "Managing Hours"
A riddle: When is an hour not an hour? Answer: When it is a teaching hour. Normally, the hourly rate paid to workers is a fairly simple...