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college teachers strike (pg. 14)
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| dnmr |
| quote: | Originally posted by KaiLee
no.....up to two weeks will be tacked onto the end of the semester |
they wouldnt be able to though for my program cause most of my program takes place in a shop which is reserved for apprentices when were done
i feel that i should be intitled to a refund if the are unable to make up lost class time |
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| rabbitjoker |
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Ontario colleges are disappointed that the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has chosen to turn down a good offer and unnecessarily disrupt the school year for 150,000 full-time students.
“The colleges have provided a good offer to OPSEU that increases the maximum salary for faculty to more than $94,000, with no increase to workload,” said Dr Robert Turner, President and CEO of the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. “There is no reason for a strike and we are disappointed that OPSEU has chosen to unnecessarily disrupt the students’ school year.”
The colleges have been negotiating with OPSEU for more than a year. The key elements of the colleges’ offer to OPSEU are:
* A 12.6-per-cent increase in salary over four years, which would move the new maximum salary to $94,277 by April 2009
* An increase over four years for two-step coordinators (faculty who have additional coordinating duties) that would move their new maximum salary to $99,303
* No increase to workload, which would maintain the average teaching time in the classroom at 14 hours per week.
The colleges are investing in quality improvements, including hiring new faculty. Currently, the ratio of full-time faculty to students at Ontario colleges is 23 to one. The average class size in Ontario colleges is 28 students per class.
The colleges’ offer to OPSEU would ensure that Ontario college faculty will be the best paid in the country, despite the fact that Ontario colleges receive the lowest per-student revenues in Canada.
“OPSEU should focus on what is best for students and return to the bargaining table,” Turner said. “The OPSEU strike at Ontario’s 24 colleges is unnecessary and is unfair to our students.” |
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| rabbitjoker |
A maximum of $95k/year for an average of 14 hours a week teaching?
Sign me up. |
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| Cribby |
| Yus! time for endless partying :D |
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| Candeeman |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
A maximum of $95k/year for an average of 14 hours a week teaching?
Sign me up. |
Yea, but that doesn't include all the work outside of the classroom
i.e. marking, preparation, planning, assisting students, etc. |
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| ++ EGO ++ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Candeeman
Yea, but that doesn't include all the work outside of the classroom
i.e. marking, preparation, planning, assisting students, etc. |
I still don't see how or why that's not a good deal. |
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| loconet |
| quote: | Originally posted by ++ EGO ++
I still don't see how or why that's not a good deal. |
From my understanding they don't care about a pay increase (atleast before the offer lol). That's not the reason the strike started. The main reason is that they want them to hire more full-time teachers so the workload is reduced. |
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| djbruuen |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
And people wonder why I think unions should be abolished?
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that is the stupidist thing i've ever heard you say! do we really need to bring up the history of our country and the ppl who faught for unions and the rights of works?
i absolutely dont' agree with this strike by any means, but a statment like that is very bold |
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| Misanthrope |
Stupid Question
i'm lazy...
anyway,
are we going back to school on monday?
or I guess we wait till sunday night to find out? |
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| DJ Robben |
| quote: | Originally posted by Misanthrope
Stupid Question
i'm lazy...
anyway,
are we going back to school on monday?
or I guess we wait till sunday night to find out? |
www.collegestrike.ca
Just check up for updates here and there.
Hope it helps. |
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| Sasha |
| :whip: :whip: :whip: :whip: |
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| KaiLee |
| I'm bored now..... |
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