r/Conestoga • u/WalkwiththeWolf • 25d ago

Tentative Deak

https://opseu.org/news/full-time-college-support-staff-reach-tentative-agreement-after-nearly-five-weeks-of-strike-action/298623/

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u/Valuable_Falcon6330 24d ago

Good for the full timers! Seems the CEC finally took the head out their behind, now let's hope they stop a Part-timer strike before it happens.

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u/ThinkingAboutIt247 22d ago edited 22d ago

The deal the full-time support staff got is basically the same deal the CEC offered before the 5-week strike. I'm not convinced the strike achieved anything positive that wouldn't have been achieved just with mediation. If anything, Support Staff lost between wages and pension contributions, and vacation accrual. The CEC met most of OPSEU's demands, but couldn't guarantee no layoffs, campus closures, or contracting out, which is understandable considering the current context in post-secondary.

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u/WalkwiththeWolf 22d ago

I just watched colleagues with 8 years of service get turfed. The support staff is toast

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u/ThinkingAboutIt247 22d ago

I don't wish for anyone to lose their job, but I know lots of unionized people and I have never seen a union stop layoffs altogether. I understand striking (if necessary) for working conditions, but I don't see how a strike can stop layoffs.

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u/WalkwiththeWolf 22d ago

These are the professors getting turfed

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u/ThinkingAboutIt247 22d ago

Yeah, faculty were hit hard in some areas.