Ontario’s colleges are asking faculty to “suspend” their weeks-long strike while appealing to the province’s labour relations board to arrange a direct vote on their latest offer. But in a memo to members obtained by the Star, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) said the colleges’ move would only extend their job action. We have asked the labour board to schedule a vote and let our faculty decide,” said Del Missier in a written release. Read more: Minister ‘very troubled’ by lack of talks between colleges, union Premier warns colleges, union to return to bargaining table All agreed to go back to the table last week after the colleges issued a written statement saying they had asked the provincially appointed mediator to call the sides back. By head count, full-time faculty represent one-third of academic staff, and when measured by teaching hours they represent roughly half.

Source: thestar November 06, 2017 13:58 UTC