College Faculty Turn Down Contract Offer

Jason Wellwood February 18, 2022 3:46 pm Last Updated on June 30, 2025 2:15 pm

62 per cent of college faculty say no to a contract offer from the College Employer Council (CEC).

The Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) reported Friday that the ballots were cast in a forced offer vote that was supervised by the Ministry of Labour.

The employer is allowed to ask the province to conduct a one-time forced vote on their latest offer.

Talks broke off between the two sides in November 2021.

OPSEU Local 731 represents over 150 full-time employees of Confederation College and the Ministry of Education in Thunder Bay, and other communities across Northwestern Ontario.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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