It’s business as usual at Confederation College and 23 other Ontario colleges.
A planned strike by unionized faculty was called off last night after the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Employees
Union agreed to binding interest arbitration on outstanding issues in their contract dispute.
The union has also ended a work-to-rule campaign that started in December.
The two sides resumed talks yesterday with the aid of a Ministry of Labour mediator, ending late last night with the agreement.
“Hearing dates mutually convenient to the parties will be scheduled soon,” said Dr. Laurie Rancourt, Chair of the College Employer Council’s management bargaining team. “We remain committed to putting students and their education first.”
Workload, job security and benefits for part-time workers have been some of the sticking points in past discussions.
About 16,000 professors, librarians, instructors and councillors have been working without a new contract since the end of last September.