OSHAWA, Ont. - Ontario colleges are urging the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) to work with the College Compensation and Appointments Council (CCAC) to reach a negotiated agreement and not take its faculty members on strike on Tuesday.
"My hope is that the parties continue to negotiate until they shake hands rather than disrupt students' education at this critical time in the school year," said Dr. Gary Polonsky, president of Durham College. "The CCAC's offer is respectful including a 12.6 per cent increase in salary over four years, which would move the new maximum salary to $94,277 by April 2009, and no increase to workload."
The colleges continue to make important investments into quality education, including investments into more faculty, student support services, teaching and curriculum resources, library resources, instructional equipment and building upgrades.
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