"In 2021-22, #OntEd colleges received just under $7k in public funding per student (the lowest in Canada)... universities received about $11.5k... compared to nearly $21k in the rest of the country." Ford gov't continues to underfund public ed! #OSSTF thetrillium.ca/insider-news/e…

NEW: Stagnant provincial funding and a years-long tuition freeze are “undermining” student success at post-secondary institutions, according to Ontario universities, which are pleading with the Ford government for more money in 2024. globalnews.ca/news/10213696/… #onpoli

Next week’s Townhall “discussions” on privatizing Ontario post secondary education to exploit international students will start with a unified voice against it. This letter is signed by the president of the unions @UofG

#NoToNavitas That’s it. That’s the tweet.

MEDIA RELEASE: #OSSTF & Elementary Educators stood before an arbitrator today to argue a fair remedy to Ford's disastrous #Bill124. “Our members have been waiting 4 long yrs to reclaim wages stolen by the Ford gov under the unlawful Bill 124" - President osstfkaren #OntEd #OnPoli

Today, the #GuelphVibe is #NoToNavitas GuelphToday GuelphMercuryTribune CBC KW

.Metro Morning, the University of guelph will be presenting a plan to Senate in the coming months to partner with Navitas, an Australian for profit company that recruits and exploits international students. Employees and students are asking the university for our own plan to

NEW: Internal provincial documents reveal that the Ford government was aware that colleges and universities had an “over-reliance” on overseas students as a way to make up for budget deficits. globalnews.ca/news/10249704/… #onpoli

Colleges minister raised $24k from private college execs at meet and greet thetrillium.ca/news/education… CUPE Ontario

MEDIA STATEMENT: Ford continues to fail struggling universities! "The Ford gov't had an important opportunity today to live up to their promise of prioritizing students & investing in ON’s future. They have failed on both accounts." #OSSTF President osstfkaren #OntEd #OnPoli

Last week I rose to debate the Agriculture Research and Institute of Ontario Amendment act. This bill will bring agriculture research in Ontario into the 21st Century. Farmers make a vital contribution to our economy, and I'm glad to see the government support the research that

Today, April 28th, is #NationalDayOfMourning. We must pause and reflect on those who have suffered injury, illness or worse while just going to work to do their job. And, we must never let our guard down for raising the need of safety and security for those in our workplaces.

STATEMENT: "The gov't is using a manufactured crisis as an excuse for increased ill-informed ministerial interference. This is not a path to stability for ON's colleges & universities, nor a path to prosperity..." #OSSTF joins the call for Ford to rethink Bill 166 #OnPSE #OnPoli

Open letter from OFL President Laura Walton to University of Toronto President Meric Gertler: "If you move against the students, you’ll have to go through workers first." UofT Occupy for Palestine U of T Students' Union The Varsity UTFA CUPE 3902 United Steelworkers Local 1998 TYR Labour Council OCUFA CAUT/ACPPU ofl.ca/ofl-open-lette…

Thanks to Mark Pare from Guelph Today for covering UofG's failure to pay our members appropriately. Read more here: guelphtoday.com/local-news/mas…

Join us on November 13th for the first UoG Unionized Employee Solidarity Social. All unionized employees at the UoG are welcome. Meet the unions, learn about the UoG food bank, and meet a rep from Canadian Labour! Free snacks, swag, and raffle prizes! CUPE 3913 USW4120 #UGFA

Please see this important notice and petition regarding graduate student and postdoc status in student housing.

Please sign CUPE 3913's petition calling on the University of Guelph to reinstate the payroll deduction method for graduate student tuition payment. Read the full petition here: forms.gle/z5gvwtdX6tPhXV…

BREAKING: #OSSTF support staff bargaining unit at Brock University has informed the employer that it has set a strike deadline of Thurs. Jan. 16, 12:01 AM if a deal is not reached at tomorrow’s session w/ a mediator appointed by the Ministry of Labour. 🔗 bit.ly/3C6RMlK

Kim Jo Bliss, lead technician at the Ontario Crops Research Centre - Emo, has been awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal for her work in advancing agricultural innovation in Northern Ontario. Learn more: uoguel.ph/vas6u