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The Friday Digest is now available! Messages from siblings at Algonquin and Upper Canada District School Board, important dates, and more! Check your in-boxes or follow this link: mailchi.mp/slcfaculty/fri…

L417: If you are aware of a member or retiree who has passed away since Convention 2025, please contact christina.chrysler@slcfaculty.ca with their name so they can be included in this year’s remembrance. Thank you for helping us ensure that our friends are not forgotten.

Our union is speaking up for public education, healthcare, equity, accessibility, and workers’ rights in every corner of our communities. Because when working people are stronger, Ontario is stronger. ✊ #OPSEU #SEFPO #StrongerTogether #WorkersRights #OnTheFrontLines

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Dear Gentle Reader, Our Friday Digest is now available: mailchi.mp/slcfaculty/fri…

Today, we launched our campaign to Save OSAP.   Doug Ford is gutting OSAP grants and paving the way for tuition hikes, forcing students to choose between an education or a lifetime debt sentence.   At a time when everything costs more and youth unemployment is at an all-time high, young people need more support, not less.   ➡️ We're fighting to reverse this, and we need your help to ramp up the pressure: Go to SaveOSAP.ca and take an action with us now.

Your union is shaped by elected locals, councils, and conventions, and that power only works when members participate. Show up. Vote. Get involved. Because democracy doesn’t run itself. ✊ #OPSEU #SLCFaculty #Local417 #UnionStrong #MemberPower

Solidarity and support shouldn’t just be something we talk about. It should be something we show. #KindnessCrew #UnionStrong #FacultySupport #SolidarityInAction #Local417 #OPSEU

In this episode, our very first Fine Print Forum, unpacking the headlines shaping our campuses and our sector. Then we shift gears and get to know LEC member John Holmes—including one of the most unintentionally hilarious rapid‑fire answers we’ve had yet. Stream today!

It's a biggie, folks! The newest edition of CAAT Tales is now available: mailchi.mp/slcfaculty/caa… #OPSEU #unions #solidarity #CAATA

Union representatives continue to advocate for the preservation of full-time positions. We are fortunate that both sides are committed to fair application of the CA.

The Court ruled Bill 178 (2017 back-to-work legislation ending the college faculty strike) did violate the Charter right to strike, but the violation was justified under s.1 due to harm to students and the use of neutral binding arbitration.

Local 417 invites collaboration across campuses, Locals, Divisions, and Sectors. Is there something you want to share? Be a guest on our podcast and/or featured in our weekly Friday Digest or CAAT Tales newsletter! christina.chrysler@slcfaculty.ca #OPSEU #solidarity

Your collective agreement includes protections like fair procedures, clear timelines, and the right to union representation. That’s what collective power looks like. #DidYouKnow #OPSEU #Local417 #UnionStrong #KnowYourRights #CollectiveAgreement

NEW PODCAST FEATURE! "Belonging at the Kitchen Table", a new monthly segment hosted by Ekta Singh, sharing stories that shape teaching, values, and sense of belonging at St. Lawrence College. Listen today! slcfaculty.ca/podcast/

This week's edition of the Friday Digest is now available: mailchi.mp/slcfaculty/fri…

OPSEU is the big picture… but locals are where the action happens. Representation. Support. Problem-solving. Member voices. That’s local union life. OPSEU starts here. #DidYouKnow #OPSEU #Local417 #SLCFaculty #UnionStrong #UnionEducation #StrongerTogether

This week: -Christine Tong's journey from immigrant teen to data analytics expert. -Gripe or Grievance? SWF violations + overtime pay. -Denise Nielsen on AI, communications, and authenticity. youtu.be/7z07YQFIPz4?si…

Local 417 has the unique benefit of a strong CESC, with both sides committed to preserving as many full-time positions as possible. However, we cannot do this work alone. If you have not already done so, please send an updated resume to Tabatha Rutledge as soon as possible.