George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
The College Employer Council (CEC) is the government-mandated bargaining agent for the 24 Ontario publicly funded Colleges that negotiate collective agreements with unionized staff. The following information is being distributed on behalf of the CEC.
Other Labour Updates
Part-time academic union certification
April 14, 2025: The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), on April 14, 2025, officially confirmed and approved the establishment of a union for part-time and sessional professors, instructors, counsellors and librarians at all 24 Ontario public colleges, to be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).
Faculty Bargaining Updates
July 2, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "Ontario colleges and Academic employees reach new collective agreement through interest arbitration award" bargaining update.
Previous CEC-Faculty Bargaining Updates
- January 8, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "Strike Averted at Ontario Colleges" bargaining bulletin update.
- January 6, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "Ontario College Strike Action Is Completely Unnecessary" bargaining bulletin update.
- December 19, 2024: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "No Board Report issued" bargaining bulletin update.
- December 12, 2024: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "Ontario Public Colleges Shocked by OPSEU Escalation During Mediation" bargaining bulletin update.
- December 9, 2024: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published an "Academic Mediation Continues" bargaining bulletin update.
- November 6, 2024: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published a "Next Step - Mediation" bargaining bulletin update.
- Oct. 18, 2024: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published an "OPSEU Academic Employees Get Strike Mandate - Ontario Colleges’ Offer Mediation-Interest Arbitration" bargaining bulletin update.
- Oct 2, 2024: The CEC publishes the "Collective Agreement Expiry, Conciliation and Strike Vote" bargaining bulletin update.
- Sep 25, 2024: The CEC publishes the "Workload and Monetary Proposals" bargaining bulletin update.
- Sep 19, 2024: The CEC publishes the "Academic Union Requests Strike Vote and Conciliation" bargaining bulletin update.
- Sep 11, 2024: The CEC publishes "Union Seeks More than $1 Billion in 'Non-Monetary' Demands" bargaining bulletin update.
- Aug 1, 2024: The CEC and OPSEU SEFPO CAAT-A bargaining teams begin negotiations on a renewal of the full-time academic collective agreement. Read the full Academic Negotiations Begin update.
CEC-Part-time Support Staff Bargaining Updates
December 15, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "Collective agreement reached with Part-Time Support Staff" bargaining bulletin update.
October 9, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "Part-time Support Staff: Your Vote Matters" bargaining bulletin update.
May 26, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "CEC requests no board report in response to impasse in negotiations with part-time support staff" bargaining bulletin update.
May 6, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "CEC urges OPSEU to resolve negotiation stalemate through mediation" bargaining bulletin update.
January 23, 2025: The College Employer Council (CEC) has published the "CEC Files for Conciliation" bargaining bulletin update.