Organizations share labour union updates impacting postsecondary institutions

Labour updates affecting several postsecondary institutions have been announced. Dalhousie University locked out faculty association members on Wednesday morning. In response, professors, librarians, and teaching staff are forming picket lines. Ontario Public Service Employees Union members recently voted to authorize a strike with the aim of “secur[ing] respect at the bargaining table” and a contract. Conciliation between the two started on Wednesday. Ontario’s Minister of Labour has issued “No Board” reports for Unifor 444 Special Constable Service and Unifor 2458 Operating Engineers. This begins a 17-day countdown to a potential strike or lockout, which would impact union members working at the University of Windsor.