Thread by @bryinlyin

apparently the CEC felt the need to blast college faculty with a weekend email full of the same chest-puffing truth-distortion that is rapidly becoming their exclusive brand

why are they so determined to bypass the bargaining table? why won't they negotiate in good faith?

the CEC is no longer maintaining even a pretense of negotiation. their only tactic at this point is to suggest that if CAAT-A is fully confident in their proposals, they should be willing to risk everything in a win-lose vote with the arbitrator

the real message here is that the CEC is so determined to have it *all their way*, they would rather face off in an all-or-nothing duel with CAAT-A than *do their jobs* and reach towards a compromise that college faculty & students deserve

the CEC has nothing to say about CAAT-A's reasonable demands for job security & protections against rampant privatization, other than that such proposals are antithetical to the college system

*whose* college system? not the one faculty want; not the one students want

instead, the CEC is resorting to the same tired anti-union tactics - fear-mongering about strikes & the alleged impunity of CAAT-A

CAAT-A has NOT called for a strike. they've called for a vote to remind the CEC that college faculty are real people who deserve dignity & safety

the CEC's email warns that "only CAAT-A can call a strike". but the entire purpose of a strike mandate vote is to seek broad member approval for even *the possibility* of labor actions

meanwhile, the CEC can impose terms & conditions with ZERO oversight or intervention

as ever, the CEC is trying to manipulate the facts to position themselves as advocates & shepherds of the college system

but their actual demands show their true agenda: a gutted college culture of precarious labor, micro-credentials, and impersonal programs & curriculum

if you want to know what the college system needs:

listen to faculty! listen to their union team, who bargain with direct, ongoing input from full-time & partial-load workers

importantly: listen to contract workers pushed outside the union by college greed

for updates that deal in reality & not belligerent corporate propaganda:

follow @StandWithFac
follow @ContractFaculty
follow your union local! @OPSEU556 @opseu125 @opseulocal242 @354Local @OPSEULocal562 @local244 (+ others!)

pls be sure to attend the two province-wide information sessions CAAT-A is running ahead of the strike mandate vote

Tues Dec 7, 6:30-8pm (partial-load faculty)
Wed Dec 8, 6:30 - 8pm (all faculty)

these are great opportunities to have questions answered & build solidarity!

the CEC will undoubtedly continue their barrage of disinformation over the coming weeks...

let them know that intimidation & confrontation will get them nowhere;

that you support the hard-earned expertise of faculty in shaping a healthy, equitable college system!