Thread by @bryinlyin

well, the CEC has gone and played the last, crumpled, worthless card in their bag of union-busting tricks: a forced offer vote

surprising absolutely no one, it's empty of compromise, self-satisfied in all the wrong ways, & extremely dangerous to faculty, students, & colleges

some colleges have already sent the "offer of settlement" to their employees (clotting up institutional channels as usual, as if management's communiques are simply statements of fact and not CEC propaganda)

if you haven't seen it:

collegeemployercouncil.ca/en/bargaining/…

perhaps the most important thing to state up front is that this is neither an OFFER nor a SETTLEMENT

it is an ESCALATION of the unilateral Terms & Conditions imposed in december; the final blitz of the CEC's attempts to bypass CAAT-A, fair bargaining, & faculty labor rights

i'm sure @StandWithFac & other CAAT-A leaders & experts will be releasing detailed guidance & direction shortly -- please stand by for these critical interventions & to build solidarity against management's incessant bullying

@StandWithFac based on my own initial reading, there is little-to-nothing in the so-called offer that differs from the CEC's current, untenable, intimidating position -- they themselves note that most of their "compromises" are simply the terms they railroaded into effect on dec 13

NONE of the key issues CAAT-A has fought for clarity & improvement on show up:

-better consent practices for curriculum reuse
-more security for partial load faculty
-meaningful accountability structures re: anti-Indigenous violence
-workload considerations re: online teaching

instead, the CEC leans into:

-semantic, non-binding changes in contract language around diversity/equity
-empty gestures at Indigenous leadership
-minuscule & deeply inadequate "improvements" for part-time workers
-promises of "expert panels" with no explicit mandate or outcome

in other words, the same shitty deal they've been proffering all along

the CEC desperately wants you to believe that this is something new, better, & more reasonable than before

but it's not. & it simply adds insult to the injury they've already inflicted on faculty & students

imo, the best way to remind the CEC that their toxic agenda will never find purchase with faculty A is a resounding NO vote

CAAT-A has worked tirelessly to offer fair compromises to management while preserving dignity, support, & explicit recourse for college workers

NONE of this had to go this way, but graham lloyd and his team of bulldogs have refused & refused & refused to budge

it doesn't matter how much legalese & civility they try to couch their BS in; the problems with their agenda are plain for anyone who actually listens

faculty, students, & community supporters have affirmed loudly & clearly that they (we!) want a college system that puts PEOPLE -- NOT corporate growth or insidious "efficiencies" -- first

the CEC is peddling a doomed vision of post-secondary education. this has to stop!

i'm sure it's no coincidence that this last, heartless gambit comes on the heels of OPSEU filing a formal complaint with the OLRB regarding management's misuse of college communication channels to spread anti-union messaging

the CEC is trying to force a conclusion before the extent of their meddling is more public; before even more people impacted by their agenda recognize their bad-faith practices for what they are

bullies to the end, i guess. but it'll be their undoing

one silver lining to this unnecessarily protracted & harmful process (thanks, management!) is that a strong NO vote against the CEC's offer may pressure them, at long last, back to the binding arbitration (NOT "final offer" arbitration) CAAT-A proposed last year