PSAC Local 902 Organizing Conference on February 10th

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PSAC are planning a conference on Saturday, February 10th as part of the organizing drive to support the campus organizers. The conference aims to provide an overview of the big themes and skills needed to unionize the workplace. We also want to connect student workers to organizing and social movements that are happening in the broader communities. 

If you are able to spread the word and share it with your network to anyone who may be interested, that would be greatly appreciated! Here are some links below: 

Conference registration: 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/organizing-conference-tickets-789240428367

Campaign: https://www.unionizewlu.ca/


Federal Government Institutes Cap on International Students

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In case you missed it the Liberal Federal Government has put into place a cap on the number of international student visas they will allow. They are also going to control what parts of the country visa students are allowed to study in.

For more information go to: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-student-visas-1.7092512

Karen Littlewood , president of OSSTF/FEESO has spoken out about this cap and the impact it will have on post-secondary institutions and students. In addition OSSTF/FEESO has put out a statement in response.

  1. The link to President, Karen Littlewood’s radio interview this morning with 900 CHML (Hamilton) on underfunding in the post-secondary sector (starts around 13:50 mark): https://twitter.com/AM900CHML/status/1749822661297930345
  1. A link to the media release OSSTF/FEESO published yesterday (see attachments) in response to the announcement: https://www.osstf.on.ca/news/cap-on-international-students-exposes-ford-government-underfunding-of-universities.aspx
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More or Less: Its All Being Done With Less. Or Is It?

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Deficits and budget cuts are a systemic problem across the post-secondary sector across all of Ontario. We are all being forced to do more with less, or in our case less with less. The Ford government is doing everything it can to privatize not only our healthcare system but also education.

We can no longer sit back and think that Ford’s policies are someone else’s problem. While the next provincial election is a long way off this should not mean that we do not call out our local MPPs. This is a call to action; to stand against those are seeking to dismantle public education.

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/it-s-simply-at-a-breaking-point-universities-warn-of-dark-days-ahead-and-call-for-end-of-tuition-freeze-1.6722240

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/deficit-is-an-acute-problem-queen-s-university-eyes-drastic-cutbacks-addresses-students-1.6722358

 Number of Ontario hospital emergency closures soars to new record: Health Coalition demands Ford government finally take action

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 A new report, Unprecedented and Worsening: Ontario’s Local Hospital Closures 2023 released by the Ontario Health Coalition at Queen’s Park this morning, paints a stark picture of a health care system that has tipped into collapse.

Happy Holidays from OSSTF/FEESO

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Should you opt out of Direct Compensation Property Damage coverage?

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Soon, Ontario drivers will have a new option to restrict coverage in the event of a collision—the option not to claim damages.

In December 2022, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) announced that Ontario Policy Change Form (OPCF) 49 will give drivers the choice to opt out of Direct Compensation Property Damage (DCPD) coverage.

Under OPCF 49, you can agree not to be compensated by your insurance company or anyone else, including anyone at fault for causing the damage or their insurance company. But what does that mean?

Read more at www.otip.com/article173. #OTIPUpdate

Ontario Universities Facing Insolvency Due to Doug Ford’s cuts

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Multiple new reports about the state of Ontario’s universities are calling for more funding from the provincial government, citing cuts under Premier Doug Ford that are pushing some institutions toward insolvency

https://www.blogto.com/city/2023/12/ontario-universities-facing-insolvency-doug-ford-cuts/

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After years of work, Ontario faculty say major victory achieved on protecting public universities

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Some possible protection given our current financial situation.

After years of work, Ontario faculty say major victory achieved on protecting public universities

The University of Waterloo is projecting a $15-million deficit this year. Here’s how it happened, and what can be done.

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We are not trying to say that misery loves company but sometimes it’s good to know we are not alone.

https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/the-university-of-waterloo-is-projecting-a-15-million-deficit-this-year-here-s-how/article_5c671382-4802-5690-9129-195d1130801d.html

Blue-Ribbon report recommendations not enough for Ontario universities to achieve excellence

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The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) says the government’s Blue-Ribbon Panel’s recommendations fall far short of what is required to even adequately fund Ontario’s world-class public universities. https://ocufa.on.ca/press-releases/blue-ribbon-report-recommendations-not-enough-for-ontario-universities-to-achieve-excellence/

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