In 2008 the provincial government amended the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act to permit part-time community college teachers and support staff to organize. This was a great victory for thousands of college workers who, for decades, had been legally denied the right to join a union and participate in collective bargaining.

But the victory proved short lived and nearly impossible to implement. Despite the fact that OPSEU has successfully signed up more than 9,000 part-timers sincethe CCBA was amended, the Colleges have used every tool at their disposal to block the counting of ballots.

Are you an artist working or interested in working in schools or community settings?
Would you like to enhance your arts education skills?

The Royal Conservatory, with the support of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), will once again offer the Artist-Educator Foundations course for artists who are already engaged in arts education and for people who would like to learn more about arts education.