👉An open letter from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) addressed to Ontario’s college presidents asks them to agree to voluntary binding arbitration. The letter says doing so will “save the school year” and avoid a strike. It asks the College Employer Council (CEC) to agree to the arbitration. The staff that could strike by Friday include professors, instructors, librarians and counsellors. If its demands are not met, OPSEU says 16,000 staff at Ontario colleges will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. this Friday, March 18. The potential escalation comes after faculty staff across Ontario rejected a final offer from CEC on Feb. 17, the open letter says. Binding interest arbitration involves both sides asking a neutral arbitrator to resolve a dispute. The arbitrator works to build a comprise from two contrasting proposals in order to avoid strike action.✅ . . #opseu #savetheschoolyear #malayalisnearme #collegeemployercouncil #canada #dailynews #dailynewscanada #cec