After months of unproductive conversation with the College Employer Council (CEC), the faculty’s union, OPSEU-O, has confirmed that a strike mandate vote will be taking place on December 9, 10 and 11. The vote will follow the CEC’s refusal to participate in binding interest arbitration, which would allow an arbitrator to review proposals offered by…
Illustration by Katie Doyle The pandemic has made the Canadian education experience not what it appeared. Amidst the chaos of the pandemic and the uncertainty that came with it, I applied for George Brown College. After three months of waiting, I received my offer letter in April of this year. After my acceptance came paying…
Illustration by Katie Doyle Voting for the Fall 2021 SAGBC Elections began on December 1 without any candidates running for offices of director of communications and internal and director of operations, its two highest executive positions. Additionally, no candidates were put forward for the role of preparatory and liberal studies centre representative. The Dialog is…
Illustration by Katie Doyle It has been over one year since Robby Thompson, a former board member on the Student Association of George Brown College, raised concerns over the inability of students to display their name and pronouns on student systems such as Blackboard to avoid misgendering. Despite creating a comprehensive action plan to tackle…
The Fall 2021 Elections of the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) is set to go ahead without any candidates running for offices of director of communications and internal and director of operations, its two highest executive positions. Despite extending the nomination period with the aim of finding candidates for these top two offices,…
Photo courtesy of De Beers Group Almost two years after graduating from George Brown College’s Jewelry Arts program, designers Virginia Muralt and Valerie Lamiel reflected on their recognition as finalists at this year’s De Beers Groups Designers Initiative Shining Light Awards as an emotional moment. The Shining Light Awards is an initiative held by the…
A Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) representative helped pass a motion at the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) National General Meeting last week which will see the CFS sign the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Accord. The pledge will see the CFS commit to the 17 SDGs, which encompass issues such as…
The CAAT-A bargaining team, which represents college faculty, has issued a strike vote in response to the employer’s request to the conciliator for a “no board” report. The report is meant to indicate that conciliation has failed. According to a recent statement released by the union, filing such a report could potentially allow the CEC to “unilaterally impose…
Negotiations between college faculty and the College Employer Council (CEC) broke down today, according to reports from both the CEC and the union. In a statement posted on their website, the CEC says they have asked for a No Board report, which typically foreshadows a strike or lockout. The CEC team’s request today for the Conciliator…
Image provided by GBC George Brown College bolstered its ongoing work in promoting racial equity on Wednesday by joining a Canada-wide alliance of educational institutions in their fight against anti-Black racism by signing the Scarborough Charter. GBC President Dr. Gervan Fearon signed the charter via a virtual signing event held on November 18 to join…
DigiFest, a design conference hosted annually at George Brown College, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the theme “Phygital- The Physical and Digital places that connect us”. DigiFest has been organized by the School of Design at GBC. This year’s DigiFest will be a one-day virtual event tomorrow November 19th, broadcasted on DigiFest’s official YouTube…
The Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) announced today that it has extended the nomination period for three of its positions, including the organization’s two most highest-profile positions, until later this week. In a letter signed by the chief returning office Charles Wilson, the SAGBC said the number of nominations “is less than the…
