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I am a partial load faculty at a College in Ontario I have had continuous employment (3 semesters per year) and my union has failed to negotiate severance for an entire class of employees . . . 50 years and still no semblance of job security or seniority. How can I work almost 2 decades and be left with no notice or severance. Can we bring a class action against our union for not representing our interests fairly? I feel like I was hit by a brick, my job has not disappeared with these cuts they are just finding a way to do it cheaper. It does not appear to be in good faith or in the best interest of education when they take qualified and excellent faculty out of their positions in favour of lesser qualified individuals. It's unconscionable that a whole class of employees have no voice.

If I’m on the fence about resigning, can a company legally ask me or give me a timeline on when I must let them know when I plan to resign?

My daughter is still on a mental health leave due to work conditions (again, WSIB is involved). The CEO has removed her photo from the library website (without consent and no communication regarding this) and has replaced her photo with a co-workers stating (interim) under that employee's photo. They are also going to be taking a new group photo. Please correct me if I'm wrong, I read that in Canada an employer cannot remove an employees photo without consent from the employee. Is this correct?

The current company I work for will subcontract the engineering services that have been done in-house in the last 24 years. As a result, the engineering team will be dismantled and offered the option to be transferred/hired by the subcontracting company with the same salary as at the current company. Can such offer be refused and considered constructive dismissal? If yes, can the severance due be paid in a lump sum or its format it is always at the employer discretion ? Thank you.

Between a work contract setting out your position, date and time of work and a union collective agreement (came on 2 years after I was hired), which takes precedent? My company is trying to change my position title, days and time because of the union agreement. I wonder if my employment contract is still active.