OPSEU is demanding a copy of the investigator’s report on the workplace culture at Canadore.

The union says the investigator, who was hired almost a year ago in the wake of a human rights complaint by a former employee, is slated to deliver her findings on Friday.

“It’s time to get serious about healing Canadore’s workplace culture,” OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas wrote to board chair Bob Nicholls. “The first step is ensuring that the workers and their union see the investigator’s complete report. We will not stop demanding it until we get it.”

In a release, the union says dozens of workers, students, and community members offered testimony, including more than 50 OPSEU members.

“It was terrifying for them to speak out because there’s such a poisonous culture of intimidation and reprisal at Canadore,” said Thomas. “But they testified anyway because they love their work and they care deeply about the quality of education they offer the students.”

When contacted for comment, Canadore issued the following statement:

“Canadore College received the letter from Warren (Smokey) Thomas and has responded to it. It is not Canadore’s practice to share publicly correspondence addressed to the president or board chair.”

 

(File photo by station staff)

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