Bargaining Update #5

Web-posted:February 7, 2020 by President

Hi everyone, Bargaining in the new year began on Friday, January 24. This was primarily an administrative meeting in which both sides reiterated and expanded on our priorities and goals, and set an agenda for the next few meetings. As you know, our goals were and remain mental health, job security, procedural fairness, and the [ Read More ]

Bargaining Update

Web-posted:November 21, 2019 by President

Hi everyone,   This past week we had our third meeting with the University (the employer) to present several more of our proposals, and to respond to theirs. There is not much else to say regarding the substance of this meeting; we are planning to complete our proposals at our next meeting on November 29, [ Read More ]

Bargaining Update #3

Web-posted:November 13, 2019 by President

Hi everyone,   We met with the employer (representatives of the University) last Friday in our second round of bargaining. The employer submitted their responses to the proposals we presented last week on the hiring process, which included issues of qualifications, skills and abilities, seniority, coverage of required work assignments, and the question of departments [ Read More ]

Bargaining Update #2

Web-posted:November 5, 2019 by President

Hi everyone,   We met with the employer (representatives of the University) last Friday in our first official round of bargaining. We engaged in an initial discussion about a group of proposals from us and from them, in an effort to establish our position on the issues of mental health, job security, capacity for Union [ Read More ]

From the President

Web-posted:August 16, 2019 by President

Hi everyone, The fall semester is soon upon us, and so is a busy year for the Union. Our contract with the University will expire on August 31, and we are planning to enter negotiations in later September or early October. The Negotiating  Committee have produced a suite of proposals that address the issues and concerns you [ Read More ]