Dear Colleagues, It is with disappointment that I respond to the Board Negotiating Team’s decision to file for formal mediation with the Alberta Labour Relations Board. We did not ask for this. And we know you want a fair agreement sooner rather than later. I am going to explain below why this is an escalation, why […]
Regarding the Board’s Negotiating Team Filing for Formal Mediation Read More »
December 6th marks the 36th Anniversary of the murder 14 women at the Polytechnique Montréal. Canada has marked this date as a day of remembrance and action on violence against women. While there have been numerous campaigns to address gender-based violence, the incidence of gender-based violence remains unchecked and has worsened since the CoVid-19 pandemic.
ULFA Statement for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Read More »
On November 14, 2025, the Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their thirty-third bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). One ULFA member attended as an observer. The focus of the session was the ULFA team’s presentation of proposals responding to the proposal package and supplementary documents tabled by the Board team
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining November 14, 2025 Read More »
November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, first observed on this day in 1999 to memorialize Rita Hester and Chenelle Pickett, both transgender African American women who were murdered in Boston in the 1990s. Transgender people continue to be subjected to some of the highest rates of sexual harassment and violence in Canada and
ULFA Statement for the Transgender Day of Remembrance Read More »
The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their thirty-second bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on the afternoon of October 24, 2025. Eight ULFA members attended as observers. Part 4 is the last in a series on the full proposal package and supplementary documents tabled by the Board team on October
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining October 24, 2025: Part 4 Read More »
The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their thirty-second bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on the afternoon of October 24, 2025. Eight ULFA members attended as observers. This is the third in a series of posts on the full proposal package and supplementary documents tabled by the Board team at
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining October 24, 2025: Part 3 Read More »
Join ULFA members as they wear Red for Ed, every Thursday from now on. At a special general meeting last week, ULFA members voted unanimously to support Alberta’s teachers in the conflict with the provincial government by wearing red clothing to work every Thursday beginning November 6. In doing so, we will be joining other unions,
The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) is seeking to hire an Organizing & Member Engagement Officer. The successful applicant will support efforts to empower members by building networks, engaging under-represented segments of the academic staff and organizing around bargaining, governance, and workplace issues. ULFA is the exclusive bargaining agent for 600 academic staff members at the University of Lethbridge. We exist
ULFA is Hiring – Organizing & Member Engagement Officer Read More »
The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their thirty-second bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on the afternoon of October 24, 2025. Eight ULFA members attended as observers. This is the second in a series on the full proposal package and supplementary documents tabled by the Board team at that session.
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining October 24, 2025: Part 2 Read More »
The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their thirty-second bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on the afternoon of October 24, 2025. Eight ULFA members attended as observers. In this session the Board team presented a full package of proposals, including their opening salary offer, and opened items not already provisionally
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining October 24, 2025: Part 1 Read More »
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