On December 11, 2025, the Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their thirty-fourth bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). At different times during this half-day session, three ULFA members attended as observers. The parties discussed a proposal package presented by the Board team in response to the proposal package presented by […]
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining December 11, 2025 Read More »
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
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The lead negotiator for the Board’s negotiating team has filed a request with the Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) for formal mediation. This request was dated Nov. 27, 2025. The ULFA team was informed of this request at 10:30 on Nov. 27, 2025, approximately 3.5 hours before the campus community was informed by email. The
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 »
On November 6, 2025, ULFA hosted its fifteenth Bargaining Town Hall in this round of negotiations toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). Two sessions were offered, one in the morning and another in the evening, in an effort to increase opportunities for ULFA membership to attend. The main purpose of the Town Hall
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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
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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
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ULFA hosted its fourteenth Bargaining Town Hall on October 15 and 16, 2025 for this round of negotiations toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). The ULFA negotiating team began each Town Hall session with a brief recap of the bargaining process that started more than 470 days ago and so far has involved
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