It has been 19 days since the Board of Governors’ negotiating team has been at the bargaining table. During this time ULFA has issued several unconditional invitations to begin negotiations, all of which have been refused.
In recent statements to the press and on their blog, however, the Board claims otherwise.
This is the real story. With references.
Gaslighting 101: What it really means to meet at the table Read More »
ULFA Members are not required to be on the picket lines today (Tuesday, February 22nd) due to the extremely cold weather. A groups of Members will be voluntarily picketing the south entrance of the Main Campus from 12pm-1pm today for those who wish to join them. Please note ULFA’s Cold Weather Picketing Guidelines. If you
It is no secret that we are still in the midst of another erratic winter in Southern Alberta where weather conditions can change on a dime from extremely mild to terribly cold in the matter of a few hours. Therefore to ensure that everyone on the picket line is well-prepared for the colder days, our
What is the university? This might seem like a silly question, but it is not. The university is the sum of its students, faculty, and staff. When functioning properly it is a “community of scholars.” Don’t be fooled by the administration’s implication that they are “the university” as they often relay in their correspondence with
Dear Members, You may have seen on Social Media or the Administration’s bargaining blog today that the Board has filed an Unfair Labour Practice complaint against ULFA. This is in keeping with the “hardball” tactics we have seen from the Board side throughout these negotiations and, as we emphasised in town halls this week, is
Dear Colleagues, As promised, I am attaching two model texts that you can use for out-of-office replies or to let partners know about your alternate email address and the reason why they need to begin using it immediately. During the Question and Answer sessions we held yesterday, I received several questions about whether forwarding your
Dear Colleagues You will have seen an unsigned announcement yesterday evening indicating that the Board intends to lockout Members from access to email and other online services should Job Action occur. This is a reckless decision, both because it will damage the long-term reputation and standing of our University and because cutting off online services
Board lockout of email/research: What you need to do immediately Read More »
Graduate workers at the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, and University of Lethbridge, representing approximately 6,500 members, stand in solidarity with the Concordia University of Edmonton Faculty Association (CUEFA). We applaud the actions of CUEFA to negotiate for long overdue items in order to bring parity to sector norms.
We strongly believe that an injury to one is an injury to all. The issues that impact CUEFA – low pay, high workload, and stressful bargaining – impact unions across the post-secondary education sector in Alberta.
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