The following letter, circulated to the Board, Present Jayas, VP Academic Helstein, and members of the University community, summarizes some of the concerns ULFA Executive and the GSA have with the creation of the University of Lethbridge Business Corporation and the development plans for the south campus.
Dear Members, On March 19th, 2024, representatives of the ULFA Executive and UofL Board met for a regularly scheduled ‘Article 7’ meeting. These are quarterly (or more frequent by mutual agreement) meetings of the two parties to discuss high level topics not directly related to grievances or other day- to- day labour- relations matters. While …
Dear Members, In the 2020-2024 round of bargaining, the government directives for almost every public sector table included a potential 0.5% COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) increase dependent on a ‘Gain Sharing Formula.’ Essentially, if the average of private forecasts for Alberta’s Real GDP for 2023 were at or above 2.7%, an additional 0.5% would …
On March 28, 2024, the ULFA Negotiating Team and Executive issued notice to commence bargaining to the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors. This notice follows ratification of ULFA’s bargaining mandate at our Fall General Meeting in Dec. 2023 and extensive discussion and consultation with ULFA membership and committees, including the Bargaining Resource Committee. Information on the public sector …
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Dear Colleagues, As most Members will be aware, there has been considerable and harmful controversy on campus in the past week concerning a guest lecture. Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression are implicated in any difficult speech on campus. In this context, ULFA would like to highlight some of the things Members using their Academic …
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ULFA invites U of L students and parents to attend our second Q&A webinar. When: Wednesday March 2nd: 7pmTopic: The current state of negotiations and Questions and Answers We will provide updates on the current bargaining situation and can address questions you might have about the strike and its implications. Register in advance:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IXGwV3__RqWhrVZCIkOSqAAfter registering, you will receive …
The Academic Staff Collective Agreement between ULFA and the Board of Governors contains several types of leave provisions for continuing Members. These provisions are all contained in article 33, “Leaves of Absence, excluding Sessional Lecturers.”
ULFA is pleased to announce that we have signed another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Board of Governors. This most recent MOU concerns the use of confidentiality agreements, both those that had been introduced earlier this year to all Members as well as supplemental confidentiality agreements that are often used on various committees and for department chairs. We received many concerned communications from our membership about these agreements, and we subsequently grieved their use.
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