The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth sessions toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on June 24 and 25, 2025. At different times over the two sessions, a total of five ULFA members attended as observers. The June 24 session began with a brief discussion of recently exchanged lists […]
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With an ESA in place, the process of reaching a new collective agreement has additional avenues that can be pursued. These include formal mediation, as well as, strike and lockout. The Board and ULFA were able to agree on several improvements compared to our last ESA. These include expanding the categories of academic staff performing
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The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their twenty-sixth session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on May 26, 2025. One ULFA team member was unable to attend due to family considerations, and another left early due to a scheduling conflict. Three ULFA Members attended the session as observers. Once again, the parties prepared and
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On May 20, 2025, ULFA hosted its eleventh Bargaining Town Hall in this round of negotiations toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). The ULFA negotiating team recapped progress made to date and touched on some noteworthy developments in the provincial bargaining context. Most of the items opened one year ago by the ULFA
The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their twenty-fifth session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on May 5, 2025. Once again, the parties prepared and exchanged written proposals before the meeting to promote efficient use of the half-day session. The Board team’s proposals and rationale addressed Articles 3, 4, 10, 11 and Schedule T. The ULFA team’s
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The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their twenty-fourth session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on April 24, 2025. To promote efficient use of this half-day session, the parties prepared and exchanged written proposals two days in advance. The Board team’s proposal and rationale addressed Article 32 (leaves of absence). The ULFA
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The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their twenty-second and twenty-third bargaining sessions toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on April 2 and 4, 2025. On April 2, the Board team presented proposals on Articles 9 (Grievance), 23 (Performance Evaluation), and 24 (Merit Awards). For Article 23, the Board team re-tabled its July
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The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their twentieth and twenty-first bargaining sessions toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on March 19 and 21, 2025. Three ULFA members attended parts of these sessions as observers, two on the 19th and one on the 21st. Teaching and other obligations required two ULFA negotiating team
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On February 26th and 28th, 2025, ULFA hosted its ninth and tenth Bargaining Town Halls in the current round of negotiations toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). Both town halls provided an update on the overall progress of bargaining to date. Members of the ULFA negotiating team reviewed the progress of negotiations in
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The ULFA Executive has joined unions from across Alberta in signing the Common Front Alberta Solidarity Pact. This pact commits ULFA to supporting unions against any attacks by the government preventing the right to strike. We are committed to standing in solidarity with organized labour, and know the value of this support from our own
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