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-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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ULFA struck a Consecutive Term Appointments Working Group with the Board of Governors as a result of the 2022 round of negotiations. We – Rebekah Eckert (Academic Writing) and Jenny Burke (Biology) – served as ULFA’s representatives on the Working Group. Kerry Godfrey (Dean, Dhillon School of Business) and Cathy Kanashiro (Associate Vice-President, Finance) served
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Members of the Campus Labour Council of the University of Lethbridge have signed onto an open letter regarding a situation facing graduate student union representation at the U of C. The letter expresses concern over what seems to be an erosion of fair governance, democratic practices, and employer interference in trade union activities.
Chris Burton sent a letter to the President of York University regarding the suspension of many undergraduate programs.
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.
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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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February is Black History Month in Canada and across the world. The theme for 2025 is “Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations.” At a time when long-overdue equity initiatives are already coming under direct threat from various quarters, including within the post-secondary sector, it is essential to celebrate our diversity, to
On January 24, 2025, the ULFA negotiation team contacted the Board’s negotiation team to see if sufficient proposals (Articles) were available for the scheduled January 29 and 31 negotiation sessions. The two teams mutually agreed to cancel these bargaining dates and use the time to instead continue developing proposals. The Board had previously cancelled the
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The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their eighteenth and nineteenth bargaining sessions toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on January 20 and 22, 2025. Two ULFA members attended as observers, one on each of the two days. Teaching obligations required two ULFA negotiating team members to be absent for a portion of
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