Bargaining Updates
Bargaining Town Hall – How bad is it?
A Town Hall on the current status of Bargaining was held on October 26th. Prepared remarks were provided by Locke Spencer lead negotiator off the ULFA Negotiation team. Following prepared remarks there was time for open questions and general discussion. A summary of the areas discussed is presented below.
Collective Bargaining and Mediation
As was communicated by the Administration via email earlier today, the lead negotiator for the Board’s negotiating team has filed a request with the Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) for informal mediation. This request was dated two days ago.
Bargaining Update October 19, 2021
The session consisted of a Board presentation on Article 28 (Intellectual Property), an ULFA presentation on Article 5 (Recognition), a discussion on accompaniment, a discussion clarifying which side of the negotiation table articles reside on, and a Board presentation on Article 9 (Personal Files). The ULFA and Board negotiation teams have reached agreement on Article 28.
Bargaining Update October 18, 2021
The session consisted of a Board presentation of some of the costs associated with the ULFA proposed Schedule B (Benefits), an ULFA presentation on Article YY (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion), Board presentations on Article 28 (Intellectual Property) and Article 17 (Personnel Committees), and an ULFA presentation on Article 25 (Financial Emergency).
Bargaining Update October 7, 2021
On September 27, representatives of the Board and ULFA negotiation teams held their twelfth bargaining session since the exchange of full proposals on January 18, 2021.
Economic impact of the University of Lethbridge on the Community
This post provides a discussion on the value of our University and ULFA members within the community, to provide background for positions on compensation that are likely to be a crucial piece of our negotiations this semester. This post is a continuation of the information presented on Cost of Living Adjustments and Schedule A.
COLA and Schedule A
This post provides background for positions on compensation that are likely to be a crucial piece of our negotiations this semester. The first plot demonstrates the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for the U of L since 2013, compared with the Alberta Consumer Price Index (Feb. year over year as was used in previous Collective Agreements).
Bargaining Update September 27, 2021
On September 20, representatives of the Board and ULFA negotiation teams held their eleventh bargaining session since the exchange of full proposals on January 18, 2021.
ESA Update Sept 8, 2021
Normally this is a cooperative venture since both sides have similar interests in reducing public harm from job actions.
Fall Welcome Back Bargaining Update
This post serves as a summary of our current status, and an update on what has taken place since our scheduled negotiation sessions on Aug. 9th and 12th were cancelled by the Board negotiation team.
Bargaining Update August 10, 2021
ULFA was recently notified that Dr. Kelly Williams-Whitt, who assumed the role of Chair of the Board Negotiating Team on July 1st replacing Dr. Chris Nicol, is leaving the University of Lethbridge and will therefore also be leaving the Board Negotiating Team.
Bargaining and Job Action Town Hall — Where are we at and what can we do?
A Town Hall on the current status of Bargaining and the ULFA Job Action Committee (JAC) structure was held on June 23rd.
