To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

We are pleased to announce that 杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA), representing more than 970 professors, instructors and librarians, have ratified a new collective agreement. The new collective agreement is retroactive to May 1, 2021 and will be in place until April 30, 2024.

The agreement provides one percent per annum across-the-board salary increases (including Career Development Increases) in line with Bill 124.

Some additional highlights of the agreement include:

• Agreement in principle to create an Instructor IV rank with details to be worked out by a Joint Parity committee.
• Travel and conference grants for second and subsequent sabbaticals.
• Three additional research days for librarians.
• Creation of a special research fund to support members of equity-seeking groups and to fund research that advances diversity.
• Modifications to the administration of teaching evaluations implemented during the pandemic extended until December 31, 2021.
• A Joint Committee on Employment Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and a Gender Pay Study.

We would like to thank all members of the bargaining teams for their hard work and extend a special thanks to the two chief negotiators, Chantal Dion (CUASA) and Lorraine Dyke (杏吧原创), for their leadership during the bargaining process.

Sincerely,

Angelo Mingarelli
President, CUASA

Jerry Tomberlin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

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To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

We are pleased to announce that 杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA), representing more than 970 professors, instructors and librarians, have reached a tentative collective agreement on July 5, 2021.

Details of the settlement will be released after a ratification vote by members of the bargaining unit and the university鈥檚 Board of Governors.

Chantal Dion
Chief Negotiator, CUASA

Lorraine Dyke
Deputy Provost
Chief Negotiator, 杏吧原创 University

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杏吧原创 has signed Memoranda of Agreement with both the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) and CUPE 4600 Unit 2 that outline exceptional financial measures that will be made available for members of both academic unions. The measures provide financial support for members who may have incurred additional expenses during the transition to alternative modes of course delivery due to COVID-19.

Both MOAs have been agreed to without prejudice and without precedent to any position the parties may take in other future or similar proceedings.

Memorandum of Agreement with CUASA

杏吧原创 will make a one-time deposit of $200 into the Professional Expense Reimbursement fund for each CUASA member by July 15, 2020 for eligible one-time expenses incurred as a result of implementing alternative modes of delivery required due to COVID-19.

Memorandum of Agreement with CUPE 4600 Unit 2

杏吧原创 will provide a payment of $125,000 to the Professional Development Fund for impacted and eligible employees to access for reimbursement of qualified expenses incurred related to teaching remotely (such as webcams, headsets, microphones, etc.) due to COVID-19. For Winter, Summer and Fall 2020 terms, the maximum reimbursement allowable under the Professional Development Fund will temporarily be increased from $900 to $1,100.

If you have questions about the details of these MOAs, please contact Amy Wyse, Director, Labour Relations (Academic) at amywyse@cunet.carleton.ca.

We would like to thank our colleagues in both academic unions for their collegiality in agreeing to these measures.

Sincerely,

Jerry Tomberlin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Lorraine Dyke
Deputy Provost (Academic Operations and Planning)

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To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

A renewed collective agreement between 杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) was signed by both parties on Feb. 7, 2019.

CUASA represents 913 professors, instructors and librarians.

A tentative collective agreement was reached on May 27, 2018 and was ratified by 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Board of Governors and 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association members in June 2018.

The four-year collective agreement covers the period of May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2021.

We wish to thank all the members of both bargaining teams for their hard work throughout this important process and look forward to continuing our positive working relationship.

Root Gorelick
President
杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association

Jerry Tomberlin
Interim Provost & Vice-President (Academic)

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杏吧原创 University and 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association acknowledge and respect the Algonquin people, traditional custodians of the land on which the 杏吧原创 University campus is situated and where our collective agreement was bargained.

On October 12, 2018, President Benoit-Antoine Bacon announced 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 commitment to revitalize the University鈥檚 Strategic Indigenous Initiatives and strengthen its relationships with First Nations, M茅tis and Inuit communities, in keeping with the spirit of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

杏吧原创 University and 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) are honoured to work in partnership toward the goal of recruiting ten additional Indigenous tenure-track faculty members over the next two years.

A strong and inspiring complement of Indigenous faculty members will bring invaluable Indigenous knowledge, research, ways of knowing, and perspectives to the 杏吧原创 community across a diversity of disciplines, schools, and departments. Our faculty will better reflect the experiences and cultures of our student body and the population at-large, thus enhancing and enriching mentorship of students and fostering valuable new community partnerships.

The University and the Association are proud to collaborate on this initiative to deepen the quality and diversity of scholarship in our institution.

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June 21, 2018

To all Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Board of Governors have unanimously approved a new, four-year collective agreement with the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association.

The agreement provides a two per cent scale increase in each year of the agreement, retroactively to May 1, 2017.

Some highlights from the agreement include:

• An adjustment to base salaries for professors, librarians and instructors;
• Improvements to benefits plans effective September 1, 2018;
• A new Letter of Understanding on pensions including facilitated discussions on CUASA鈥檚 participation in the Joint Pension Review Committee;
• A new Letter of Understanding to hire an independent expert investigator to report on gender pay issues;
• A pilot study for a new student questionnaire to evaluate teaching and a committee to review the use of teaching dossiers in the evaluation of teaching.

Jerry Tomberlin
Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

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May 27, 2018

To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

杏吧原创 University and the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association representing 913 professors, instructors and librarians reached a tentative collective agreement on May 27, 2018.

Details of the settlement will be released after a ratification vote by members of the bargaining unit and the university鈥檚 Board of Governors.

Chantal Dion
Chief Negotiator, CUASA

Wayne Jones
Chief Negotiator, 杏吧原创 University

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