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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