FAQ Category: Canada Wide Labour Relations Blog

AUPE files bad faith bargaining complaint against Special Areas Board – 2020-01-07

[AUPE, Jan 7]     After nearly two years of delays, Alberta’s Special Areas Board has come back to the table and substantially rolled back their proposal from September of 2019. In our last proposal, your negotiations team merely asked for what they were offering then (in… Continue Reading “AUPE files bad faith bargaining complaint against Special Areas Board – 2020-01-07”

Dalhousie University, faculty reach tentative deal on new contract – 2020-01-09

[Chronicle Herald, Jan 9]     A labour disruption appears to have been averted at Nova Scotia’s largest university. Bargaining teams for Dalhousie University in Halifax and its faculty reached a tentative contract agreement Friday after meeting with a government conciliator. The university and the Dalhousie Faculty… Continue Reading “Dalhousie University, faculty reach tentative deal on new contract – 2020-01-09”

Collective bargaining between York and CUPE 3903 continues into the new year – 2020-01-12

York and CUPE 3903 — the trade union representing contract faculty — teaching assistants, graduate assistants, and part-time librarians and archivists at York, have agreed to meet again starting January 22, resuming talks on the renewal of collective agreements put forward in 2018.  Yanni… Continue Reading “Collective bargaining between York and CUPE 3903 continues into the new year – 2020-01-12”

AUPE BArgaining Update – 2020-01-08

Questions Answered in the AUPE Bargaining update online Read the Bargaining Update here. 1. What proposals have the union and employer made so far? 2. What is our position on the employer’s proposed rollbacks? 3. How many years will our next contract be in place for? 4.… Continue Reading “AUPE BArgaining Update – 2020-01-08”

Alberta introduces labour legislation that reverses several worker protections put in place by NDP – 2020-11-18

Alberta introduces labour legislation that reverses several worker protections put in place by NDP  [Edmonton Journal]     Bill 47, the Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, would remove a legal requirement of employers to reinstate an injured worker, bring back a cap on maximum insurable… Continue Reading “Alberta introduces labour legislation that reverses several worker protections put in place by NDP – 2020-11-18”