Notice is given to all Members of the University of Victoria Faculty Association (the “Association”) of the Ordinary General Meeting to be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 1:30 PM in RM C128, David Strong Building.
Faculty Association Members turnout in highest numbers yet, 80% to vote YES to ratify first Collective Agreement on June 5, 2015. Electronic polls closed after a week of online voting.
The first of a series of discussions on Bargaining took place on Friday, October 17, with Chief Negotiator Richard Pickard introducing the current bargaining procedures, principles and context, and some elements of each side’s initial proposals. He noted that the two sides appear to be coming from different starting points, as the FA relies on the current Framework Agreement as a starting point, since it grew out of many years of past negotiations, while the Administration is starting from the University Act…