Bargaining: 2022-2023

The latest round of bargaining that began in June 2022 has concluded with the ratification of a new Queen’s-QUFA Collective Agreement 2022-2025. Please click here to view the new Collective Agreement.

Below you will find all the alerts and background documents relevant to this round of bargaining.

Contents

• Ratification
• Bargaining Alerts
• 2022-2023 Bargaining Team
• Job Action Committee
• Events
• Media & Communications
• Bargaining Resources
• Contact

Ratification

QUFA Members ratified the terms of the new agreement on February 27. The University Board ratified these terms on March 1.

Bargaining Alerts

2022-2023 Bargaining Team

• Leslie Jermyn: Co-Chief Negotiator; QUFA Executive Director
• Amy Kaufman: Co-Chief Negotiator; Head Law Librarian
• Gillian Akenson: QUFA Member-at-Large; Research & Instruction Librarian
• James Stotz: QUFA JCAA Co-Chair; Associate Professor of Physics
• Ayca Tomac: QUFA Term Adjunct Representative; Global Develpoment Studies and Cultural Studies
• Awet Weldemichael: Queen’s National Scholar, History
• Micheline Waring: QUFA Staff – Member Services Officer
• John Rose: QUFA Staff – Executive Assistant

Job Action Committees

Job Action Duties

QUFA’s Job Action Committee is responsible for coordinating strike pay and all expenses related to a strike, all aspects of picketing, and securing and running a strike headquarters. A well-run JAC is crucial to the success of any potential job action. In addition, sub-committees are established under the direction of the JAC to focus on the three core responsibilities noted above.  See the 2022-2023 Job Action Committees below.

Job Action Committee

Amanda Ross-White (Chair), Megan Edgelow, Elizabeth Hanson, Cella Olmstead, Sammi King, Carolyn Prouse, Scott Rutherford, Sarah Shulist, Isabelle St. Amand, Greg Wanless, Bradley Weinberg, Ayca Tomac, Melissa Houghtaling, Elizabeth Polnicky (Staff).

Procurement Subcommittee

Amanda Ross-White (Chair), Megan Edgelow, Scott Rutherford, Greg Wanless, Brad Weinberg, Melissa Houghtaling, Elizabeth Polnicky (Staff).

Finance Subcommittee

Amanda Ross-White (Chair), Valerie Bartlett (QUFA Treasurer), Ken Ko (CAUT Defence Fund), Jordan Morelli (President), Elizabeth Polnick (Staff).

Picketing Subcommittees (in-person and virtual)

Amanda Ross-White (Chair), Sammi King (Picket Captain Leader), Alyson Mahar, Rebecca Hall, Carolyn Prouse, Sarah Shulist, Michael White, Alicia Cappello, Elizabeth Polnicky (Staff).

Communications Subcommittee

Amanda Ross-White (Chair), Robert May, Jordan Morelli, Victoria Sytsma, Elizabeth Polnicky (Staff)

Events

Virtual Ratification Meeting: February 23, 2023 – 1:00-3:00. Access the Chief Negotiators’ report on the tentative agreement in the Youtube video below.

• Virtual QUFA Fall General Meeting, December 15, 2022 – 1:00-3:00
• Virtual General Members Meeting to Discuss the New Legal Framework of Bargaining, December 8, 2022 – 10 am- 12pm (click link for details)
• Virtual QUFA Q&A Session with co-Chief Negotiators and Job Action Chair. November 30, 2022 CANCELLED
• Virtual QUFA Q&A Session with co-Chief Negotiators and Job Action Chair. November 29, 2022 @ 8:00-9:00am
• Virtual QUFA Q&A Session with co-Chief Negotiators and Job Action Chair. November 28, 2022 @ 1:30-2:30pm
• Virtual QUFA Q&A Session with co-Chief Negotiators and Job Action Chair. November 24, 2022 @ 8:00-9:00am
• Virtual QUFA Q&A Session with co-Chief Negotiators and Job Action Chair. November 22, 2022 @ 8:30-9:30am
• Virtual QUFA Town Hall w/ co-Chief Negotiators and Job Action Committee. November 21, 2022 @ 4:00pm
• General Members Meeting: Bargaining Issues. October 7, 2022 @ 9-11am via Zoom
• Spring General Meeting: April 21, 2022 @ 1:00pm.
• Adjunct Town Hall: April 11, 2022 @ 3:30pm.
• General Membership Town Hall. March 22, 2022 @ 3:30pm.

Media & Communications

• Investing in Faculty is money well spent. Queen’s Journal. Feb. 3, 2023.
• Queen’s Faculty Association to potentially strike at end of February. Queen’s Journal. Jan. 31, 2023.
• Contract talks between Queen’s University and Faculty head to conciliation. Kingstonist. Jan. 16, 2023.
• Message from QUFA President to QUFA Membership re: Strike Vote Results. Via email. Dec. 21, 2022.
• Faculty union awaits conciliation amid “disrespectful” negotiations with Queen’s. YGK News. Dec. 16, 2022.
• Letter from QUFA President to QUFA Membership. Dec. 13, 2022
• Open Letter from QUFA President to the Provost. Dec. 9, 2022
• Bargaining talks moving slowly between Queen’s University, Faculty. Global News. Oct. 27, 2022.

Bargaining Resources

• QUFA Bargaining Protocol (Section 3 of QUFA Policies & Protocols)
• Bargaining Mandate
• EDII Committee Report
• QUFA Finance/Budget Review Committee Reports
• Adjunct Advocacy Committee Report
• Glossary of Bargaining Terms

Contact

Please email qufa@queensu.ca with any questions.