Bargaining Bulletin 9

Posted January 14, 2013:  In recent days the Administration’s response to our last package of proposals has concentrated solely on our salary demands. In  Bargaining Bulletin 9 we have provided the rationale for our salary adjustment and corrected some of the Administration’s misinformation. This Bulletin is based on a careful study by our Financial Oversight Committee and was presented […]

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Strike FAQs for AUT Members

Posted January 10, 2013: Please read these four FAQs which should answer your questions about strike procedures. 1  Preparing for a Strike 2  Strike Pay and Benefits 3 Strikes, Research, and Scholarly Activity 4 How does the strike work

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PRESS RELEASE: Academic staff at St. Francis Xavier University remain committed to a deal at the table

(Antigonish-January 6, 2013)   On January 5, a second round of conciliation talks between the StFX Association of University Teachers (AUT) and the StFX University Administration ended with an impasse, after the employer rejected two proposals for a settlement put forward by the union representing academic staff.   “The Association remains committed to achieving a […]

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Conciliation Update

Posted January 6, 2013: The StFXAUT Executive Committee wishes to update members on the current status of contract negotiations. Following two additional days of talks this past Friday and Saturday, under the direction of provincial conciliator John Greer, the AUT presented a complete package of contract issues with modifications from our December position. Once again, […]

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Conciliation Update

Posted December 19, 2012: The StFXAUT wishes to update our members on the current status of the conciliation process. In two days of negotiations, under the direction of provincial conciliator John Greer, the AUT presented its complete package – monetary and non-monetary – of contract issues. In the spirit of furthering progress we withdrew some initialproposals. Despite […]

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Letter of Solidarity from ANSUT

Posted December 12, 2012: The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers has written a Letter of Solidarity to the StFXAUT as we work toward a Third Collective Agreement through the process of conciliation. The StFXAUT thanks ANSUT for their ongoing support.

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