St. FX Association of University Teachers

Posted December 3, 2012: In conjunction with the advice of Nova Scotia Conciliator Mr. John Greer, the StFXAUT and University Administration will commence conciliation on 10 December and will continue on 17-18 December. The StFXAUT Negotiating Team of Brad Long, Bruce Sparks, and Sherry Bowman are preparing for the talks with the support of the AUT […]

Posted November 16, 2012: Conciliation is an opportunity to revisit outstanding bargaining issues in a more productive setting. To explain the process, the StFXAUT has prepared a  Conciliation FAQ for StFXAUT Members.

Posted November 15, 2012: The StFXAUT applied to the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education for the help of a provincial conciliator on November 14. Issue 7 of the Bargaining Bulletin outlines why the StFXAUT took this important step towards achieving a Third Collective Agreement in a timely fashion.

PRESS RELEASE   ANTIGONISH (November 15, 2012)   On November 14 at 12:30 pm, the St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers (StFXAUT) asked the Ministry of Labour and Advanced Education to appoint a conciliator as contract talks with management have come to a standstill.   After 39 meetings over five months, the StFXAUT sees […]

Posted November 15, 2012: The StFXAUT applied to the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education for the help of a provincial conciliator on November 14. Issue 7 of the Bargaining Bulletin outlines why the StFXAUT took this important step towards achieving a Third Collective Agreement in a timely fashion.

Posted November 5, 2012: The StFXAUT wants students to understand what’s at stake in negotiations and how negotiations may affect them. To keep them informed, we have prepared the following AUT Strike FAQ for students.

NEGOTIATION UPDATE OCTOBER 24, 2012: StFX AUT and University Administration have been holding collective bargaining discussions since Monday July 16th, 2012. To date, the parties have signed off on a number of small items in various sections of the Collective Agreement, but have yet to make progress on substantive items. Meetings continue to be scheduled […]

Posted October 19, 2012: The StFX AUT executive and negotiating teams have prepared the following document as a means of keeping members informed of the progress in this round of collective bargaining.  There is a meeting of the StFX AUT scheduled for Tuesday, October 23 at 7:30pm in the Schwartz Auditorium (SCHW110). StFXAUT Negotiations Report 1 – […]

Posted October 14, 2012: Issue 5 of the Bargaining Bulletin is now available.  This issue contains numerous insights drawn from our financial oversight initiatives that address issues and concerns with the financial management of the University. You will also see attached several questions that were originally posed at the most recent StFXAUT General Meeting. All of […]

Posted October 4, 2012: Up until now, the AUT has made reasonable but slow progress at the negotiating table. In the last week the failure of the admin to produce a compensation offer by the agreed-upon deadline casts some doubt on their commitment to the negotiating process.  Read more in Issue 4 of the Bargaining […]