MEMBER UPDATE #2 February 8, 2013 FINAL OFFER ARBITRATION A BAD OPTION FOR AUT AUT members received correspondence today from X President Sean Riley regarding the use of Final Offer Arbitration as an option to settle the strike. The AUT has conferred with several legal and industrial relations experts and they have strongly advised against […]

From: Peter McInnis Sent: February-08-13 3:47 PM To: Dr. Sean Riley Cc: [email protected] Subject: Response to Riley Letter 8 February 2013 Dr. Riley: Your letter of today is deeply disappointing and bodes ill for a satisfactory and timely resolution of our contract differences. Members of StFXAUT are on strike because the University has consistently failed […]

SOLIDARITY SUPPER TONIGHT   A few notes regarding tonight’s Solidarity Supper from the AUT social affairs committee.Musically inclined members are invited to contribute to tonight’s entertainment — so bring your instruments and singing voices!The meal tonight will be chili. Both meat and vegetarian options are available, and the vegetarian version will be both gluten-free and […]

  MEMBER UPDATE/PRESS RELEASE February 8, 2013 The StFXAUT Executive say the Association’s negotiating team is prepared to return to the table anytime to meet with administrators to resolve the 12 day strike. “The difference between us may seem small overall,” said AUT president Peter McInnis, “but it is significant to individual union members.” For […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 8, 2013 Despite the breakdown in talks yesterday, StFXAUT members are back on the picket line today with new resolve to secure a fair agreement and change the culture of entitlement at X. “The administration’s efforts to obstruct the membership and its unwillingness to invest in academic workers at X is having […]

PRESS RELEASE/MEMBER UPDATE February 7, 2013   No deal reached, X strike continues   The strike by academic workers at StFX will continue after university administrators rejected the StfXAUT’s contract proposals this afternoon and walked away from the table.   According to AUT president Peter McInnis, “The university’s so-called improved offer still falls far short […]

NOTICES February 7, 2013 Tomorrow fly-in and drive-in pickets from CAUT and ANSUT will once again be joining our job action in a show of solidarity. All members are asked to go to their regular picket location to join the team there at 12 noon. Bring along pots and pans for banging. We want to […]

From: Don MacGillivray   Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:15 AM To: stfxaut   Subject: Solidarity   Peter, and fellow unionists:   I have no doubt you will “stand the gaff.” Don MacGillivray, Cape Breton University Faculty Association, retired.      

Solidarity Supper: Friday 8 February, 2013, 6 pm at St. James United Church  

MEMBER UPDATE #2 February 7, 2013 The university administration has done it again. The StFXAUT is no longer shocked by the anti-union tactics of the administration. According to AUT president, Peter McInnis, “It’s become the new norm that instead of telling our negotiating team what their response is to our counter proposals, they’ve decided to […]