The current round of bargaining that began in June 2022 has concluded with the ratification of a new Queen’s-QUFA Collective Agreement 2022-2025. The parties will turn their energies to implementing the new terms and producing a clean copy of the new contract.
Below you will find all the alerts and background documents relevant to this round of bargaining.
Ratification
QUFA Members ratified the terms of the new agreement based on the documents linked below in an online poll that closed February 27. The University Board ratified these terms on March 1.
Thematic Overview of the Tentative Agreement 2022-2025
Tentative Agreement with Track Changes
2022 QUFA 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 and Instruction Librarian)
James Stotz (QUFA Council Rep., Physics)
Ayca Tomac (Term Adjunct Rep; Global Development Studies & Cultural Studies)
Awet Weldemichael (Queen’s National Scholar, History)
Micheline Waring (QUFA Staff – Member Services Officer)
John Rose (QUFA Staff – Executive Assistant)
QUFA Job Action
The Job Action Committee is active. Check out our Disrespected campaign.
Call for Job Action Committee Members
As outlined in recent negotiating updates, bargaining with the university administration for a new Collective Agreement continues. While it is our hope that a mutually satisfactory Collective Agreement can be negotiated without job action, we must be ready in the event that such action is needed. To that effect, QUFA is seeking volunteers for the Job Action Committee (JAC).
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 will be crucial to the success of any potential job action. In addition, sub-committees will be established under the direction of the JAC to focus on the three core responsibilities noted above. Any and all QUFA members are welcome to join the committee.If you are interested in joining QUFA’s Job Action Committee, please contact Amanda Ross White, QUFA’s Job Action Chair at amanada.ross-white@queensu.ca. We especially encourage members of equity-seeking groups to volunteer.
Job Action Committees
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 (QUFA Support Staff)
Communications Subcommmittee
Amanda Ross-White (Chair)
Robert May
Jordan Morelli
Victoria Sytsma
Elizabeth Polnicky (QUFA Support Staff)
Finance Subcommmittee
Amanda Ross-White (Chair)
Valerie Bartlett (QUFA Treasurer)
Ken Ko (CAUT Defence Fund)
Jordan Morelli (President)
Elizabeth Polnicky (QUFA Support Staff)
Procurement Subcommmittee
Amanda Ross-White (Chair)
Megan Edgelow
Scott Rutherford
Greg Wanless
Brad Weinberg
Melissa Houghtaling
Elizabeth Polnicky (QUFA Support Staff)
Picketing Subcommmittee
(In-Person Picket Captains)
Amanda Ross-White (Chair)
Sammi King (Picket Captain Leader)
Alyson Mahar
Rebecca Hall
Carolyn Prouse
Elizabeth Polnicky (QUFA Support Staff)
Picketing Subcommmittee
(Virtual Picket Captains)
Sarah Shulist
Michael White
Alicia Capello
Alyson Maher
Elizabeth Polnicky (QUFA Support Staff)
Events
Upcoming Events
To receive Zoom meeting links for the below meetings, please RSVP to Elizabeth Polnicky at ep43@queensu.ca
Previous Events
- Virtual Ratification Information Meeting, February 23, 2023 – 1:00-3:00.
- 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 Cttee. 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.
If you missed this meeting, you can access the Chief Negotiators’ report on the tentative agreement in the Youtube video below.
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. 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 Report
- Adjunct Advocacy Committee Report
- Glossary of Bargaining Terms
Contact
To reach the Bargaining Team, please email qufa@queensu.ca and reference bargaining in the subject line.