After a ratification meeting held on September 3, 2020, Members of the Wilfrid Laurier University Staff Association (WLUSA), a bargaining unit under the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), voted 94% in favour of ratifying the new Collective Agreement. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Board of Governors is set to meet on Friday, September 11 to ratify […]
On behalf of the WLUSA/OSSTF Collective Bargaining Team, I am pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the University for a new Collective Agreement. Details of the tentative agreement will be provided at an upcoming Ratification Meeting. We are currently working with the Human Resources department to arrange for release time […]
Thank you to everyone who attended the Membership meeting on August 13th. We received some great questions and amazing feedback on both the issues that have been resolved and the issues that remain outstanding. Your passion towards the things that are important you to was apparent and welcome. The next step is to resume bargaining […]
On behalf of the Collective Bargaining Committee, I am pleased to present to you our proposal for bargaining a new Collective Agreement. We have taken your responses from the Membership Survey, reviewed trends in the University sector, and considered current events when compiling this proposal. Bargaining dates with the University are set for July 17, […]
On Monday, June 29th, I submitted our intent to bargain for a new Collective Agreement withthe University. The Collective Agreement expired on July 1st. However, our contract stays in force duringnegotiations. Please continue to follow the protocols and procedures, policies, and processesjust as before. Your Collective Agreement rights and benefits as outlined continue to be […]
I hope this Bargaining update finds you safe and well. I pray that you are settled in your duties and arebeing productive working from home. As you may already be aware, our Collective Agreement expires June 30th, 2020. Many of you haalready reached out to Keith or myself asking about our bargaining status. Here is […]