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Bargaining Updates

May 3, 2013

Talks continued with the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) at the Contract Academic Employees (CAE) table with two sessions this week.  The parties have adjourned to permit consultation.  Negotiations resume next week at the AUNBT full-time table with several days scheduled.

April 26, 2013

Negotiations have continued with the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers at both the Contract Academic Employees (CAE) table and the Full-Time table.  Further sessions of the CAE table are scheduled next week while the Full-Time table resumes on May 6, 2013. 

April 12, 2013

Negotiations were ongoing this week with the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers with two meetings of the full-time table and one meeting of the Contract Academic Employees (CAE) table.  Four sessions are scheduled next week at the CAE table. 

April 11, 2013

On April 9, 2013 the University received Notice To Bargain from the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) in respect of the newly certified Professional and Technical Staff Union (PTSU). No dates have yet been scheduled to commence negotiations.

April 10, 2013

UNB is currently engaged in collective bargaining with two unions.  Notice to bargain was served by the AUNBT with respect to the AUNBT Group 2 (contract academic employees) on February 1, 2013 and Group 1 (full-time) on April 1, 2013.  The UGSW-PSAC gave notice on February 15, 2013.  AUNBT and UNB have met several times so far and have future dates scheduled. USGW-PSAC and UNB do not have dates scheduled but will be begin in the near future. A website has been established to provide updates and information on the collective bargaining process.  Please visit unb.ca/labour for more information.

February 22, 2013

Negotiations have officially begun for two units on campus.  Notice to bargain was served by the AUNBT with respect to the AUNBT Group 2 (contract academic employees) on February 1 and by the UGSW-PSAC on February 15.

AUNBT and UNB have met a couple of times so far and have future dates scheduled.

USGW-PSAC and UNB do not have dates scheduled but will be begin in the near future.

January 18, 2013

Welcome to the first collective bargaining update.  Bargaining has not officially started, but preparations have been ongoing for some time.  UNB’s bargaining teams have been constituted, have engaged in training and are holding preparation meetings.

The teams are as follows:

AUNBT Group 1 (full-time faculty)

  • David Coleman (chief negotiator)
  • Dan Coleman
  • Ann Sherman
  • Laurelle LeVert
  • Barbara Richards (Human Resources)
  • Ryan Johnston (Human Resources)

AUNBT Group 2 (contract academic employees)

  • Lloyd Henderson (chief negotiator)
  • Shirley Cleave
  • Dan Coleman
  • Ruth Shaw
  • Barbara Richards (Human Resources)

UGSW-PSAC (graduate student teaching assistants and research assistants)

  • Ryan Johnston (chief negotiator)
  • Ed Biden
  • Demetres Tryphonopoulos
  • Bruce MacDonald