Bargaining Update – September 2, 2024

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The Workload Taskforce Report is now available.
The report concludes that workload has increased for all members, in ways not reflected in our current contract language and compensation:
- All modes of instructional delivery represent an increase in workload;
- There has been an average increase of time on normal administrative tasks, AODA compliance and/or student accommodation, and addressing language proficiency issues;
- Counsellors and Librarians report overtime without any mechanism for addressing that workload;
- Partial-load members are doing work without contract coverage.
Workload language in our current Collective Agreement has gone largely unchanged since 1985.
We need a modern contract for today’s working conditions.
We have provided the path forward in our tabled proposals, which aim to establish fair workload for all workers.