New collective agreement at UNBC covers graduate teaching assistants

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Year 2 – 5.5% plus a potential Cost of Living Adjustment to a maximum of 6.75%

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• Added an article to support Indigenous employee leave of up to 2 days.
• The University provides members $100 per GTA towards benefits.
• Added a Letter of Understanding (LOU) meant to address barriers and start discussions surrounding GTA recruitment and retention.
• Added a process to address Graduate Teaching Assistant workload concerns
• Added an LOU regarding guiding principles for GTA hiring criteria.
• Provisions for Office space for the Union to conduct business.
• The Collective Agreement uses 100% gender-neutral language.
• Migrated the Collective Agreement to digital delivery as opposed to print.

The parties reached a tentative agreement on Jan. 23; CUPE 2278 members ratified the agreement on Jan. 25 and UNBC’s Board of Governors ratified the agreement on Jan 27.

“Graduate Teaching Assistants play a vital role at UNBC, providing support for faculty and students while contributing to the excellence of UNBC’s academic programming,” said UNBC President and Vice-Chancellor Geoff Payne.

“The priorities of both parties were addressed in this agreement, which is a hallmark of collective bargaining. On behalf of the UNBC community, I thank the bargaining teams for their commitment to the process and for all they do each day to contribute to UNBC’s continued success.”