TENTATIVE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT: NON-MONETARY

1. TENTATIVE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT: NON-MONETARY STFXAUT Meeting February 24, 2010

2. Lab Instructors Negotiating Priorities Achievements • Internal parity for benefits • Criteria for advancement to Senior Lab Instructor • Expanded length of contract for prep time • Pension Plan inclusion • Retain current contract length for duration of contract • Honours degree no longer req’d • Masters degree or 8 yrs service for Senior LI • Senior LI vacancies filled first by internal competition • Language to limit additional duties becoming regularized

3. Clinical Associates Negotiating Priorities Achievements • Workload Language • PD funds • Contract renewal in synch with other member categories • De-link from Professional Staff Handbook • Benefits linked to faculty benefits • Workload Language • Contract renewal in synch • De-linked from Professional Staff Handbook • Outside professional activity (applicable clause)

4. Librarians Negotiating Priorities Achievements • Clarification of Workload • Transparent access to PD/conference travel funds • Clarification of Evaluation Procedures • Workload Clarification • Evaluation Procedures Clarified • Outside Professional Activity (Applicable Clause) • IP language to JC in 60 days

5. Coady Program Teaching Staff Negotiating Priorities Achievements • Rank structure • Clarify process for recruitment and appointment • De-link from Professional Staff Handbook • 3 Level Rank Structure • Academic Model/Advancement in Rank • Research Leave (i.e. sabbaticals) • Workload clarification - 260 days/yr • Recruitment and Appointment

6. Extension Program Staff Negotiating Priorities Achievements • Link to Coady • De-link from Professional Staff Handbook • De-linked from Professional Staff Handbook • Workload - 260 days/yr • Recruitment and Appointment

7. Faculty Negotiating Priorities Achievements • Transparency on Benefits • Consistency for initial placement on scale • Post-65 benefits • Letters of Appointment to StFXAUT • Post-65 Benefits • 100% salary for ½ sabbatical in 6 years

8. Unit Wide Issues Negotiating Priorities Achievements • Improved Grievance Handling Procedure • Service for Union recognized as university service • Contract priority over HR policies • Expanded options for PD support • Streamlined Grievance process • Service to Union recognized

9. Union Recognition Achievements • Additional 3 credit course relief for a second officer • Service to Union is counted as University service for purposes of evaluation re tenure, promotion, etc. • Copies of Letters of Appointment to Union • Additional information provided to union – market supplements, # of courses taught by PT instructors, number of hours/weeks of employment

10. Language for All Achievements • Elimination of all references to mandatory retirement • Academic Freedom article in over-riding and identical language for all members • Employment Equity Policy • Pregnancy, Adoptive, Parental and Paternity Leaves • No changes in benefit coverage or cost sharing over life of agreement • Tuition benefit for children, spouse and member (new) – no waiting period • 26 articles moved to over-riding

11. Other Achievements • Letter of Understanding re Post Retirement Appointments including 15 credits teaching assignment • Pension available immediately for permanent hires – no waiting period • Consistency in Recruitment and Appointment Procedures language • Standard teaching load for full time tenure and tenure track is 15 • Teaching Assignment for CRC (7.5 credits) • Part-time Spousal Appointments • (2) Emergency Family Days (excluding faculty/librarians)

12. Sample of concessions tabled by StFX (slide from November 4th) RECOGNITION • Consultation vs Agreement on university-wide policies TENURE • Post tenure review • Financial Exigency/Program Redundancy DISCIPLINE • University Discipline & Termination Policy (HR Policy #102) for all but faculty/librarians VACATION • Clinical Associates must take 1 week of their 4 week vacation during the Christmas break. RIGHT of RECALL • Loss of this right for PT Instructors, in cases where an instructor with superior qualifications is available

13. Concessions Priorities Achievements • External referees • Annual report with comments by Chair and Dean • Chairs supervise & complete annual reviews • LTA - More than 4 years • Financial Exigency & Programme Redundancy Changes • Rank & Tenure Changes • Termination of Employment changes • Resisted external referees • Streamlined annual report without comments – for formative purposes only • Chairs supervise staff but no annual review of staff req’d • LTA for more than 4 yrs requires approval of union • Split Financial Exigency/Programme Redundancy but no change to language/process • Ratio of administration/faculty has changed but voting is split, so that only 2 Deans vote on each case • Resisted changes to termination of employment for non faculty/librarians

14. Concessions (continued) Priorities Achievements • URPTAs • Right of Recall change • Restriction on vacation for Clinical Associates • Workload for Clinical Associates defined as 37.5 hrs/week • Delinking librarians from faculty scale • Some changes to criteria for URPTA’s • Resisted the loss of the rights of recall for PT • Resisted the restriction on vacation for Clinical Associates • Resisted 37.5 hrs/wk for CA workload definition; signed language that uses a contact model for defining workload • Resisted delinking librarians from faculty scale