Cuasa

NEGOTIATIONS BULLETIN

by Bob Rupert, President                                                                                                            October 7th, 1985.

NON-MONETARY ISSUES TENTATIVELY RESOLVED: MINISTER ISSUES NO-BOARD REPORT

Two working days following our September 27^th meeting, at which our members voted confidence in the bargaining committee and its proposals and instructed CUASA to propose non-renewal of the monetary arbitration clause in our agreement, CUASA and employer sub-committees met and tentatively resolved the non-monetary issues.

Six days later, Ontario's Minister of Labour, William M. Wrye, issued a No-Board Report, making October 17^th the day upon which CUASA could legally strike or the employer could lock us out.

The main items tentatively agreed are:

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

           The parties have agreed to a hiring and recruitment process which calls for
           hiring of women where their qualifications are demonstrably equal to those
           of the best available male candidate in departments where females are under-
           represented on faculty. The reciprocal arrangement applied where men are
           under-represented. The process will be subject to grievance and arbitration,
           the appointment will not.

SICK LEAVE

            Employees on sick leave for three months or longer may be requested to produce
           a doctor's certificate to confirm their ability to return to work.

MATERNITY LEAVE

            Improved maternity leave. Details will be circulated at a later date.

SESSIONAL LECTURERS

            CUASA accepts the employer's proposal for a $1.1 million sessional budget this
           year. "The employer recognizes the desirability of minimizing sessional
           lecturer expenditures."

FLEXIBLE RETIREMENT

            A joint employer-CUASA committee will study pension and retirement policy and
           make an initial report by January 15^th, 1986. For 1985-86, employees who are
           65 or older who do not wish to retire will be recommended by the President to
           the Board of Governors for a one year extension.

SESSIONAL LECTURERSHIPS FOR RETIRED FACULTY

            The employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide teaching for retired members
           of the bargaining unit. The minimum payment to retirees who teach is set at
           $6,000 for a full course or equivalent or $3,300 for a half course, with a $6,000
           minimum for the supervision of graduate students.

Further negotiations with the employer will now proceed in an attempt to settle the outstanding monetary issues. CUASA continues to propose that arbitration of monetary differences not be renewed in the next agreement.