Bargaining Bulletins
Strike Averted – UWOFA-LA has signed Tentative Agreement
October 4th, 2023
The Negotiating Team has now signed a tentative agreement with the Employer and recommends that the UWOFA-LA Membership ratify this deal.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 19
August 23rd, 2023
Paul Pooler has been appointed as conciliator for our negotiations by the Ministry of Labour.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 18
August 16th, 2023
Our employer refuses to negotiate over the hiring of additional librarians and archivists or even to maintain the existing complement.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 17
July 18th, 2023
UWOFA has now filed a request with the Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer to assist us with negotiations.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 16
July 18th, 2023
UWOFA signed off on Pregnancy and Parental/Adoption Leave and presented our response to the Employer’s monetary proposal.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 15
July 18th, 2023
The three bargaining sessions this week are the last ones we have scheduled before we will take a break for the summer.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 14
June 29th, 2023
This afternoon we received the Employer’s monetary proposals, which include the Compensation and Benefits article as well as a number of other important articles.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 13
June 27th, 2023
This morning the parties signed off on LOU - Annual Planning Processes and LOU - Transition Provisions for Biennial Report and Review and reached agreement on Biennial Report and Review.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 12
June 26th, 2023
We anticipate that the Employer will present their monetary proposals this week, but we did not receive them today.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 11
June 23rd, 2023
As we come to the end of a full week of bargaining, I would like to extend to this unit and the UWOFA team supporting the negotiation and communication processes a hearty round of gratitude.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 10
June 22nd, 2023
Today’s session was short but significant in that we were able to outline key concerns about the increasing deprofessionalization of librarianship, informed by both relevant literature and autoethnographic research.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 9
June 21st, 2023
This continues to be a busy week of bargaining with UWOFA and the Employer meeting each day.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 8
June 20th, 2023
Please save the date for an information session on Wednesday July 5th, 10-11am.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 7
June 13th, 2023
UWOFA and the Employer had their fourth bargaining meeting June 12.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 6
June 6th, 2023
UWOFA and the Employer had their third bargaining meeting June 6th.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 5
May 17th, 2023
UWOFA and the Employer had their second bargaining meeting on May 16.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 4
May 16th, 2023
UWOFA and the Employer had their first bargaining meeting yesterday afternoon.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 3
May 9th, 2023
UWOFA and the Employer have now held five housekeeping meetings. One more is scheduled for Friday, May 5 to complete a few remaining items.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 2
April 28th, 2023
UWOFA and the Employer have now held five housekeeping meetings. One more is scheduled for Friday, May 5 to complete a few remaining items.
Librarians & Archivists: Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 6, No. 1 – Notice given
April 12th, 2023
As with the Faculty negotiations last year, many of the bargaining goals we have identified reflect a common theme - the systemic underfunding of our labour across campus, due to a budget model that is fundamentally broken.
Faculty collective agreement is fully ratified
December 2nd, 2022
We can now report that the Faculty collective agreement 2022-26 is fully ratified.
Strike Deadline Set for November 14, 11:59pm
November 10th, 2022
The UWOFA Board of Directors met this afternoon and has set a strike deadline of 11:59 p.m., Monday, November 14th.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 8, No. 13
November 7th, 2022
Given the recent passage of Bill 28 which aggressively attacks workers’ rights in Ontario, good faith collective bargaining is more important than ever.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 8, No. 11
October 7th, 2022
As we reported earlier in the week, we now have a strong strike authorization mandate, with a 91% YES vote.
UWOFA calls for Strike Vote, Polls open Sept. 26th
September 20th, 2022
This week’s Bargaining Update provides an overview of negotiating progress so far and explains why we are now calling for a strike vote.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 8, No. 9
September 9th, 2022
Welcome to the fall semester! Your Mobilization Committee and volunteers have been busy this week, connecting with students during O-Week events and the greater London community at the Labour Day picnic.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 8, No. 8
August 26th, 2022
As members prepare for the fall semester and students begin to arrive on campus, your negotiating team at UWOFA is back at the bargaining table with the Employer.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 8, No. 7
July 21st, 2022
As you know, the UWOFA Board of Directors voted unanimously last week to file a request with the Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer to assist us with negotiations.
UWOFA Calls for Conciliation, Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 8, No. 6
July 18th, 2022
UWOFA’s negotiating team met last Thursday and Friday with the administration's team.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 8, No. 5
July 7th, 2022
Our faculty collective agreement expired on June 30th. The Employer has yet to meet with your UWOFA negotiating team to begin bargaining for a new collective agreement, although dates have been set.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 8, No. 4
June 23rd, 2022
Negotiating teams from UWOFA and the Employer have agreed on meeting dates for the Indigenous faculty side table and for collective bargaining.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 3
June 16th, 2022
When the Employer was not following through on its stated intention to schedule bargaining meetings, UWOFA proposed 29 half days for the parties to meet to negotiate in the period from June 13 to July 15. The Employer is only now responding to the UWOFA negotiating team’s proposal.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin Vol. 8, No. 2
June 10th, 2022
UWOFA has been working hard to get to the table and begin negotiations for a new faculty collective agreement. The current agreement expires on June 30th, 2022, which is coming up very soon.
Faculty Bargaining Bulletin – Vol. 8, No. 1
April 19th, 2022
UWOFA has been working for several months on preparations to negotiate a new faculty collective agreement. The current agreement expires on June 30th, 2022.
Bargaining Bulletins- Faculty
January 17th, 2022
The UWOFA membership has voted to ratify the tentative faculty collective agreement reached with the university administration. Members of the faculty bargaining unit voted 90 per cent in favour of the deal in a vote that closed Friday, November 23.
Tentative agreement ratified – Vol. 7 No. 16
November 26th, 2018
The UWOFA membership has voted to ratify the tentative faculty collective agreement reached with the university administration. Members of the faculty bargaining unit voted 90 per cent in favour of the deal in a vote that closed Friday, November 23.
Ratification vote scheduled – Vol. 7 No. 15
November 16th, 2018
The UWOFA Board of Directors has recommended that the tentative faculty collective agreement reached with the administration on Friday November 9 be brought to the membership for ratification.
November 7 bargaining update – Vol. 7 No. 14
November 7th, 2018
Yesterday, at this late stage in bargaining, the employer asked your negotiating team for concessions in our existing health benefits package - concessions that had not been proposed in their previous offers at the table.
It’s Time to Reinvest in Western’s Core Mission: A Bargaining Issues Update – Vol. 7 No. 8
November 6th, 2018
Western’s financial position is extremely strong, and yet the Board of Governors and administration consistently choose not to reinvest in the core mission of quality education, teaching and research. As our examination of the university's budget reveals, the university has accumulated close to $700 million in surplus over the past 9 years.
Conciliation to begin Thursday in faculty contract negotiations – Vol. 7 No. 11
October 9th, 2018
A provincially appointed conciliator, Greg Long, will join your negotiating team and the employer at the bargaining table beginning this Thursday, October 11.
Faculty vote 94% in favour of strike mandate – Vol. 7 No. 10
September 27th, 2018
The UWOFA membership has voted 94 per cent in favour of strike action to strengthen bargaining goals during faculty negotiations.
UWOFA strike vote: Frequently asked questions – Vol. 7 No. 9
September 19th, 2018
Last week, UWOFA announced that a strike vote will be held for members of the faculty Bargaining Unit. Please see below for some frequently asked questions about the strike vote process.
UWOFA and the employer jointly file for conciliation – Vol. 7 No. 6
September 6th, 2018
UWOFA and the employer jointly filed a request to appoint a conciliation officer with the Ministry of Labour on Friday, August 30 in an attempt to bridge remaining differences at the table in negotiations for a new collective agreement for the faculty bargaining unit.
Negotiations pause for summer break – Vol.7, No.5
July 20th, 2018
Negotiations with the administration to reach a new faculty collective agreement have continued to move forward since we last updated you in June. The process is paused now for a one-month summer break.
Discontinuing the inappropriate use of student questionnaires on courses and teaching – Vol. 7 No. 4
July 11th, 2018
Discontinuing the use of student questionnaires on courses and teaching for personnel decisions such as promotion, tenure, annual review and hiring is one of UWOFA’s goals during this round of faculty collective bargaining.
Faculty collective bargaining begins – Vol. 7, No. 3
June 8th, 2018
Faculty collective bargaining began on Wednesday, June 6, with your UWOFA negotiating committee meeting with the Administration's representatives for several hours to exchange initial proposals.
What to expect during collective bargaining – Vol. 7, No. 2
June 1st, 2018
In anticipation of faculty bargaining beginning on June 6, the following is a collective bargaining primer for UWOFA members.
Your collective bargaining roundup – Vol. 7, No. 1
January 16th, 2018
UWOFA’s role at the bargaining table is to represent the interests of our membership. To that end, we will continue to consult you in various ways in the coming months as we prepare to negotiate.