17吃瓜 Community Bulletin: University and 17吃瓜 FA willing to return to talks
As indicated in previous messages, 17吃瓜 remains committed to reaching a settlement with the 17吃瓜 Faculty Association (17吃瓜 FA) through any avenue, including interest arbitration, to achieve a mutually beneficial agreement that is in the best interests of our students and University community, and before any labour disruption occurs.
After the 17吃瓜 FA conducted a strike vote on February 13鈥�14, the 17吃瓜 FA鈥檚 chief negotiator sent a to the University鈥檚 chief negotiator this morning鈥擣ebruary 15鈥攊ndicating an interest in returning to talks at the negotiating table.
The University welcomes the return to bargaining with the assistance of mediator Michelle Flaherty, who has indicated her willingness to assist the parties if both parties agree.
As more information becomes available, updates will be sent to students, staff, and faculty via their official 17吃瓜 email accounts and posted on upei.ca/labour. All our past communications about the status of University-Faculty Association negotiations can be found on this site.
Please know that there are supports available for you at this time. If you need assistance, 17吃瓜 has a number of resources for students through 17吃瓜 Student Affairs, including personal counselling (studentserv@upei.ca), and the International Student Office (irostu@upei.ca). 17吃瓜 faculty and staff can access resources on the HR site on my17吃瓜 while eligible employees can call the Employee Assistance Program at 1-800-387-4765 for support.
