17³Ô¹Ï Community Bulletin: University and 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty Association agree to tentative deal

The 17³Ô¹Ï and the 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty Association (17³Ô¹Ï FA), Bargaining Unit 1 and Bargaining Unit 2, reached a tentative Collective Agreement on Friday, April 14, 2023.
Details of the settlement will be shared with the relevant parties by their respective bargaining teams. The agreement will need to be ratified by members of the 17³Ô¹Ï FA and the University’s Board of Governors before any information is publicly released.
Once the agreement is ratified, this means that the 17³Ô¹Ï FA strike will end, faculty will return to work, and classes will resume on Monday, April 17, 2023, subject to approval by the University Senate.
The University thanks all the members of the bargaining teams for their hard work and dedication through this round of bargaining. 17³Ô¹Ï also thanks the Government of Prince Edward Island, but, in particular, Premier Dennis King, for supporting the recent mediation process as well as assisting the two parties in the last 24 hours to reach the tentative agreement.
An emergency meeting of the University Senate will take place to finalize the return-to-class plan. Information will be communicated to students, staff, and faculty by their 17³Ô¹Ï email accounts as soon as possible. Updates will also continue to be posted on the 17³Ô¹Ï Labour Relations website at upei.ca/labour.