FACULTY BARGAINING
PROJECT
Progress report
NATVAC
Fall 2007
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
CAUBO BOARD
INSTITUTIONS
REGIONAL GROUPS *
Executive Director
Carole Workman
WESTVAC OCAV ATLANTIC
COWFLOP CSAO SEACAU
VRRHU CAUBO HR COMMITTEE
MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
Other CAUBO
committees
Project Director
Jacques Samson
Field Officer
Glenn Harris
Field Officer
Ron Johnson
Field Officer
Brian Fijal
Research Director
Roy Bonin
Field Officer
Sandy Darling
Field Officer
Jacques Samson
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Neil Gold, Provost and Vice-President Academic, University of
Windsor, representing OCAV
Gary Brewer, Vice-President Finance and Administration, York
University, representing CSAO
Jamie Cassels, Vice-President Academic and Provost, University of
Victoria, representing WESTVAC
Sharon Cochran, Vice-President, Administration and Finance,
University of Northern British Columbia, representing COWFLOP
Lawrence Durling, Vice-President Finance and Administration, St
Thomas University, representing Atlantic VPs administration
Donna Woolcott, Vice-President Academic, Mount Saint Vincent
University, representing Atlantic Academic VPs
Jonathan Rittenhouse,Vice-Principal, Bishop’s University, representing
VRRHU
Louise Pagé-Valin, Associate VP (HR), University of Ottawa,
representing the National HR committee
Carole Workman, Executive Director, CAUBO
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
INFORMATION
Searchable collective agreements
database
Salary structures
Recent salary settlements
Benefits packages
Other universities currently in
bargaining
Individuals responsible for
bargaining at other institutions
INTERPRETATION
Understanding the context
of specific clauses
Getting the “real” story
Instant knowledge of what is
happening at other bargaining tables
CAUT recommended clauses in
context
Responding to new demands
Other…..
Arbitration decisions
Other…..
RESEARCH
TRAINING
Regional, national trends
International context
Competing with other constituencies
Defining university agenda
Researching specific issues
Maintaining a competitive edge
Etc…
Bargaining
Spokesperson
Committee members
National workshops
Innovative approaches
Etc…
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
INFORMATION
PROPOSED
INFORMATION
DELIVERED
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Dedicated website with powerful tools
Searchable collective agreements
database
Salary structures
Recent salary settlements
Benefits packages
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Searchable collective agreements database
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Searchable contacts database
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Effective dates and status database
Other universities currently in
bargaining
Individuals responsible for
bargaining at other institutions
Arbitration decisions
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Benefits database
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Part-time teaching personnel database
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Graduate assistants database (in preparation)
Other…..
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American Collective Agreements database
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Arbitration decisions now available on web site
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Recent settlements summarized on web site
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Salary structures and recent settlements (coming soon)
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
INTERPRETATION
PROPOSED
DELIVERED
5 Field Officers
INTERPRETATION
Understanding the context
of specific clauses
Getting the “real” story
Instant knowledge of what is
happening at other bargaining tables
CAUT recommended clauses in
context
Responding to new demands
Other…..
Regular contacts with institutions
Continuous exchange of information
between Field Officers and the Research
Director
Annual visits to institutions
Prompt response to requests for specific
reports
Conference calls involving institutions at
the Bargaining table to discuss strategic
issues
Gradually building a good understanding
of local, regional and national contexts.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
TRAINING
PROPOSED
TRAINING
Bargaining
Spokesperson
Committee members
National workshops
Innovative approaches
Etc…
DELIVERED
•Three training sessions in first two years
•91 participants
•31 different institutions
•Next session scheduled for November 15-17
•Capacity to set up customized training
•Two special sessions delivered on site
•Other training and orientation sessions
in preparation
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
RESEARCH
PROPOSED
DELIVERED
Two surveys
•Workload
•Non-mandatory retirement
RESEARCH
Regional, national trends
International context
Competing with other constituencies
Defining university agenda
Researching specific issues
Maintaining a competitive edge
Etc…
A dozen special reports
Career progress and Merit Systems
Tenure and promotion
Tuition Waiver and Scholarship-Bursary Plans
Selecting a bargaining team
Copyright of instructional material
Distance Education Remuneration
Salary during research-study leave
Student evaluation of Teaching
Limits on the employment of Sessional Professors
Teaching Workload
Plus many more
Guide of Governance issues in the faculty
relations context
2007-2008 DELIVERABLES
Consolidating our capacity to support institutions
in bargaining
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Third annual National Workshop on faculty bargaining;
Conduct a new Training session on Faculty Bargaining;
Continuous updating of the searchable databases following
completion of new rounds of bargaining in institutions;
Management Committee to complete a program review;
Complete the development of a Discussion Guide for
Governance issues discussed at the table
Collaborate with OCAV-DE to build on the Ontario experience
regarding the development of a template for the comparison of
salary policies, salary structures and costs of settlements;
2006-2007 DELIVERABLES
New developments
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Develop a new database of collective agreements;
covering part-time faculty and other teaching personnel;
Develop a communication plan to improve our
communication with members;
Develop a database for graduate Teaching and
Research Assistants’ collective agreements;
Expand the searchable database of American faculty
collective agreements;
Conduct a feasibility study on developing an on-line tool
for comparing the value of benefits packages.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Third annual workshop on Faculty Bargaining,
Sheraton Gateway, Toronto Airport, November
1-2.
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Main topics:
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Governance and management rights in the context of
faculty bargaining
Post-tenure review
Communication before, during and after bargaining
Bargaining with other teaching personnel
Family-friendly programs as a tool to recruit/retain
Benefits valuation
Faculty Bargaining training session, November
15-17, Auberge La Sapinière.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit our web site at www.caubo.ca and
click on Faculty Bargaining
 Call your Field Officer
 Contact our national office (Natasha
Albert) at 613-563-3961 ext. 322
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