St. FX Association of University Teachers

  MEMBER UPDATE/PRESS RELEASE February 8, 2013 The StFXAUT Executive say the Association’s negotiating team is prepared to return to the table anytime to meet with administrators to resolve the 12 day strike. “The difference between us may seem small overall,” said AUT president Peter McInnis, “but it is significant to individual union members.” For […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 8, 2013 Despite the breakdown in talks yesterday, StFXAUT members are back on the picket line today with new resolve to secure a fair agreement and change the culture of entitlement at X. “The administration’s efforts to obstruct the membership and its unwillingness to invest in academic workers at X is having […]

PRESS RELEASE/MEMBER UPDATE February 7, 2013   No deal reached, X strike continues   The strike by academic workers at StFX will continue after university administrators rejected the StfXAUT’s contract proposals this afternoon and walked away from the table.   According to AUT president Peter McInnis, “The university’s so-called improved offer still falls far short […]

NOTICES February 7, 2013 Tomorrow fly-in and drive-in pickets from CAUT and ANSUT will once again be joining our job action in a show of solidarity. All members are asked to go to their regular picket location to join the team there at 12 noon. Bring along pots and pans for banging. We want to […]

From: Don MacGillivray   Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:15 AM To: stfxaut   Subject: Solidarity   Peter, and fellow unionists:   I have no doubt you will “stand the gaff.” Don MacGillivray, Cape Breton University Faculty Association, retired.      

Solidarity Supper: Friday 8 February, 2013, 6 pm at St. James United Church  

MEMBER UPDATE #2 February 7, 2013 The university administration has done it again. The StFXAUT is no longer shocked by the anti-union tactics of the administration. According to AUT president, Peter McInnis, “It’s become the new norm that instead of telling our negotiating team what their response is to our counter proposals, they’ve decided to […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 7, 2013 As we enter the 11th day of our strike for a fair contract, the StFXAUT negotiating team is preparing to meet with university administrators again this morning at 11 for more contract talks. The two sides are still discussing the counter proposals presented by the union at yesterday’s meeting. “The […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 6, 2013   Talks end for the night   The StFXAUT negotiating team met again this evening with university administrators to hear the university’s response to the revised proposals presented by our negotiating team this afternoon. Both sides have agreed to reconvene tomorrow, February 7th, in the late morning for further discussions. […]

Support for StFXAUT from UOITFA.  The UOITFA sends you our support and best wishes for a speedy just settlement.  We know that it’s tough sloughing but it would be worse to settle for a collective agreement that is regressive.     ————————————– From: S. Van Nuland Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 5:11 PM To: stfxaut Subject: Support […]