MEMBER UPDATE          February 6, 2013 NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE   The StFXAUT negotiating team and some members of the union Executive met at 2:00 pm today with the administration’s team to present our revised proposals.   The university has agreed to review the offer and will continue talks with the union this evening. […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 6, 2013   The StFXAUT Executive spent last night discussing the offer presented yesterday by X administrators, but after careful deliberation emerged unable to recommend it to Association members without revisions. The negotiating team expects to present several counter proposals at a meeting with administrators later today which they hope will lead […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 5, 2013 After reviewing the administration’s offer, the StFXAUT Executive has directed our negotiating team to return to the table tomorrow with revised proposals they feel confident should result in a fair and equitable collective agreement for all our members. Strike action continues pending an acceptable response to this counter offer. The […]

MEMBER UPDATE     February 5, 2013   The StFXAUT Executive is meeting tonight to review the new offer tabled by university administrators today and will make their recommendation known to union members in the morning.   Association president Peter McInnis is disappointed with the bad faith bargaining tactics demonstrated by X administrators. “Leaking details […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 5, 2013   The StFXAUT Executive is meeting tonight to review the new offer tabled by university administrators today and will make their recommendation known to union members in the morning.   Association president Peter McInnis is disappointed with the bad faith bargaining tactics demonstrated by X administrators. “Leaking details of their […]

MEMBER UPDATE         February 5, 2013   As StFXAUT members head back out on the picket lines today after yesterday’s storm, our full negotiating team is getting ready to resume negotiations with administrators on the outstanding items that divide us.   Unfortunately in advance of the meeting, X administrators are using the […]

MEMBER UPDATE #2     February 4, 2013   A letter posted today by StFX President Sean Riley on the university’s website and faculty listserv states the AUT Executive is committed to “reaching a tentative agreement and to taking it to the membership for a ratification vote this week.” Some media reports have also said […]

On behalf of ANSUT, I would like to thank all those members who traveled to Antigonish on Friday in support of our colleagues in StFXAUT. The turnout was impressive: in addition to the 8 flying pickets from the CAUT Defense Fund, there were 23 representatives from Nova Scotia faculty associations who attended their solidarity rally […]

MEMBER UPDATE February 4, 2013 As our strike enters its second week on this stormy Monday, the StFXAUT is waiting for administrators to table a new offer to our full negotiating team tomorrow, the first full offer in eight months of negotiating. StFXAUT president Peter McInnis said, “We’re looking forward to constructive discussions, but a […]

Dear AUT members:   The 7:30 picket shift is now suspended in order to assess the safety of roads and the picket sites, and to give town and county engineers an opportunity to clean the mess from the roads. We expect heavy rain in the morning, following snowfall, then a return to snowfall by the afternoon, […]