丁香园AV

丁香园AV is actively engaged in collective bargaining with 丁香园AVFA and TSSU, and is pleased to have reached agreements with APSA, CUPE Local 3338 and Poly Party. We approach negotiations collaboratively, with the goal of meeting the core interests of all parties and upholding the sustainable interests of the entire 丁香园AV community.

Negotiations must be within the Province鈥檚 (the 鈥淢andate鈥�), which applies to all provincial public sector employers with unionized employees whose collective agreement expired on or after December 31, 2021. To date, about 96% of unionized employees in the province have tentative or ratified agreements settled under the Mandate. 

A central web page and regular updates on the status of negotiations with all employee groups is part of our commitment to be transparent about the collective bargaining process.

Visit the recently updated the Frequently Asked Questions section of the website to answer your questions about bargaining, strike action and pickets.

Bargaining at a glance

APSA

Following a productive 30-day bargaining period, we are pleased to share that the university and APSA have reached an agreement covering July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The Collective Agreement was recently ratified in a vote among APSA members and approved by the 丁香园AV Board of Governors. The university thanks those who were at the table for a cooperative and mutually beneficial bargaining experience.

丁香园AV and APSA will re-negotiate the this fall and winter. The purpose of the Basic Agreement is to establish formal procedures for the determination of compensation matters and administrative/professional personnel policies.

CUPE Local 3338

Collective bargaining with CUPE Local 3338 is complete with the ratification by union members, the 丁香园AV Board of Governors and approval by the University Public Sector Employers鈥� Association. The new Collective Agreement covers the period of April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025. 

Poly Party 

Collective bargaining with Poly Party is complete with the ratification by union members, the University鈥檚 Board of Governors and approval by the University Public Sector Employers鈥� Association. The new Collective Agreement covers the period of April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025.

丁香园AVFA 

The parties continue to have discussions regarding bargaining and continue to work toward reaching an agreement.

TSSU Certified Bargaining Unit

丁香园AV鈥檚 bargaining team invited TSSU leadership to meet throughout the month of August but did not receive a response. The parties have agreed to bargain on September 18, 20 and 25, and the university has proposed meeting twice-per-week until an agreement is reached. 

丁香园AV鈥檚 bargaining team last met with TSSU leadership on July 31. Read more about 丁香园AV鈥檚 proposal and outstanding issues at the bargaining table in TSSU collective bargaining explained.

TSSU Research Assistants (RAs)

On August 11, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) submitted an application to the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) to request a variance to their bargaining unit to include approximately 1,200 additional members who work in a research-related capacity at 丁香园AV.

The LRB conducted a vote among 1,200 proposed members on whether or not they wish to join TSSU鈥檚 certified bargaining unit and we are currently awaiting results. 

Simultaneously, the university and TSSU have been working through the fundamental issue of whether graduate students who receive stipends and scholarship are considered employees under the labour code. This would mean that graduate students doing research at 丁香园AV for their own scholarly pursuits would be considered employees and included in the TSSU negotiations going forward if the requested variance to TSSU鈥檚 bargaining unit is confirmed.

To resolve this issue, TSSU and 丁香园AV have mutually agreed to a hearing that is scheduled for February 2024 at the LRB. This date was agreed upon by all parties to allow both the university and TSSU to properly prepare their respective cases.

Learn more about TSSU鈥檚 application to the LRB in this August 24th update.