The Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) held their Fall General Meeting on Thursday, December 15, 2022. At that meeting, QUFA initiated a member vote seeking a strike mandate. Polls opened at 3 PM December 15 and closed today at 3 PM. QUFA members have now voted in support of the strike mandate. 

The Minister of Labour has appointed a conciliator to assist the parties’ negotiations. Conciliation is anticipated to begin on or about January 17th. During conciliation, either party may request that a No-Board report be issued.  The conciliator is required to relay the request to the Minister of Labour, and the parties are then in a legal strike/lock-out position on the 17th day after the Minister issues the No-Board Report. Consequently, QUFA could be in lawful strike position by early February 2023. This does not mean that a strike or lock-out will necessarily occur.

Representatives of the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) have ended their participation in mediation talks with the University’s team aimed at renewing the collective agreement for faculty, librarians, and archivists.
The parties had agreed to participate in mediation in December in advance of conciliation in the New Year.
The University’s administration respects the collective bargaining process and remains committed to reaching a tentative agreement that is acceptable to both parties. More information concerning the collective bargaining process can be found at https://www.queensu.ca/connect/labournews/collective-bargaining-faq-3/.

Representatives of the University and the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) have agreed to mediation to help them in their efforts to negotiate a renewed collective agreement for faculty, librarians, and archivists. The parties are scheduled to meet with the mediator on several occasions in early December.

The University’s administration respects the collective bargaining process and remains committed to reaching a tentative agreement that is capable of being ratified by both parties. More information concerning the collective bargaining process can be found at https://www.queensu.ca/connect/labournews/collective-bargaining-faq-3/.

Representatives of the University and QUFA agreed on November 11th to apply jointly to the Ministry of Labour requesting the appointment of a conciliator to assist the Parties in connection with the negotiation of a renewed collective agreement for faculty, librarians and archivists. Conciliation is a feature of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and the Parties have utilized the services of a conciliator in past rounds of bargaining.

As a conciliator is not available until January, the Parties also agreed to retain the services of a mediator as a demonstration of shared interest in reaching a tentative agreement.

The University’s administration respects the collective bargaining process and remains committed to working through it to reach an agreement that is capable of being ratified by both parties. More information concerning the collective bargaining process can be found at https://www.queensu.ca/connect/labournews/collective-bargaining-faq-3/.