Bargaining Bulletins Archives - Vancouver Island University Faculty Association

Ratification Announcement on behalf of VIUFA and Vancouver Island University

To all employees on behalf of VIUFA and Vancouver Island University We are pleased to announce that the Vancouver Island University Faculty Association (VIUFA) and the VIU Board of Governors and the Post-Secondary Employers Association Board of Directors have ratified a new collective agreement. This agreement aligns with the provincial government’s 2022 Shared Recovery Mandate and VIU’s People Plan commitments to wellness and equity. The ratified agreement covers the period of April 1, 2022 – [...]

staff2024-02-07T09:57:47-08:00February 7th, 2024|Front Page, Member News, Bargaining Bulletins|

Update on VIUFA Retroactive Pay

As promised in our email of July 29, 2020, we are providing updates on retro payments and pay scale changes as they become available. Payroll updated the VIUFA payscales on August 1st, 2020. The goal is that your biweekly pay on August 21st should reflect the change. Note that the August 21st pay may include time worked before August 1st so the first biweekly pay period that reflects the full change should be September 4th. If all [...]

staff2020-08-12T16:11:49-07:00August 12th, 2020|Front Page, Member News, Bargaining Bulletins|

Results – 2019 VIUFA Collective Agreement Ratification

Results - 2019 VIUFA Collective Agreement Ratification Turnout: 290 (41.8%) of 694 electors voted in this ballot. Do you agree with the ratification of the VIUFA Collective Agreement for the period 2019-2022? Option Votes Yes 271 (96.8%) No 9 (3.2%) VOTER SUMMARY Total 290 Abstain 10 (3.4%)

staff2020-06-10T14:06:44-07:00June 10th, 2020|Member News, Bargaining Bulletins, Front Page|

VIUFA Tentative Settlement and Ratification Meeting

Dear VIUFA members, The Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer. We have prepared a document entitled “Tentative Settlement Information Package” that is available on the VIUFA website. It is password protected; VIUFA members should have received an email with the password. We endeavoured to provide information that is thorough but also user-friendly, and with sufficient detail and explanatory notes that members will have [...]

staff2020-06-04T09:22:02-07:00June 4th, 2020|Front Page, Member News, Bargaining Bulletins|

MEMBER MEETING UPDATE: February 14th meeting rescheduled to February 27th

Due to the snow closures this week, there is a scheduling change for the two upcoming General Members’ Meetings. Our February 14th meeting is cancelled, and the ratification of bargaining proposals will take place at the February 27th meeting. We will reschedule the review of the proposed 2019-2020 budget for early March - details to follow.

staff2019-02-13T13:13:59-08:00February 13th, 2019|Front Page, Member News, Bargaining Bulletins|

Notice of VIUFA General Meeting (February 27)

Notice is hereby given that Vancouver Island University Faculty Association will hold a General Members’ Meeting on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 1:00 – 3:30pm Building Pornographie-Induzierte Erektile Dysfunktion 180 / Room 134 Topics include: Guest speaker: Dr. Ralph Nilson Ratification of VIUFA’s bargaining proposals Refreshments will be provided. Please see agenda here.

staff2021-02-24T09:34:06-08:00January 31st, 2019|Front Page, Member News, Bargaining Bulletins|

VIU and VIUFA announce agreement for Elders in Residence

VIU's Office of the President and Vancouver Island University Faculty Association announce agreement for Elders in Residence A Letter of Agreement between Vancouver Island University and the VIU Faculty Association was signed on February 26, 2015 to properly honour the important and distinctive role the Elders-in-Residence hold in the University’s community. The first of its kind in British Columbia post-secondary institutions, this agreement is the result of a commitment outlined in VIU’s Academic [...]

VIUFA Administrator2021-02-25T02:03:15-08:00April 24th, 2015|Front Page, Bargaining Bulletins|