Since the last update, TSSU has had three bargaining sessions with the Employer. These sessions have demonstrated the Employer’s refusal to understand teaching and working conditions at SFU and reticence to address them. The Employer’s spokesperson suggested that TSSU “is a union that by the nature of the work you do is at risk from…
Category: 2022/2023 Bargaining Updates
Last Tuesday and Wednesday, TSSU’s Contract Committee met with the Employer to negotiate. Tuesday, we discussed ELC/ITP/ITA instructors; Wednesday, we discussed TAs. While the Employer brought proposals to TSSU each day, none firmly established its position. At the bargaining table, the Employer continued their preferred strategy of “concept bargaining,” communicating their desired changes verbally but…
TSSU Contract Committee met with SFU Administration on November 2 & 3 to present opening positions for the 2022 round of bargaining. TSSU opened by saying that we are committed to making SFU a better place, a place where people feel welcome and supported. As a feminist union, our bargaining priorities always reflect the need…