SAFAGRAM May-June 2019
The Alberta government is throwing a potential wrench in the Negotiation works. “As you know, our Collective Agreement that was ratified last June contained a provision for SAIT and SAFA to reconvene by May 15, 2019, to negotiate a salary increase for year three (Academic Year 2019/20) of the current Collective Agreement. If we are unable to come to an agreement at the bargaining table by September 30, 2019, we can proceed to binding arbitration” Al Brown, Labour Relations Officer. The government is contemplating delaying Public Sector Wage Reopener Arbitrations which could mean a lengthier negotiation for your year three salary increase. The Negotiations as they apply to Adjunct instructors continues. Catch the full article.