News

All news articles highlighted on the home page will be placed here in chronological order. This page is the depository for all current and relevant articles from the JAC.

Where possible, items will be available in HTML format so that they can be easily viewed by your browser. Many documents will also be available in PDF and/or TEXT formats. To view PDF documents, get the Adobe Acrobat Reader program HERE.

December 23, 2003

President MacLauchlan's December 23 Newsletter to campus (HTML)

 

UPEIFA response to President MacLauchlan's December 23 Newsletter (HTML)

 

UPEI: University on the Rise? - CAUT recruitment ad (HTML)

 

Guardian news article, December 22, 2003 (HTML or PDF)

 

Journal Pioneer news article, December 20, 2003 (HTML or PDF)

 

Message from UPEIFA re: CBC Island Morning (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

 

Article: "Living La Vida Professor" (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

 

Article: "The Research Culture at UPEI" (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

December 19, 2003

Negotiations Bulletin #12 ( HTML, PDF or TEXT)

• Current status of negotiations

• Failure of conciliation

• Next steps

• CAUT Defense Fund

• General membership meeting, Tuesday, January 6 2004, 5 pm

List of Volunteers (HTML)

A place to publicly thank all those volunteers.

December 17, 2003

Update from the JAC (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

Read this important message from your Job Action Committee.

December 15, 2003

Sessional Lecturer Pay (HTML or PDF)

A graph showing the relationship of our sessional lecturer payscale relative to other Atlantic universities.

December 11, 2003

Message from the JAC (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

Please read this important message.

December 10, 2003

Frequently Asked Questions (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

This page has been updated with some informative questions and answers. Check this page often for more helpful information as we continue to answer your questions and concerns.

Guardian news article, December 6 2003 (HTML or PDF)

New Letters of Support (HTML)

Now available to read on the Express Your Support page.

December 6, 2003

Letters of Support (HTML)

Now available to read on the Express Your Support page.

December 4, 2003

Negotiations Bulletin # 11 (HTML, PDF or TEXT)
• UPEI Faculty Finances, The Big Picture
• Wage Parity
• Growth of faculty salaries over the past decade
• Changes in university spending
• How much salary have UPEI faculty lost?
• History of contract settlements at UPEI.

Negotiations Bulletin # 10 (HTML, PDF or TEXT)
• Negotiations/conciliation
• Job Action Committee web site
• Disrespectful communication

Guardian letter-to-the-editor, December 2, 2003 (HTML or PDF)

December 1, 2003

Negotiations Bulletin # 9 (HTML, PDF or TEXT)
• Update on Negotiations
• What still separates the UPEIFA from the UPEI Board of Governors?
• The Road Ahead

Guardian article from Board, November 29, 2003 (HTML or PDF)

Guardian article from UPEIFA, November 28, 2003 (HTML or PDF)

Press Release re: Application for Conciliation, November 26, 2003 (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

Announcement re: Application for Conciliation, November 25, 2003 (HTML, PDF or TEXT)

Negotiations Bulletin #8 (HTML, PDF or TEXT)
• Report on Negotiations
• News from the bargaining committee

Guardian letter-to-the-editor, November 20, 2003 (HTML or PDF)

Negotiation Bulletin #7 (HTML, PDF or TEXT)
• Report on Negotiations
- Workload
- Working Conditions
- Privacy Rights
- Intellectual Property
- Conduct during strikes/lockouts

Guardian article from UPEIFA, August 14, 2003 (HTML or PDF)