Media Advisory: DFA demands mandatory vaccination and other safety protocols
Media release: Dalhousie Faculty Association is asking for mandatory vaccinations for all faculty and staff, and more.
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Dalhousie administrative and technical workers ready to strike to protect pension plan
The Dalhousie University Board of Governors is once again trying to bully workers into surrendering parts of their retirement benefits.
Dalhousie’s hard line bargaining stance proves futile but harms staff and students
The board of governors raised hurdles at every step of the process, only to end up with an agreement very close to what the Dalhousie Faculty Association had proposed at the start of the negotiations. Doing so aggravated the already substantial stress staff and students were under.
Dalhousie University Board of Governors raises another obstacle in contract talks with faculty
Nothing comes easy in the collective bargaining between the Dalhousie Faculty Association and the Dalhousie Board of Governors. Now the BoG announced it is willing to sign off on all but one of the Conciliation Board recommendations. That one issue, not a biggie in the grand scheme of things, affects at what point in time instructors qualify for educational leave.
Media release: DFA and Dal Board of Governors agree to Conciliation Board
The Dalhousie Board of Governors (The Board) and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) have been in discussion and recognize that…
News brief: No strike or lockout during Dalhousie Fall semester
There will be no strike or lockout at Dalhousie this Fall semester. Earlier this afternoon the Board agreed to a proposal by the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) to refer the outstanding bargaining issues to a conciliation board who could recommend possible resolutions
Pandemic opportunism at Dalhousie – “People feel completely disrespected”
Françoise Baylis on the looming strike at Dalhousie: “People feel completely disrespected. Because of the pandemic people are working harder than they probably ever have, for the benefit of the students and for the benefit of the institution. We’re doing so much with so little, and this is how they treat us. They tell us how grateful they are, yet this is how they show their gratitude.”
Media release: Faculty members reject offer from Dalhousie Board of Governors
Media release: More than 95% of the members of the Dalhousie Faculty Association have voted to reject the offer made by the Dalhousie Board of Governors during conciliation last week.
Letter: A strike at Dalhousie is also a student issue
“When our faculty lack the support needed to maintain a reasonable work-life balance and implement effective virtual learning, our Board and Executive team have a fiduciary responsibility to step up and support them. Instead, the Board is largely ignoring our faculty and trying to mess with their benefits, just like they ignore students and increase their tuition year-after-year,” writes Noel Guscott, a student at the university.
Conciliation between Dalhousie and faculty fails, making strike more likely
Conciliator-led talks between the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and the university’s Board of Governors have failed, which means that in roughly two weeks time faculty members could be walking the picket line. We talk with DFA president David Westwood to understand the issues.