Hello, fellow APSA members!
I wanted to introduce myself to you as the incoming President of the APSA Board of Directors.
APSA usually receives a Personnel Requisition Form from SFU HR, which gives us a general update on our members' records. For new members, we typically receive a "New to SFU," "New to HR," or "Academic Group." This does not show any CUPE to APSA members. I would figure this out in the previous software after uploading records marked "Promotion" or "Transfer." The list would show which emails were not on the list already. I can't do that with this new system.
Before heading off on holiday, have you taken note of these year-end items?
Paid leave – Holiday closure
AD 10.08
Once again, the University will be closed for the holiday break. Continuing members will be paid for this time. Temporary members will be paid for this time period if the last day of your temporary appointment is after the holiday closure. There are ongoing discussions between APSA and the University about sick leave and compensation for this closure.
The Joint University and Association Committee [JUAC] was reactivated after nearly nine years. The restart was urged upon the parties by arbitrators James Dorsey and Christopher Sullivan. Both arbitrators saw the need for the Association and the University to talk to each other regularly. Mr. Sullivan required the parties to employ a facilitator for the discussions for the first year. Cathy Knapp was retained to serve in that role, and the parties have recently extended her appointment for an additional 6 months.
APSA is pleased to announce the new officers for the APSA board of directors. Christopher Piché was voted in as the 2026 president, Erik Tryggvason was voted in as the new vice-president, and Raymond Yim is your 2026 treasurer. Please take a moment to congratulate all the appointees. We know they are dedicated and will work hard to achieve the interests of APSA members.
We’ve got you covered on what happened at the meeting.
SFU’s Finances: An Update
December 5, 2025
It’s budget time again at SFU — that time of year when many of you may be receiving your reference points and preparing budgets for the next fiscal year. I wish, of course, that budgetary times were much easier for all of you — I can’t imagine how difficult it must be.
Negotiations