Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Albright, Mackenzy
Head Preparator
Rehire
SFU Galleries
VPA Engagement
Cheung, Brandon
Operating Systems Consultant ll
New to SFU
Negotiations
Basic Agreement Bargaining: APSA and SFU negotiated the Basic Agreement on January 15-19 and February 1 and were in mediation from April 15-17. Chris Sullivan, the mediator, released mediated recommendations on May 16, which the APSA board of directors approved. SFU's Board of Governors and APSA members have both voted to approve the recommended changes, which will go into effect once both parties sign the document.
Each month, our advocates answer your questions about workplace challenges, the AD 10 policies, and how they’re applied. Questions? Submit them anonymously here. These questions will be answered in a monthly advocacy corner issue. For an immediate answer, please contact APSA.
APSA's Board of Directors has four open director positions. Are you interested in applying?
Director position description
A director:
Hello APSA Members,
You're invited to join us for Conversations with the Board — Fall edition. Come by for a coffee and chat with a board member at your campus. We'd love to speak with you about your work life and how APSA can help you.
Wednesday, November 6, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. at Harbour Centre at Vancouver Campus, Room 2105
A huge thank you to all the members who participated in ratifying the Basic Agreement recommendations from mediator Chris Sullivan. APSA is pleased to note that we had 634 members participate, despite the information session and voting being held over the summer.
We had 621 votes accepting the recommendations and 13 votes rejecting them, for an overall 97.75% support of accepting the changes.
This means that the ratification vote has passed and our next steps would be to have both SFU and APSA sign the document.
September Update
Happy new academic year! Since my last update in June, there's been quite a few developments to provide updates on:
The Impact of Job Cuts on Your Work: Part II
Last month, in this column, I wrote about the impact of job cuts on your work. I also asked for your anonymous, written responses to a single survey question:
Since the mass job cuts in May, what has the impact been on your workload and other aspects of your position?
Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Albright, Mackenzy
Head PreparatorRehire
SFU Galleries
External Relations
Budgell, Meagan
Administrative CoordinatorNew to SFU
MED Undergraduate Medical Education
Medical School
Chan, Fiona
Human Resources AssociateNew Appointment
Labour Relations & Compensation
Human Resources