AGM
APSA recently held its Annual General Meeting on November 24, 2020. It was held virtually on Zoom with just under 200 members attending. We discussed this year of COVID-19, advocacy and bargaining issues, our budget and more. Please read the 2020 AGM minutes for more details.
We've got you covered on what happened at the meeting.
Before heading off on holidays, have you taken note of these year-end items?
Paid leave – Christmas closure
AD 10.08
Once again, the University will be closed from December 25 - January 1. Continuing members will be paid for December 25 - January 1. Temporary members will be paid for December 25 - January 1 if the last day of your temporary appointment is after Christmas closure.
The Graduate Liberal Studies Program offered by SFU is an interdisciplinary program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. This is a part-time program, for working or otherwise busy adults, with classes offered during evening and weekend hours at SFU's downtown campus. Students have 3 – 4 years to complete their MA, either through coursework or thesis options.
When the pandemic hit in mid-March, many of you faced uncertain times. You weren’t sure how long the situation would last, and although some of you had home offices, others worked on laptops while sitting on the sofa.
That was eight months ago, and we're all taking time to adjust to the new normal. Although some of you have returned to the workplace, many of you are still working partly or entirely from home.
Nothing outlasts the Energizer bunny, well, except...
"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather."
—Phil, Groundhog Day
Please give a warm welcome to these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Ang, Kevin Edward
Service Desk Analyst
Temporary Promotion
Vancouver Campus IT Services
Vancouver Campus
Campbell, Alice
Arbitrations and Grievances
APSA is currently preparing for three arbitrations, the Colin Taylor Award arbitration and two other arbitrations, one involving human rights and another on inappropriate discipline. We can't disclose any details of the member arbitration due to confidentiality issues.