Collective bargaining begins at UPEI
The following message was also issued by email to UPEI faculty and staff.
The University of Prince Edward Island is currently engaged in the process of negotiating new Collective Agreements with five bargaining units represented by four unions: the University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association (UPEIFA), CUPE 1870, CUPE 501, and IBEW 1928.
Each of the four unions issued letters to the University, giving their “notice to bargain” to initiate the bargaining process on the following dates:
- CUPE 1870— January 17, 2022
- CUPE 501—February 7, 2022
- IBEW 1928—February 8, 2022
- UPEIFA—March 25, 2022
A series of meeting dates have now been established with CUPE 1870, IBEW 1928, and UPEIFA. Negotiation meetings with UPEIFA began on April 21 and with IBEW 1928 on May 30, while meetings with CUPE 1870 will begin on June 14. A schedule of 21 meeting dates have been set aside for bargaining with UPEIFA, three for CUPE 1870, and two for IBEW 1928.
The following bargaining teams will represent the University (the "Employer") during collective bargaining.
Faculty Association
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Nola Etkin, Dean, Faculty of Science
Wayne Peters, Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (Interim)
Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources and Legal
CUPE 1870
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Donna Sutton, Associate Vice-President of Students and Registrar
Marven MacLean, Operations Manager, Veterinary Teaching Hospital (alternate Heather Gunn-McQuillan, Assistant Dean, Clinical and Professional Program, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Virginia Wickstrom, Manager, Human Resources
CUPE 501
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Jeremy Dallaire, Manager, Facilities Operations
Ashley McKenna, Assistant Manager, Administration and Facilities
Virginia Wickstrom, Manager, Human Resources
IBEW 1928
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Jeremy Dallaire, Manager, Facilities Operations
Ashley McKenna, Assistant Manager, Administration and Facilities
Virginia Wickstrom, Manager, Human Resources
The teams look forward to working with the Unions to achieve new collective agreements that helps UPEI continue to provide high-quality programs for our students.
For more information about the collective bargaining process at UPEI, please visit our Labour Relations website at upei.ca/labour.
