Saint Boniface University academics to vote on new contract

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 30/08/2023 (778 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Manitoba’s only francophone faculty association is urging its professors to ratify a new contract that would have their wages increase by about 12 per cent over four years.

More than three years after their last agreement expired, Saint Boniface University academics will vote on a tentative new deal Sept. 5.

The proposal includes for raises of two per cent per year over four years for full-time members, in addition to several scale adjustments that culminate in an overall increase of about 12 per cent.

If approved as is, lecturers will receive $830 more per course load (or, for the equivalent of three credits).

Tenured and tenure-track members can expect a $500 signing bonus should the contract, which spans from 2020-21 to 2023-24, be ratified.

University administration and the union — l’Association of Professors and Professionals of l’USB — both released bargaining updates Wednesday. An independent mediator helped the parties reach a tentative deal.

Earlier this summer, the faculty association held a strike vote. Ninety-three per cent of participants, representing 86 per cent of the overall membership, cast ballots in favour of a walkout.