On Nov. 4, 2020 the tentative agreement reached between Brock University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4207-1 (CUPE 4207-1) was ratified.
CUPE 4207-1 represents Contract Instructors, Teaching Assistants, Course Coordinators, Marker-Graders and Lab Demonstrators at Brock University. The three-year agreement is in effect from Sept. 7, 2019 to Sept. 6, 2022.
A draft of the new collective agreement will be available on the University’s website shortly.
Representatives from Brock University and CUPE Local 4207-1 have reached a tentative agreement for a renewal collective agreement.
The tentative agreement was reached in the evening of Friday Oct. 2, and followed negotiations facilitated by a provincially appointed mediator in preceding weeks.
Details will not be released until the tentative agreement has been ratified by the parties.
CUPE 4207-1 represents approximately 2,000 contract instructors, teaching assistants, course coordinators, marker-graders and lab demonstrators. The previous collective agreement expired on September 6, 2019.
The University is also engaged in collective bargaining with CUPE 4207, Unit 3, which represents ESL Instructors. On Aug. 31, following six meetings in bargaining, CUPE 4207-3 applied to the Ministry of Labour to request the assistance of a conciliator.
Conciliation is a normal part of the collective bargaining process in Ontario. A union or employer may apply to the Ontario Ministry of Labour for help in reaching an agreement. A conciliator has been assigned and future meeting dates are yet to be determined.
The University remains committed to reaching a negotiated settlement and looks forward to continuing discussions with CUPE Local 4207-3.
Further updates will be provided to the community as discussions continue.
Brock University continues to work towards a new collective agreement with CUPE 4207, Unit 1, which represents contract instructors, teaching assistants, course coordinators, marker-graders and lab demonstrators.
The University and CUPE 4207-1 have met three times in mediation and have additional dates scheduled on Sept. 29 and Oct. 2. The Union has committed to providing a minimum of five days’ notice to the University should they elect to set a strike deadline.
The University remains hopeful of achieving a new agreement through the collective bargaining process. The University is focused on reaching an agreement that reflects the important work members of the bargaining unit perform, while respecting the current financial and fiscal realities facing the University and the broader public sector in Ontario.
On June 19, 2020, Brock University and The Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1295 reached tentative agreements for the renewal of the full-time custodial and trades (1295-00) and student (1295-02) collective agreements. On June 25th they were ratified and the three-year agreements will be in effect from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022.
A draft of each new collective agreement will be available on the University’s website shortly.
Representatives from CUPE 4207-1 have advised the University that the strike deadline which had been set for 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, is postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. A new deadline has not yet been set.
Collective bargaining sessions that were scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18 have also been postponed, at the request of the union.
Brock remains committed to reaching an agreement with CUPE 4207-1, which represents contract instructors, teaching assistants, course co-ordinators, marker-graders and lab demonstrators.
Further updates will be provided as new dates are scheduled.
For updates about collective bargaining, including earlier progress reports, please monitor the Labour Relations at Brock website.
Brock University continues to work towards a new collective agreement with CUPE 4207-1, which represents contract instructors, teaching assistants, course coordinators, marker-graders and lab demonstrators.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the University was advised that the union has asked the provincial conciliator to request a no-board report from the provincial Ministry of Labour. Once a no-board report is issued, the parties have 17 days in which to reach a new agreement, before they are in a legal strike or lockout position.
Scheduled negotiations will continue, including a meeting this week, and the University remains hopeful of achieving a new agreement through the collective bargaining process. The University is focused on reaching an agreement that reflects the important work members of the bargaining unit perform, while respecting the current financial and fiscal realities facing the University and the broader public sector in Ontario.
On February 13, 2020, the Brock University and CUPE 4207-2 collective agreement was ratified for a renewed three-year agreement. CUPE 4207-2 represents Full Time Coordinators employed in ESL Services at Brock University.
The three-year agreement will be in effect July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
A draft of the new collective agreement will be available on the University’s website shortly.
On January 24, 2020, CUPE Local 1295, which represents maintenance, trades and custodial staff at Brock, filed for conciliation, following sixteen meetings between the parties. CUPE Local 1295 also submitted a request for conciliation for the part-time / student collective agreement.
The two parties have been meeting regularly and some progress has been made in reaching a settlement. Conciliation is a normal part of the collective bargaining process in Ontario. A union or employer can apply to the Ontario Ministry of Labour for help in reaching an agreement.
The University remains committed to reaching negotiated settlements and looks forward to continuing discussions with CUPE Local 1295 to renew the collective agreements.
Further updates will be provided to the community as discussions continue.
Over the last few months, the University and CUPE 4207-2 have been meeting to reach a renewed collective agreement. The union represents Full Time Coordinators employed in ESL Services (English as a Second Language) at Brock.
On January 10, 2020, representatives from Brock University and CUPE Local 4207-2 reached a tentative agreement for a renewed three-year collective agreement, expiring June 6, 2020.
The University thanks the union for its efforts in reaching the tentative agreement, that reflects the important role that our ESL Coordinators hold on campus.
Details on the tentative agreement will be shared once it has been ratified by the parties.
