Our proposals for a renewed collective agreement are the outcome of extensive consultations with our members. We expect them to be taken seriously – it is not enough to simply answer, »no, we don’t discuss it.” The university president said on the radio that he considers the current collective agreement to be “mature,” suggesting that there […]
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Profile of a Sainte-Anne College Professor
I began my career in 2001 as secretary to the registrar, secretary to the director of research and development, and as webmaster. Shortly after being hired, I was asked to teach a course. From 2002 to 2013, I taught on a course-by-course basis, with three-month contracts. As well, from 2009 on, I worked on program […]
A question of respect
The collective agreement between the Association of Professors and Librarians of Université Sainte-Anne (APPBUSA) expired in July, 2020. Extended for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been the subject of negotiations since June 30, 2021. Collective bargaining is often adversarial: one party wins, the other loses. This so-called classical perspective discourages agreement […]
A message to our students
Dear Students, We are writing to tell you that, unfortunately, the professors and librarians who are members of the faculty union APPBUSA will be on a legal strike beginning at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, March 3. After more than fifty hours of meetings during which the union tried to negotiate with the administration, courses will be […]
For a Forward-Looking University
On March 3, 2022, the Association of Professors and Librarians of Université Sainte-Anne (APPBUSA) began a legal strike. This regrettable situation has come about following a persistent impasse in collective bargaining. The union is proposing two ideas we see as essential for the continued development of our university: fair and equitable working conditions for professors […]