We are pleased to announce that we now have a tentative deal with Dalhousie’s Administration. This tentative agreement must still be ratified by the membership in order for it to be signed and for the strike to end. The link to vote has been sent by email from Simply Voting. If you have not received an email to vote please first check your spam folder and then email voting@cupe3912.ca.
Voting will be open until 11:55 PM (23:55) Friday, November 11th.
Picketing (and strike pay) will continue until a tentative agreement is ratified.
In sum, the deal remains largely the same as the Dalhousie Administration’s previous offer with an additional raise for Marker/Demonstrators. We have also established a draft Return to Work plan that currently includes no loss of income for the period of the strike.
The 3 Documents of the Tentative Agreement:
The Changes to the Agreement includes changes that will be made to the previous Collective Agreement (2016-2020) to form the new Collective Agreement (2020-2024).
The Memorandum of the Agreement includes information regarding how the new Collective Agreement (2020-2024) will be formed (as described above) as well as how retroactive pay (additional pay for work performed from September 2020 – present) will be administered.
The Return to Work Agreement details the procedure for how the strike will end. This includes no loss of pay for TAs and PTAs for the duration of the strike. Markers/Demonstrators will continue to be paid for all hours worked.
Calculated Yearly Pay:
All years are academic years beginning Sept. 1st.
Teaching Assistants:
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
| $24.72 | $25.02 | $28.61 | $30.05 |
Markers/Demonstrators:
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
| $16.82 | $17.03 | $23.52 | $24.00 |
Part-Time Academics:
| # of courses | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | # of courses | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
| 0-7
8-19 20+ |
$10,594.80
$12,133.80 $12,881.03 |
$10,727.24
$12,285.47 $13,042.04 |
0-13
14+ |
$12702.20
$14154.30 |
$12956.25
$14437.38 |
PTA salaries are for a 6-credit, 8-month “full course.”
PTA salaries are categorized by the number of previously taught 3-credit, 4-month “half-courses.”
Clinical and Fountain School of Performing Arts Instructors:
| Role | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
| Nursing
DH PT/OT Pharmacy FSPA |
$34.32
$40.14 $45.22 N/A $66.00 |
$45
$40.64 $45.78 N/A $66.83 |
$47.90
$43.40 $48.70 $50.00 $70.38 |
$48.85
$44.27 $49.68 $51.00 $71.79 |
While the deal is not perfect, the Negotiating Committee is recommending it as the best deal we can acquire for this bargaining period. This recommendation is required to bring the ratification vote to the membership.