SMU TAs Bargaining Updates

Upcoming Bargaining Dates:

  • January 9, 2025
  • January 10, 2025
  • January 16, 2025
  • January 17, 2025

Past Bargaining Dates:

  • November 12, 2024
  • November 13, 2024 (cancelled)

Updates:

November 12, 2024: First bargaining date with the employer. Proposed collective agreements were exchanged and four additional bargaining dates were scheduled. The November 13th bargaining date was cancelled.

November 5, 2024: Proposal Ratification Survey closed. TAs overwhelmingly voted in support of our priority article proposals:

  • Proposal Article 4: Harassment & Discrimination (96% in favour)
  • Proposal Article 8: Wages & Pay (96% in favour)
  • Proposal Article 11: Duties (91% in favour)
  • Proposal Article 18: Job Postings (87% in favour)

October 29, 2024: TAs were surveyed to ratify our proposed priority articles.

March 15, 2024: The negotiating committee was formed. Drafting of the collective agreement began.

February 22, 2024: Results of the bargaining priorities survey were released. Our top 5 priorities were determined to be:

  1. Increased wages
  2. Protection from exploitation
  3. Clear role expectations
  4. Support for international students
  5. Protection from discrimination & harassment

January 8, 2024: TAs were surveyed to determine bargaining priorities for our first collective agreement.

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