Join our MacEwan Staff Union Board of Directors! Do you want to play a key role in shaping our future work conditions? Now is your chance! We are excited to announce the first MSU Board of Directors Election information session. 📅 Date: Wed, Mar 19 🕒 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm 📍 Location: Rm 9-102
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Progress continues toward our next collective agreement. The tone of conversations remains positive, and we plan to meet several times in January. In the portal, the University has posted similar information to what MSU has previously communicated about bargaining. You can find this under Departments > Human Resources > Collective Bargaining. Warm regards,Tim McNeilMSU Negotiations Chair
The MSU Staff and Board would like to wish you a safe, peaceful and relaxing holiday season! We hope you have the opportunity to unwind and enjoy a bit of well-deserved time away. Thank you for all of your support and dedication this year. We look forward to advocating for you in 2025! The MSU office
Hey Folks, It’s been a while since the last update, but I’m excited to tell you meetings with the university negotiating team are continuing! Over the summer, we have made progress on language clarification and settled language in Articles 2, 15, 21 and 24. There are three more days of meetings scheduled later this month. While bargaining
Proud to show our solidarity with NASA and AASUA today on behalf of MSA (MSU) alongside GMUFA.
We are pleased to announce that the MacEwan Staff Union (formerly known as the MacEwan Staff Association) has officially received the updated bargaining certificate from the Alberta Labour Relations Board under our new name. In the past, MSA was both a registered society in Alberta and a certified trade union. MSA’s legal counsel advised the
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Members and Friends, Some of you may have noticed that our current collective agreement expired on June 30, 2024. Not to worry – it remains in place until a new agreement is reached. Our bargaining sessions in June concluded with robust discussions on job security. We have signed off on one proposal, but there is still
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MSA is excited to announce our new Professional Development Direct Reimbursement Program. This pilot program allows members to be reimbursed $250 per fiscal year for eligible activities. Activities must be completed and paid for before submitting an application. All signed members are eligible to apply, part-time, casual and term employees must fulfill 500 hours of
The MSA office is now located in 101A – 11041 105 Avenue. This building is located behind MacEwan Residence and Allard Hall. Download your directions here. MSA’s office hours remain Monday – Friday, 8:30AM – 4:30PM. We will also take afterhours meetings by appointment. We welcome you to drop by our new space any time!
Why, yes! We would encourage you to take advantage of the University’s Retirement Transition Program. This gives you up to three years to transition into retirement with a reduced workload either prior to or after a specified retirement date. You must apply to your OOS Manager at least six months prior to the planned start
Employees can apply through open competition for any position within the university. If they are the successful candidate, the change is considered a transfer. (No letter of resignation required.) If you’re a continuing employee and you are selected for a Term position, you shall continue to be treated as a continuing employee. At the conclusion
Yes. All MSA staff and Board Members are bound by confidentiality requirements as stipulated in the MSA’s Code of Conduct Agreement. Private information obtained by staff during a member appointment is not shared with MSA Board members, other MSA members or the University’s management, administration or human resources unless the action needed to resolve the