In regards to the May 4th announcement of new provincial restrictions, MSA is continuing to monitor the situation as it develops. MSA is in regular discussions with the University to advocate on our members’ behalf. If you have specific workplace challenges due to these changes, please contact MSA. We acknowledge that the changing dynamics of
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Canada, also known as Red Dress Day. Started in 2010, this day began as “an aesthetic response to more than 1000 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada” by Jaime Black (Métis). The red dresses act as
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Johnson Insurance Launches 2021 Scholarship Johnson Insurance is pleased to offer 50 scholarships worth $1,000 each to eligible students completing high school in 2021 and starting post-secondary education in the fall of 2021. Since Johnson Insurance is our preferred home and car insurance provider, qualifying children or grandchildren of MSA are eligible to apply. Deadline to apply is
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Registration is now open for the winter/spring In-Service courses. For full details and to register, visit the In-Service flyer. *If you have difficulties accessing the flyer, be sure you’re logged out of any personal email accounts and logged into the portal. Eating Well On Shift Work – May 5, 2021, 4-5 PMIt can be challenging to maintain health eating
Keep up-to-date with MacEwan’s Covid-19 updates here: https://www.macewan.ca/wcm/coronavirus/index.htm Get information on returning to campus here: https://myportal.macewan.ca/staff/covid-19-re-entry.html Reporting Form An online reporting tool is in place to assist the university in responding appropriately when a person who has been on campus has experienced COVID-19 like symptoms, has been confirmed as a positive case or is self-isolating
Please see the following documents received from the Alberta Labour Relations Board: Notice and Correspondence (Advisors), Notice and Correspondence (General Application). These documents are in response to the applications MSA recently filed with the Alberta Labour Relations Board. These filings are regarding the ongoing jurisdictional determination of MacEwan University employees. For more information please visit:
As a follow-up to MSA’s communication in the latest MSA newsletter about jurisdiction, MSA has filed two applications with the Alberta Labour Relations Board. This filing is regarding the ongoing jurisdictional determination of MacEwan University employees. After considerable deliberation with our legal counsel we separated the two matters: one specific to Advising, and the other
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