We are excited to announce that eight candidates have officially put their names forward for the upcoming MSU Elections. These individuals are running for the positions of Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Member Representative (5 positions). Please join us in congratulating the following candidates: Please see each candidate’s bio below Barb Hudkins, Vice-President Nominee Fellow Union Members,
The MSU Spring General Meeting will take place on May 8th, 2025. The meeting will start at 9:30 am in 9-323 Kule Health Lecture Theater and a pre-meeting hot breakfast starting at 8:30 am in 9-100 Paul Byrne Hall! The various documents for the Agenda Package will be uploaded here in the upcoming days for
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
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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In the upcoming week, you may notice that an information sheet from the Alberta Labour Relations Board is posted around campus. This is a routine part of the process approved by the MSA membership at our Spring General Meeting to transition from the MacEwan Staff Association to the MacEwan Staff Union and deregister from the
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!
As per Article 8.0.1 and 8.1.1 of the collective agreement, MSA members will be granted two and a half (2.5) hours of release time from work without impact to employee compensation to attend the MSA semi-annual general membership meeting, subject to the ability to provide continuity of normal University operations and with prior approval of
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. As well, please see Criteria
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