Collective Bargaining Q&A
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We’re excited to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with MacEwan University on the terms of our 2024-2028 Collective Agreement! What’s Next? Our tentative agreement includes improvements in our priorities of compensation, job security, and work-life harmony, but also contains improved and clarified language in multiple articles. We recommend this tentative settlement for your
What’s new? Access to MacEwan Activities Career Development Fund Detailed information about the activities and career development opportunities available to you, as well as eligibility criteria and the application process, can be found here on the portal. Questions? Contact PD@macewan.ca
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
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
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
As per article 27.0.1, each employee shall receive a copy of their current position description from their Out-of-Scope (OOS) Manager. MSA receives copies of in-scope classification decisions and position description updates. If your OOS Manager does not have a copy, feel free to reach out to MSA as we may have a copy on file.
If someone else assigns your tasks and sets your priorities, make it easy for them to be reasonable. Show your supervisor everything you’re working on and ask which project they want completed first. Be honest about your abilities. Most managers will rather give you more time or resources upfront than have you fail at the
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