Department Chairs & Coordinators “Everyone understands that becoming Chair means giving up on research, and giving up on promotion”– FA Member As part of last Fall’s bargaining consultations, we spoke to department chairs and coordinators to get a better sense of their unique vantage point and specific concerns. What we learned is that chairs and coordinators often experience significant obstacles to advocating on behalf of FA members and supporting students. These obstacles include:– Increased workload resulting from downloading

A Tale Of Three Professors “We have to face the real issue that affects all teaching staff at UPEI: that the existence of a low-paid underclass of professors devalues teaching and research, and provides the basis for administration’s arguments that these do not need to be supported. The Academy doesn’t value the very things that the Academy exists to provide: knowledge and education.”– FA MemberSpot the difference:Increasingly, full-time FA members report feeling overwhelmed. As UPEI continues to

“They won’t hire tenure-track and we can’t find sessionals. We all end up taking overloads year after year just to keep the program running. How are we meant to do research at the same time?”“We are chronically understaffed. We are beyond tired, with no recognition of how it’s impacting the other areas of our work.– FA MembersLast Fall, many of you completed a survey and participated in a series of consultations to ensure that your

“I’m teaching a class of 400 students, I could use a little help over here.”– FA Member As we head into bargaining for our next collective agreement this spring, we at the FA want to share information with all of our colleagues about the issues, and about the bargaining process. We are UPEIUPEI Faculty Association members are teachers, researchers, nurses, emergency vets, and librarians. We take pride in our work, and we are committed to teaching and