Now that you’ve had a chance to absorb the results from our strike vote, we wanted to dive into them a bit more to put them in perspective.85% of FA members participated in the recent strike vote with 83% of participants voting to provide the UPEIFA Executive Committee and Negotiations Team with a strong strike mandate. That is an incredible level of support and one that send a powerful message to the UPEI Board of

Strike Vote – (Monday, February 13 (9:00a) – Tuesday, February 14 (5:00p))Pursuant to the PEI Labour Act, the UPEIFA cannot declare or authorize a strike until after a vote has been taken by secret ballot and the majority of employees voting has voted in favour of a strike.In order to provide your negotiations team with the leverage it needs to reach a fair and reasonable agreement, the UPEIFA Executive Committee is strongly encouraging its members

The University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association, or UPEIFA, has established an off-campus office to serve as the association’s headquarters in the event that job action is necessary. The Charlottetown office, located at 92 Capital Dr. Unit 5 (formerly Combat Computers), will serve as the association’s headquarters to facilitate the daily activities of conducting job action, such as picket line organization. The Faculty Association’s office on UPEI’s campus will be closed during any job

Minister Bloyce Thompson has notified the UPEI Board of Governors and the UPEI Faculty Association that government mediation has come to an end. The Minister’s letter is available here and the mediator’s report is available here. To discuss the next steps in collective bargaining, we have scheduled an online FA Negotiations Update for Friday, February 10 (2:00p-4:00p). Registration is required. To register for the meeting, please click here