Dear members, We are pleased to inform you that we have reached an agreement in principle with the Central Administration at the end of our second day of mediation. We believe... read more
Negotiations
Start Of Collective Bargaining
Dear members, We wish to inform you that on January 31, the APUO has begun collective bargaining and tabled its proposals to the Employer, which are summarized in the following... read more
Letter sent to the President and Vice-Chancellor of the Wilfrid Laurier University
The APUO has sent a letter to the President and Vice-Chancellor of the Wilfrid Laurier University urging him to uphold a higher standard of fair and respectful bargaining, which... read more
2016 Bargaining
Dear APUO Members, We are happy to report that we have been able to reach a deal with the employer. The agreement was reached at the end of the fifth full day of mediation. We... read more
Negotiations Entering New Stage: Employer Filed for Conciliation
As you will know from our previous updates, over the last five months, the APUO has been bargaining in good faith with the employer with the goal of reaching a fair and equitable... read more
APUO Bargaining Bulletin March 2016
The APUO Bargaining Bulletin March 2016 is available... read more
APUO Members and Online Courses
APUO President Jennifer Dekker wrote to President Allan Rock on February 4, 2016 concerning the development and delivery of hybrid or online courses by APUO members. You can read... read more
Letter of support to MUALA during 2015 bargaining
On November 12 2015 APUO President Jennifer Dekker wrote a letter of support to colleagues at McMaster University Academic Librarians’ Association expressing support during... read more
2015 Negotiations
Dear APUO members, Please note that negotiations for the next Collective Agreement have begun (November 2015). You can consult the initial proposals from both the Employer and... read more
Results of the ratification vote
Dear APUO members, The results of the ratification vote are the following: 365 YES and 6 NO. The tentative settlement has therefore been supported by 98.4% of the members who... read more