There will be some labour peace officially at Trent University.
The Trent University Faculty Association and Trent University have jointly announced that the University’s Board of Governors ratified a new collective agreement following ratification by TUFA on December 19th when a majority of faculty voted in favour of the agreement.
TUFA represents 295 full-time faculty, limited-term appointments and professional librarians at Trent University.
Highlights of the three-year collective agreement signed on December 9, 2022 include:
-A commitment to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization in personnel processes and the faculty ranks
-Inclusion of standards to evaluate teaching, research and service for the purposes of promotion, tenure and merit processes
-Enhanced recognition of service work to the University community
-Improvements to health and dental benefit plans
-Across-the-board increases to salaries in each year of the agreement
President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Leo Groake, says this new collective agreement demonstrates the University’s commitment to the vital role that our faculty play in delivering world-class teaching, research and service that our students, sector and communities have come to expect.
(Written by: Jordan Mercier)
