The YUFA Executive Committee has decided to appoint a Bargaining Priorities Subcommittee (BPS) to ensure broad membership input into the process of developing the priorities for the next round of collective bargaining, which is expected to commence in the spring of 2018. The BPS would actively consult with members and take the lead in developing a survey that would be completed by members no later than September of 2017. Major issues in recent rounds of negotiations have included salary and benefits, workload, university governance, sabbaticals, research support and other items.

The is the second call for nominations. Two positions are open for members-at-large and three positions are open for Stewards' Council (non-Executive Committee members).

If you would like to serve in one of the positions, please send a letter of interest to the Executive Committee at [email protected] (subject line: BPS) by Thursday, February 2 at 12:00 p.m.

Composition of the Committee

The composition of the BPS is outlined below:

• Three Executive Committee members: President, one Equity Officer, and one Chief Steward
• Three members of Stewards’ Council (non-Executive Committee members)
• Three members-at-large

Outline of the bargaining preparation process

Typically, the process of contract review and the drafting of YUFA Primary Negotiating Positions (PNPs) takes almost a year to complete. It is expected that the primary work of the BPS, however, would take place from February to May of 2017. Informed by the work of the BPS, the Executive Committee would finalize the bargaining survey and draft the full package of proposals (PNPs) that would go to the Stewards’ Council for approval no later than January 2018. The final package of proposals would be approved at a General Membership Meeting (GMM) no later than February 2018.