Labour Relations

The Academic Labour Relations team is responsible for promoting a productive labour relations environment involving the university, academic staff, graduate assistants, and postdoctoral associates by:

• providing advice to human resource professionals, managers and leaders in relation to academic staff, graduate assistants and postdoctoral associates
• provides advice on collective agreement interpretation and discipline
• supporting collective bargaining negotiations with TUCFA, the GSA and PDAC
• supporting the grievance process and facilitating fair and equitable grievance resolution
• representing the university at Labour Relations Board hearings and grievance arbitrations
• supporting complex accommodation and other human rights cases
• providing feedback on proposed amendments to labour legislation
• facilitating and supporting the tenure and promotion process for academic staff members

The Employee and Labour Relations team is responsible for promoting a productive labour relations environment at the university involving the university, support staff, and management and professional staff by:

• providing advice to human resources professionals, managers and leaders on AUPE collective agreement interpretation, investigations and complex discipline
• leading complex workplace investigations involving non-academic staff
• encouraging fair and equitable resolution of matters through the university's two-step grievance process
• representing the university at Labour Relations Board hearings and grievance arbitrations
• leading collective bargaining negotiations with AUPE
• developing programs and processes to support managers and employees
• facilitating consultation with AUPE on contracting out initiatives
• providing feedback on proposed amendments to labour legislation