Almost all universities across Canada have collective agreements with their faculty and staff, and negotiations are a routine part of the life cycle of collective agreements. The University of Prince Edward Island has collective agreements with five different unions/bargaining units.

Our approach to the collective bargaining process is to reflect UPEI’s values and achieve the goals outlined in our Strategic Plan. Our collective bargaining approach is focused toward a collective goal of building outstanding experiential learning opportunities and encouraging students to develop to their full potential in both the classroom and the community. We value accountability and integrity, excellence, respect and collegiality and shared responsibility for all that we do.

The four Unions at UPEI include:

• UPEI Faculty Association (UPEIFA)
  All academic staff members at UPEI in two bargaining units, BU # 1 (faculty members, librarians, sessional instructors, and clinical nursing instructors) and BU # 2 (clinical veterinary professionals)
• CUPE 1870
  UPEI support staff
• CUPE 501
  Employees in the Department of Facilities Management—Security Services Division
• IBEW 1928
  All employees of the Department of Facilities Management, Maintenance Division engaged as power engineers, utility workers, maintenance repairman I, maintenance repairman II, electricians and service workers but excepting foreman and supervisors, those above the rank of foreman and supervisors and office employees

To view the collective agreements between UPEI and these unions, please visit our Resources page.

Collective Bargaining Teams

The following bargaining teams are representing the University (the "Employer") during collective bargaining with the various Unions.

Faculty Association
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Nola Etkin, Dean of the Faculty of Science
Wayne Peters, Dean of Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
Susan Connolly, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources and Legal

CUPE 1870
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Donna Sutton, Associate Vice-President of Students and Registrar
Marven Maclean, Operations Manager, Veterinary Teaching Hospital (alternate Heather Gunn-McQuillan)
Virginia Wickstrom, Manager, Human Resources

CUPE 501
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Jeremy Dallaire, Manager, Facilities Operations
Ashley McKenna, Assistant Manager, Administration and Facilities
Virginia Wickstrom, Manager, Human Resources

IBEW 1928
Brian Johnston, Chief Negotiator
Jeremy Dallaire, Manager, Facilities Operations
Ashley McKenna, Assistant Manager, Administration and Facilities
Virginia Wickstrom, Manager, Human Resources