University-UPEI Faculty Association Negotiations: 2022–2023

The University and the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA) have been engaged in collective bargaining since April 2022. On March 20, 2023, the UPEI FA initiated strike action.

• Read our Updates to the campus community.
• To learn more about the University's latest financial offer, items that have been resolved and those still in dispute, read the Outstanding Issues (March 10, 2023) document.

Contributed Commentaries in The Guardian

• February 16, 2023: Path forward with interest arbitration to avoid impact on students at UPEI – Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President Academic and Research
• March 28, 2023: How did we get here? A summary of 11 months of negotiations between UPEI and the UPEI Faculty Association – Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President Academic and Research

At Issue Briefs

The University and the UPEI Faculty Association (UPEI FA) have parties have presented a number of proposals since collective bargaining began on April 21, 2022. The University wants to ensure that the community understands these proposals and, therefore, has provided additional information in the form of At Issue briefs, found below.

• At Issue #1 (November 17, 2022): The Role of Sessional Instructors at UPEI
• At Issue #2 (December 14, 2022): Faculty Salaries at UPEI
• At Issue #3 (December 21, 2022): Converting Sessional and Term Positions to Tenure-Track Positions
• At Issue #4 (December 22, 2022): University's Monetary Proposal to Sessional Instructors
• At Issue #5 (January 10, 2023): UPEI's Monetary Proposal re: Faculty and Librarian Salaries
• At Issue #6 (January 17, 2023): Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization at UPEI
• At Issue #7 (January 20, 2023): Scholarship and Research
• At Issue #8 (February 7, 2023): Workload at the Atlantic Veterinary College

Collective Agreements

Visit the Human Resources webpage to access collective agreements between UPEI and bargaining units.