Call for Nominations to sit on the Negotiations Committee
Call for Nominations to sit on the Negotiations Committee
Are you interested in sitting on the Negotiations Committee?
With the ratification of our new collective agreement the current negotiations committee will be dissolved.
The search for a new committee is on. Nominations are being taken now. Please submit your name and include the constituency you will be representing to mike.mayo@lethbridgecollege.ca to be added to the ballot.
A short meeting to accept calls from the floor followed by the election will be held on Monday Nov 18th, 2019 in room IB1103 @ 4:30 pm.
Voting for this election will continue Tuesday Nov 19th, 2019 and Wednesday Nov 20th, 2019 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm in room PA2108 with results circulated shortly thereafter.
Qualifications to serve on the Negotiations Committee:
Nominees for the Negotiations Committee must be Continuing Academic Staff Members from the constituencies they wish to represent. In the event no representative is elected from within a constituency a faculty member from outside the constituency may be elected to represent that constituency
Term Certain or Casual Academic Staff Members are eligible to be nominated to represent all Casual and Term Certain members. In the event that no Term Certain or Casual Academic Staff Members let their names stand, Continuing Academic Staff Members may run for this position.
No individual shall serve as a constituency representative on both the Executive Council and Negotiating Committee, and no Executive officer shall serve as a constituency representative.
If a negotiating term is extended beyond the original term of a negotiations constituency representative and that person is subsequently elected to another position, that member may hold both positions until negotiations conclude.
Composition of the Committee is as follows:
Ten (10) positions:
VP Negotiations (Chair)
President (ex-officio)
Faculty Relations Officer (ex-officio)
Seven (7) Staff Members elected for two variable-length terms
Six (6) Continuing Full Time or Continuing Part Time Faculty Members representing constituency areas
One (1) member at large representing non-continuing Faculty.
One term of office will run from twenty working days following the final signing of a Collective Agreement, and will continue until twenty working days after the final signing of the subsequent Collective Agreement.
Mandate of the Negotiations Committee
The Negotiating Committee shall be the sole negotiator of the Collective Agreement. It shall prepare proposals for collective bargaining as they, acting on behalf of faculty, deem fit. Such agreement is subject to approval by the Executive Council and ratification by the Association membership
The Negotiating Committee shall represent the Association to the Board of Governors on all matters concerning collective bargaining.
The Negotiating Committee shall make recommendations to Executive Council on all matters related to the terms and conditions of employment.
Method Of Selection
Faculty members in each constituency area will elect their own Executive Council Constituency Representatives.
One term-certain or casual faculty member shall be elected from the membership at large to represent term-certain and casual faculty members.
At least three and no more than four (4) members should be selected in any one election.
Elections will be held within 20 working days following the final signing of a Collective Agreement. Days in June, July, and August are not considered working days for this purpose.
Terms Of Office
Each member shall be elected for two terms of office corresponding to the lengths of two Collective Agreements.
Terms of office of all individuals on the Negotiations Committee will run from twenty working days following the final signing of a Collective Agreement, and will continue until twenty working days after the final signing of the subsequent Collective Agreement.
Generally one-half (1/2) of the members will be replaced at each election to ensure continuity.
Operational policies
The Chairperson of this Committee is the Vice-President, Negotiations and Welfare.
The Negotiating Committee shall initiate and conduct negotiations.
The committee shall obtain approval of any negotiated agreement from the Executive Council and then obtain ratification from the Association membership.
The Negotiating Committee shall be guided by the wishes and advice of the faculty in all matters of negotiations.
Members starting negotiations of a Collective Agreement will continue to negotiate or arbitrate until the Collective Agreement is ratified or until they resign.
The Negotiating Committee chair shall keep association members informed of their progress in negotiating with the Board.
Vice-President, Negotiations and Welfare
This election will also replace Kerry Edward as Vice President Negotiations and Welfare.
The role of the Vice-President, Negotiations and Welfare is as follows:
Be the official spokesperson for the Association in all matters related to the process of negotiating and interpreting the Collective Agreement, after being given the mandate by the Executive Council.
Appoint a spokesperson when appropriate.
Attend meetings of the Executive Council and of the Executive Officers.
Chair the Negotiating and Grievance Committees.
Submit an official year-end report of activities for the Annual General Meeting.
Sit as a voting member on the following committees:
Negotiating Committee
Grievance Committees
Faculty Professional Development Committee
Attend Joint LC/LCFA Officers’ meetings
Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Council or the President.
Educate newly elected members of the Negotiations Committee on the language and history of the Collective Agreement and on Grievance and Negotiations procedures.
Monitor issues related to the Collective Agreement and work with the Negotiations Committee members and representatives of Administration to seek solutions.
Thank you for your interest in participating in your Lethbridge College Faculty Association.