Services

As well as representing our members in bargaining, AUFA provides several important services for our members.

Association Grievance Committee

The Association Grievance Committee (AGC) is a four-member standing committee of AUFA mandated by Article XI.1(vii) of the AUFA Constitution to administer the sections of the collective agreement related to grievance. It is the duty of the AGC to investigate and assess potential grievances fairly, without discrimination, and in a non-arbitrary fashion. It is appropriate for any faculty member who becomes aware of a possible violation of the collective agreement, or who feels that the way something is handled on campus may be a violation of her/his rights to contact the Senior Grievance Officer (SGO).

Senior Grievance Officer: Jennifer Tinkham (585-1339)
Junior Grievance Officer: Paul Abela (585-1279)
Junior Grievance Officer: Marc Ramsay (585-1261)
Junior Grievance Officer: Deanne Van Rooyen (585-1163)
Records Officer: Holger Teismann (585-1900)

Who has a right to representation by the AGC?

AUFA is the sole bargaining agent for a bargaining unit consisting of all full-time and part-time academic staff employed at Acadia University, including those who provide instruction in at least one university degree credit course, but excluding academic administrators, members of AUPAT who act in a managerial capacity, Post-Doctoral Fellows engaged in teaching to the extent that such teaching is a requirement of their fellowship, graduate students engaged in teaching to the extent that such teaching is a requirement of a scholarship from an external source, Teaching Assistants, Coaches in sports programs, and employees of the Divinity College. All Academic Librarians, Archivists, Instructors, Lecteurs/Lectrices, Pädagogischen Austauschdienstes lecturers (PADs), and Professors, including those in probationary, continuing, tenured, and contractually limited appointments, are members of the bargaining unit and have the right to representation by the AGC, whether or not they have signed a union card.

Who can file a grievance?

AUFA has full carriage rights with respect to grievance. This means that it is the right and the responsibility of the association, rather than of any individual member, to determine whether and how grievance will proceed. The AGC is the committee of AUFA responsible for administrating the article of the collective agreement related to grievance, so it is the AGC that files grievance where appropriate.

What kinds of grievance can be filed by the AGC?

Grievance can be launched, at the discretion of the AGC, on behalf of a single member of the bargaining unit, on behalf of a group of members, or on behalf of the membership as a whole.

Can the AGC file a grievance on behalf of one faculty member against another faculty member?

The AGC cannot file grievance against any member of the bargaining unit. Only administrators, as representatives of the Board of Governors, can be grieved by the association.

Where can I find out more about the grievance process?

Follow this link to read more about the process of bringing a complaint to the AGC.

Can I appeal the decision of the AGC?

Members can appeal to the Grievance Appeal Committee.
Follow this link to read about the appeal process.

Current Grievance Appeal Committee members:

Alice Cohen
Erin Crandall
Inna Viriasova
Stephanie Jones (ex officio)

Dossier Workshop

Dossier workshop – AUFA’s dossier workshops assist those members applying for renewal, tenure or promotion. Key to any successful application is a strong dossier, and this workshop will guide applicants in the technical and stylistic elements of preparing their dossiers. Recent successful dossiers at the renewal, tenure, associate and full professor levels will be used as models to help applicants put their own dossiers together.

Teaching employment opportunities

FACULTY OF ARTS

English and Theatre
THEA PD03 FA01A
THEA PD03 FA01B
THEA PD03 WI01

Environmental and Sustainability Studies
ESST 3003 FA01
ESST 4003 FA01

Languages and Literatures
FRAN 1113 FA
FRAN 1213 FA
FRAN 2153 FA

Languages and Literatures
SPAN 1013 FA01
SPAN 1013 FA04
SPAN 1023 WI01
SPAN 1023 WI02

FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

School of Kinesiology
COMM 1013 FA01
COMM 1013 FA02
COMM 1013 FA03
KINE 181A FA01
KINE 181E FA01
KINE 185D FA01
KINE 185D FA02
KINE 185D FA03
KINE 185D FA06
KINE 185E FA01
KINE 190C FA01
KINE 3193 FA01
KINE 4563 FA01
KINE 4833 FA01
KINE 5263 FA01

School of Music
MUSI 1663-4663 FA03-WI03
MUSI 1663-4663 FA04-WI04
MUSI 1663-4663 FA06-WI06
MUSI 1663-4663 FA07-WI07
MUSI 1663-4663 FA11-WI11
MUSI 1663-4663 FA12-WI12
MUSI 1663-4663 FA14-WI14
MUSI 1663-4663 FA19-WI19
MUSI 1663-4663 FA21-WI21
MUSI 1663-4663 FA23-WI23
MUSI 1663-4663 FA25-WI25
MUSI 1663-4663 FA26-WI26
MUSI 1663-4663 FA29-WI29
MUSI 181A FA02 MUSI 181B WI02
MUSI 2103 FA01
MUSI 2203 WI01
MUSI 2663 WI24
MUSI 2663 WI28
MUSI 2700 MUSI 1600 FA03-WI03
MUSI 3361 WI01
MUSI 3381 WI01
MUSI 3391 WI01
MUSI 43B3 FA01
MUSI 4560 FA01
MUSI 4563 FA01

FACULTY OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE

Computer Science
COMP 1813 FA01
COMP 2853 FA01
COMP 2903 FA01

Psychology
PSYC 3353 + PSYC 3350L
PSYC 3623 FA
PSYC 5023 FA
PSYC 5053 FA

Equity Workshop

Equity training – As part of its long-standing and on-going commitment to equity in the workplace, AUFA secured annual workshops on departmental/library/university review committee procedures and equity training (12.01(b)). These workshops are jointly presented by the Board and AUFA and are required for anyone sitting on a DRC/LRC/URC or selection committee for the life of the collective agreement.

New Faculty Orientation

AUFA participates in the New Faculty Orientation organized by Human Resources every summer. We also hold a new faculty workshop every August specifically devoted to issues covered by the Collective Agreement. This hour-long workshop covers key topics such as:

workload
leaves of all kinds (sabbatical, parental, compassionate, sick, doctoral study, etc.)
applying for renewal, tenure and promotion
grievance and dispute resolution
discipline
professional development, travel and internal research funds

All faculty, new or not, are welcome to attend.

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