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      Faculty
      Association
      Walks
      the
      Line
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stacey
      Murray
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      negotiations
      between
      the
     
     
      administration
      and
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      continued
      into
      the
      evening,
     
     
      talks
      have
      ended
      and
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      began
      a
      strike
      7:30
      Tuesday
     
     
      morning.
      The
      labor
      disruption
      is
      the
     
     
      most
      recent
      course
      of
      action
      from
      the
     
     
      Faculty
      Association
      since
      they
      have
      been
     
     
      without
      contract
      since
      last
      July.
     
    

    
     
      On
      March
      14,
      a
      strike
      vote
      was
     
     
      taken
      and
      84%
      voted
      in
      favor
      of
      strike
     
     
      action,
      with
      280
      out
      of
      the
      370
      members
     
     
      casting
      their
      vote.
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      Faculty
      Association
      has
     
     
      been
      in
      a
      legal
      position
      to
      strike
      as
      of
     
     
      March
      15,
      they
      waited
      to
      set
      the
      date
      of
     
     
      March
      21.
      Peters
      said
      one
      reason
      for
      this
     
     
      was
      to
      give
      as
      much
      chance
      to
      the
     
     
      administration
      to
      come
      to
      the
      table
      and
     
     
      recognize
      the
      support
      the
      faculty
      has
     
     
      shown
      to
      its
      union.
     
    

    
     
      “One
      of
      the
      purposes
      fora
      strike
     
     
      vote
      is
      to
      get
      that
      leverage
      [of
      member
     
     
      support],
      and
      hope
      that
      just
      having
      the
     
     
      prospect
      of
      a
      strike
      is
      going
      to
      pressure
     
     
      the
      employer
      to
      come
      to
      the
      table.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      administration
      and
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      met
      throughout
      last
      week,
     
     
      and
      have
      agreed
      on
      7
      of
      the
      28
      articles
     
     
      within
      the
      contract.
      Negotiations
      broke
     
     
      off
      late
      Monday
      night.
     
    

    
     
      Of
      the
      articles
      remaining,
      salary,
     
     
      teaching
      workload,
      benefits,
      working
     
     
      conditions,
      and
      job
      security
      for
     
     
      sessional
      instructors
      are
      some
     
     
      outstanding
      issues.
      “There
      are
      still
      some
     
     
      significant
      things
      left
      on
      the
      table,”
     
     
      Peters
      said
      last
      Friday.
     
    

    
     
      The
      administration
      also
      withdrew
     
     
      an
      article
      concerning
      the
      code
      of
     
     
      conduct
      of
      faculty
      members.
      The
      article
     
     
      would
      have
      prevented
      faculty
      from
     
     
      speaking
      against
      issues
      that
      were
     
     
      supported
      by
      the
      University,
      even
      with
     
     
      sufficient
      grounds
      to
      do
      so.
      It
      was
      a
     
     
      major
      concern
      to
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association,
      and
      Peters
      is
      happy
      it’s
     
     
      been
      removed.
      “The
      administration
      has
     
     
      removed
      that
      [article]
      from
      the
      table
     
     
      and
      that’s
      not
      a
      concern
      for
      us
      anymore.”
     
    

    
     
      Peters
      spoke
      Friday
      about
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      need
      for
      both
      sides
      to
      step
      up
      their
     
     
      game,
      and
      that
      he
      wasn’t
      willing
      to
      move
     
     
      much
      with
      the
      Faculty
      Association’s
     
     
      position.
      “It’s
      a
      matter
      of
      a
      willingness
     
     
      [of
      the
      administration]
      to
      come
      across
     
     
      and
      bring
      what’s
      necessary
      to
      get
      a
      good
     
     
      settlement.”
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      Faculty
      Association
      has
     
     
      made
      it
      known
      they
      will
      be
      available
      to
     
     
      meet
      anytime
      in
      the
      coming
      days,
      Peters
     
     
      doesn’t
      see
      the
      same
      attitude
      with
      the
     
     
      Administration.
      When
      it
      didn’t
      appear
     
     
      as
      if
      the
      bargaining
      groups
      would
      meet
     
     
      on
      Friday,
      the
      Faculty
      Association
      set
     
     
      up
      a
      meeting
      to
      ensure
      they
      did.
     
    

    
     
      “Tf
      we
      hadn’t
      taken
      that
      initiative,
     
     
      I
      don’t
      believe
      we
      would’ve
      met
      at
      the
     
     
      table
      today.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Administration,
      on
      the
      other
     
     
      hand,
      says
      they've
      been
      committed
      to
     
     
      meeting
      with
      the
      Faculty
      Association.
     
     
      “The
      UPEI
      negotiating
      team
      will
     
     
      continue
      to
      be
      available
      to
      meet
     
     
      anywhere,
      anytime
      with
      a
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      team
      that
      has
      a
      mandate
      to
     
     
      negotiate,”
      an
      update
      on
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      website
      announced
      Friday.
     
    

    
     
      Over
      the
      weekend,
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      posted
      updates
      about
     
     
      negotiations,
      and
      noted
      that
      the
     
     
      administration
      had
      asked
      the
      faculty
      to
     
     
      submit
      student
      grades.
      In
      a
      letter
      to
     
     
      members,
      Peters
      wrote,
      “The
      intention
     
     
      here
      is
      clearly
      to
      use
      these
      grades
      as
      final
     
     
      grades
      in
      the
      event
      of
      a
      prolonged
      work
     
     
      stoppage.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      is
      the
      position
      of
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      that
      Members
      are
      under
      no
     
     
      obligation
      to
      provide
      such
      course
      grades
     
     
      before
      the
      completion
      of
      the
      academic
     
     
      term,
      and
      should
      refuse
      to
      do
      so
      if
     
     
      asked.
      You
      may
      feel
      that
      providing
      your
     
     
      grades
      to
      the
      University
      or
      your
      services
     
     
      to
      the
      university
      during
      a
      strike
      is
      in
     
     
      the
      best
      interests
      of
      students,
      but
     
     
      prolonging
      the
      strike
      is
      not
      in
      the
     
     
      student’s
      best
      interests.
      Everyone
      wants
     
     
      any
      work
      stoppage
      to
      be
      as
      short
      as
     
     
      possible.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      administration
      has
      yet
      to
     
     
      respond
      on
      their
      website
      about
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Faculty
      Association
      members
      walk
      the
      picket
      line
      early
      Tuesday
      morning.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      matter.
     
    

    
     
      Anxiety
      across
      campus
      mounted
     
     
      during
      the
      past
      week,
      as
      a
      strike
      looked
     
     
      more
      and
      more
      likely.
      While
      all
      efforts
     
     
      are
      being
      made
      by
      both
      sides
      to
      avoid
     
     
      any
      long-term
      effects
      on
      students,
     
     
      neither
      side
      is
      sure
      what
      will
      happen
      at
     
     
      this
      point.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      have
      no
      way
      of
      knowing
      how
     
     
      long
      the
      strike
      might
      be.
      If
      we
      end
      up
     
     
      on
      strike
      and
      it’s
      short,
      like
      3
      to
      5
      days
     
     
      then
      that
      [catching-up]
      seems
      like
     
     
      something
      that
      is
      very
      manageable,”
     
     
      Peters
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      don’t
      see
      that
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      day
      that
      there’s
      a
      real
      possibility
      of
      the
     
     
      semester
      being
      lost,
      but
      I
      can’t
      give
      you
     
     
      those
      assurances
      because
      it’s
      an
     
     
      unknown
      variable
      at
      this
      point
      in
      time,”
     
     
      He
      added.
     
    

    
     
      MacLauchlan
      also
      sees
      the
     
     
      importance
      of
      the
      issue,
      and
      the
      effects
     
     
      it
      may
      have.
      “The
      prospect
      of
      a
      strike
     
     
      by
      the
      UPEI
      Faculty
      Association
      is
     
     
      disconcerting.
      Everyone
      involved
     
     
      realizes
      the
      important
      student
      interests
     
     
      that
      are
      at
      stake
      in
      the
      event
      of
      a
      strike.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photo:
      Ray
      Keating
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Both
      sides
      reminded
      students
     
     
      that
      no
      Canadian
      University
      has
      ever
     
     
      lost
      a
      semester
      due
      to
      a
      labor
      disruption.
     
    

    
     
      During
      the
      strike,
      students
      will
     
     
      still
      have
      access
      to
      most
      parts
      of
      the
      .
     
     
      university
      campus,
      but
      there
      will
      be
      no
     
     
      classes,
      unless
      told
      otherwise
      by
     
     
      professors.
      Students
      will
      be
      unable
      to
     
     
      contact
      professors
      as
      well,
      as
      the
      strike
     
     
      requires
      faculty
      to
      withdraw
      all
      services
     
     
      to
      students.
     
    

    
     
      Faculty
      Association
      Members
     
     
      will
      be
      present
      at
      the
      two
      main
      entrances
     
     
      of
      the
      campus,
      forming
      an
      information
     
     
      picket,
      but
      they
      won’t
      stop
      anyone
      from
     
     
      coming
      on
      campus.
      “As
      long
      as
      the
     
     
      people
      coming
      and
      going
      respect
      our
     
     
      right
      to
      be
      there,
      there
      shouldn’t
      be
      any
     
     
      problem,”
      Peters
      said,
      and
      added
      that
     
     
      he
      will
      be
      out
      on
      the
      picket
      line
      making
     
     
      his
      presence
      known.
     
    

    
     
      “Our
      current
      situation
      will
      be
     
     
      resolved
      by
      negotiation,
      sooner
      ot
      later.
     
     
      We
      all
      hope
      it
      will
      be
      sooner,”
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      added
      in
      his
      newsletter
     
     
      last
      Friday.