Negotiations
      Resuming
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jan
      7,
      2004,
      Charlottetown
      PE.
      as
      I
      rested
      salary
      increases
      for
      faculty
      members
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEIFA
      and
      the
      Board
      of
      Govern
     
     
      have
      agreed
      to
      return
      to
      the
      bargaining
      table
      e
     
     
      optimistic
      that
      the
      two
      sides
      will
      settle
      their
      d
     
     
      ion
      without
      job
      action.
      This
      resolve
      was
      clear
      a
      e
     
     
      meeting
      (January
      6th),
      which
      was
      attended
      by
      over
      180
      FA
      members
      and
     
     
      Canadian
      Association
      of
      University
      Teachers
      (CAUT)
      r¢
     
     
      Tudiver.
      An
      overwhelming
      majority
      of
      the
      members
      p
     
     
      authorize
      the
      executive
      of
      the
      FA
      to
      hold
      a
      strike
      shou
     
     
      sary.
      This
      was
      not
      a
      strike
      vote
      but
      rather
      a
      strong
      sh
     
     
      the
      membership
      for
      the
      FA's
      negotiati
      2
      i
     
     
      resolve
      to
      settle
      the
      dispute.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Salary
      increases
      were
      also
      requested
     
     
      essional
      Instructors,
      who
      c
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      still
      result
      in
      the
      sec-
     
     
      he
      Assistant
      Professor
      level.
     
     
      f
      Governors
      in
      their
      advertise-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing.
      However,
      there
      are
      some
      key
      outstat
     
     
      nd
      on
      their
      web
      site
      are
      mislead-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      salaries,
      workload,
      rights
      to
      intellectual
      pr
     
     
      freedom,
      and
      job
      security
      for
      the
      300
      profes:
     
     
      and
      clinical
      instructors.
      Here
      are
      some
      highlig
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rians,
      and
      sessional
      ing.
     
     
      ecome
      competitive.
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      y
      its
      instructors
      a
      competitive
      rate.
     
    

    
     
      and
      research,
      deprives
      students
      of
      the
     
     
      ed
      instructors,
      and
      will
      ultimately
      result
     
    

    
     
      $s
      academic
      quality.
      How
      can
      UPEI
      continue
      to
     
     
      ll
      university"
      if
      it
      does
      not
      recognize
      the
      value
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Salaries:
      '
     
     
      The
      UPEIFA
      seeks
      parity
      with
      other
      small
      Maritime
     
     
      and
      wage
      increases
      in
      line
      with
      those
      obtained
      by
      public
     
    

    
     
      PEI.
      Right
      now,
      UPEIFA
      members
      earn
      15-20%
      less
     
     
      the
      region
      (see
      Figure).
      This
      has
      been
      the
      case
      for
      the
      past
      decad
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Workload:
     
     
      Floor
      of
      Scale
      A
      3/2
      course
      commitment
      is
      not
      a
      "reduced
      workload:
      "
      Rather,
      it
     
     
      Assistant
      Professor
      aims
      to
      achieve
      better
      "teaching/research
      balance."
      A
      faculty
      member's
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      responsibilities
      extend
      far
      beyond
      the
      classroom.
      Moreover,
      UPEI
      is
     
     
      increasing
      its
      emphasis
      on
      research
      and
      publication,
      which
      require
      time.
     
     
      Our
      proposal
      will
      allow
      us
      to
      put
      more
      time
      into
      teaching
      and
      research,
     
     
      resulting
      is
      an
      increase
      in
      the
      quality
      of
      your
      education.
      All
      small
     
     
      Atlantic
      universities
      that
      have
      ranked
      above
      UPEI
      (by
      Maclean's)
      have
     
     
      .
      some
      version
      of
      a
      3/2
      teaching/research
      balance.
      Both
      MtA
      and
      SMU
     
     
      St
      Thomas
      Mt
      Allison
      =
      St
      Mary's,
      |
      ML
      St
      Vincent
      ~—Acadia
      instituted
      a
      3/2
      course
      load,
      without
      compromising
      students'
      education.
     
     
      This
      was
      done
      by
      faculty
      and
      administration
      working
      together
      with
      stu-
     
     
      Top
      ofScale
      dents.
      Similarly,
      we
      propose
      to
      work
      closely
      with
      the
      Administration
      and
     
     
      Full
      Professor
      students
      to
      phase
      this
      in,
      ensuring
      that
      core
      courses
      are
      offered
      and
      that
     
     
      the
      programs
      remain
      rich
      and
      vibrant.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      46
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Salary
      ($,000)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      40
      42
      44
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      da
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Intellectual
      re,
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      has
      offered
      50/50
      joint
      ownership
      i
      in
      regard
      to
      Intellectual
     
     
      Property
      (e.g.
      inventions
      by
      FA
      members).
      The
      Faculty
      Association
     
     
      seeks
      100%
      control
      of
      the
      decision
      to
      commercialize,
      and
      a
      share
      of
      the
     
     
      profits
      from
      commercialization.
      The
      FA's
      position
      is
      consistent
      with
      the
     
     
      Source:
      CAUT
      Salary
      Settiement
      Reports
      collective
      agreements
      for
      other
      universities
      in
      the
      region
      (Mount
      A,
     
     
      Acadia,
      UCCB,
      Mount
      Saint
      Vincent
      and
      SMU),
      where
      faculty
      own
     
     
      100%
      of
      their
      intellectual
      property.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Salary
      ($000
     
     
      35
     
    
   
   
    
     
      30
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      84
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      St
      Thomas
      Mt
      Allison
      St
      Mary's
      MLS
      Vincent
      —
      Acadia
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      January
      8,
      2004
      page
      12