January
      6,
      2004
     
     
      To
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI:
     
    

    
     
      In
      August
      of
      2001,
      the
      faculty,
      librarians
     
     
      and
      academic
      staff
      of
      UPEI
      entered
      into
      a
      new
     
     
      relationship
      with
      the
      university's
      Administration
     
     
      when
      the
      UPEI
      Faculty
      Association
      certified
     
     
      a
      trade
      union
      under
      the
      laws
      of
      this
      province
     
     
      We
      took
      this
      step
      to
      assure
      UPEI's
      continued
     
     
      evolution
      as
      a
      vibrant
      university
      that
      we
      can
     
     
      be
      proud
      to
      be
      a
      part
      of.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      goal
      for
      a
      contract
      has
      been
      simple.
     
     
      We
      believe
      that
      the
      academic
      staff
      of
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deserve
      wages
      and
      working
      conditions
      that
      are
     
     
      at
      least
      on
      par
      with
      other
      primarily
      undergradu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ate
      universities
      in
      Atlantic
      Canada.
     
    

    
     
      To
      be
      clear,
      wages
      are
      only*@
     
     
      items
      that
      are
      up
      for
      discussion.
      Th
     
     
      ing
      a
      deal
      that
     
    

    
     
      1)
      will
      allow
      our
      members
      to
     
     
      more
      realistic
      balance
      between
      teaching.
     
     
      research;
     
    

    
     
      2)
      will
      allow
      our
      members
      to
      con
     
     
      fruits
      of
      their
      intellectual
      activities,
      develo
     
     
      ments
      and
      discoveries;
     
    

    
     
      3)
      establishes
      commonly
      accepted
      pro-
     
     
      cedures
      and
      standards
      for
      the
      assessment
      of
      ©
     
     
      career
      development
      and
      advancement;
     
    

    
     
      4)
      assures
      that
      all
      our
      members,
      both
     
     
      faculty
      and
      others,
      enjoy
      the
      important
      right
      of
     
     
      academic
      freedom
      in
      all
      their
      endeavours
      for
     
     
      the
      university.
     
    

    
     
      Why
      are
      these
      important?
      For
      the
      most
     
     
      part,
      the
      quality
      of
      your
      education
      at
      UPEI
      (and,
     
     
      indeed,
      the
      education
      of
      UPEI
      students
      of
      the
     
     
      future)
      depends
      on
      the
      quality
      of
      the
      professors,
     
     
      librarians,
      and
      instructors
      that
      come
      here
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      f
      the
     
     
      Ais
      seek-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      p
      gress,
      along
      with
      ones
      where
      e
     
     
      bee
      we
      hit
      one
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FACULTY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      teach,
      do
      research,
      and
      serve
      the
      community.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      UPEI
      to
      remain
      a
      leader
      in
      quality
      post-sec-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ondary
      education,
      the
      university
      must
      offer
      an
     
     
      attractive
      environment
      in
      which
      to
      establish
      a
     
     
      career.
      The
      points
      listed
      above
      are
      vital
      comp
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tutions.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      that
      process
      may
      necessi-
     
    

    
     
      tate
      either
      a
      lock-out
      on
      the
      part
      of
      the
     
    

    
     
      Administration,
      or
      strike
      action
      by
      the
      FA.
      We
     
    
   
   
    
     
      certainly
      hope
      it
      does
      not
      come
      to
      that,
      and
      will.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      do
      all
      we
      can
      to
      avoid
      it.
      We
      will
      only
      do
      so
      if
     
     
      it
      become
      obvious
      that
      it
      is
      needed
      to
      achieve
      a
     
     
      fair
      deal
      for
      our
      members.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      January
      8,
      2004
      page
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ASSOCIATION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      We
      understand,
      and
      sympathize
      with,
     
     
      your
      concern
      about
      any
      interruption
      to
      the
      aca-
     
     
      demic
      term.
      As
      your
      teachers,
      we
      desperately
     
    
   
   
    
     
      want
      continue
      to
      be
      with
      you
      in
      the
      classroom,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      boratory,
      studio,
      library,
      or
      elsewhere
      that
      aca-
     
     
      ic
      staff
      and
      students
      get
      together
      to
      pursue
     
     
      ‘ancement
      of
      knowledge.
      We
      must,
      how-
     
     
      think
      about
      the
      long-term
      future
      of
     
     
      ur
      role
      in
      building
      that
      future.
     
     
      encourage
      you
      to
      talk
      to
      your
      pro-
     
     
      tructors
      about
      the
      important
      role
     
     
      and
      research
      play
      in
      their
     
    

    
     
      e
      educational
      experience
      of
      the
     
     
      ey
      work
      with.
      Ask
      them
      about
     
     
      issues
      in
      this
      process,
      including
     
     
      above.
     
    

    
     
      e
      you
      to
      visit
      our
      web-site
      at
     
     
      ifa.org
      to
      learn
      about
      our
      activi-
     
     
      tives
      in
      this
      process.
      Virtually
     
     
      ents
      are
      publically
      accessible;
     
     
      vantage
      in
      being
      very
      secretive.
     
     
      der
      the
      Job
      Action
      Committee
      page
     
     
      arly
      informative.
     
    

    
     
      inally,
      tell
      us
      what
      you
      think.
      The
      sin-
     
     
      ost
      important
      thing
      that
      we
      do
      at
      UPEI
      is
     
     
      ide
      an
      education
      to
      students.
      Were
      it
      not
      for
     
     
      you,
      there
      would
      be
      no
      reason
      for
      a
      university.
     
     
      Your
      opinion
      is
      important.
      You
      can
      write
      to
      me
     
     
      c/o
      the
      UPEI
      Faculty
      Association,
      Main
      Bldg.
     
     
      UPEI.
      My
      email
      is
      LHALE@UPEI.CA.
     
    

    
     
      Thank
      you
      for
      taking
      the
      time
      to
      read
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ever,
      <
     
     
      UPEI,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fessors
     
     
      that
      both
     
     
      careers
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this.
     
     
      Sincerely
      yours,
     
     
      Lawrence
      R.
      Hale,
      Ph.D.
      |
     
     
      Associate
      Professor
      of
      Biology,
      and
     
     
      President,
      UPEI
      Faculty
      Association