in
      1994,
      but
      it
      has
      not
      been
      brought
     
     
      into
      force.
     
    

    
     
      As
      |
      look
      at
      the
      outstanding
     
     
      -
      issues
      on
      Which
      the
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      and
      the
      administration
     
     
      have
      not
      reached
      agreement,
      they
      are
     
     
      significant
      -
      but
      they
      are
      not
      insur-
     
     
      mountable.
      In
      each
      of
      UPEI's
      first
     
     
      three
      decades,
      we
      have
      confronted
      and
     
     
      worked
      through
      equally
      challenging
     
     
      issues
      at
      the
      bargaining
      table
      to
      come
     
     
      to
      amicable
      agreements.
      We
      should
      be
     
     
      able
      to
      do
      so
      again.
      By
      labour
      relations
     
     
      standards,
      it
      is
      strange
      to
      be
      consider-
     
     
      ing
      strike
      action
      when
      the
      parties
      have
     
     
      spent
      less
      than
      twelve
      hours
      at
      the
     
     
      table,
      in
      negotiation
      and/or
      concilia-
     
     
      tion,
      since
      the
      tabling
      of
      complete
      pro-
     
     
      posals
      from
      the
      two
      sides.
      This
      is
     
     
      clearly
      a
      situation
      that
      calls
      for
      contin-
     
     
      ued
      discussion
      at
      the
      bargaining
      table.
     
    

    
     
      To
      be
      clear,
      the
      outstanding
     
     
      issues
      can
      -
      and
      must
      -
      be
      resolved
     
     
      through
      negotiations.
      It
      would
      not
      be
     
     
      in
      our
      short-term
      or
      long-term
      interest
     
     
      to
      resolve
      them
      through
      a
      strike,
      or
      the
     
     
      threat
      of
      a
      strike.
      Neither
      will
      it
      be
      in
     
     
      our
      long-term
      interest
      to
      require
      a
      third
     
     
      party
      to
      settle
      this
      for
      us.
      Ultimately,
     
     
      there
      is
      only
      one
      path
      to
      an
      agreement:
     
     
      L¢.,
      through
      negotiation.
     
    

    
     
      We
      should
      all
      remain
      opti-
     
     
      mistic
      that
      negotiations
      can
      produce
      an
     
     
      agreement
      that
      will
      provide
      the
      plat-
     
     
      form
      for
      UPEI's
      continued
      success.
      It
     
     
      is
      toward
      negotiations
      that
      our
      atten-
     
     
      tion
      and
      highest
      priority
      should
      be
     
     
      directed
      over
      the
      coming
      weeks,
      with
      a
     
     
      view
      to
      laying
      down
      a
      path
      that
      we
     
     
      will
      want
      to
      travel
      for
      decades
      and
     
     
      generations.
      In
      so
      doing,
      we
      can
      build
     
     
      4
      collective
      culture
      that
      will
      permit
     
     
      UPEI
      to
      thrive
      long
      into
      the
      future.
     
    

    
     
      In
      closing,
      it
      is
      very
      important
     
     
      ‘o
      reaffirm
      that
      this
      exercise
      is
      funda-
     
     
      mentally
      about
      people,
      and
      relation-
     
     
      ships.
      We
      will
      continue
      our
      path
      of
     
     
      Success
      at
      UPEI
      only
      through
      the
      tal-
     
     
      ents,
      goodwill
      and
      collective
      efforts
     
     
      and
      esteem
      of
      faculty,
      staff
      and
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
      Our
      objective
      in
      these
      negotia-
     
     
      tions
      should
      be
      to
      put
      in
      place
      a
      cul-
     
     
      ture,
      and
      a
      collective
      agreement,
      that
     
     
      Permits
      all
      of
      this
      to
      continue
      flourish-
     
     
      ing.
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      H.
      Wade
      MacLauchlan
     
     
      President
      and
      Vice-Chancellor
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Here
      Are
      the
      FAQs:
      Frequently
      Asked
     
     
      Questions
      About
      A
      Possible
      Strike
     
    
   
   
    
     
      HAS
      A
      STRIKE
      BEGUN?
      This
      series
      sof
      negotiations
      has
      led
      to
      a
      point
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sociation
      is
      now
      in
      a
      legal
      posi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      out.
      All
      students
      should
      e
      back
      on
      campus
      and
     
     
      resume
      normal
      uni
      ivities
      on
      Monday,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
     
     
        
     
     
          
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SOON?
     
     
      make
      every
      effort
      to
     
     
      's
      complete
      offer
      has
     
     
      otiators
      since
      Decemb
     
     
      areas
      remain,
      some
      sig
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WILL
      THERE
      BE
     
     
      UPEI
      will
      con
     
     
      avoid
      a
      strike.
      The
      U:
     
     
      been
      with
      the
      Associa
     
     
      8th.
      A
      number
      of
      unr
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
         
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      outcome.
      The
      University
      and
      the
     
     
      iation
      have
      indicated
      an
      intention
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
     
     
        
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nificant.
      The
      Univer
      ommitted
      to
      continuin
      gaining
      table
      in
      a
      spirit
      of
      good
      will
     
    

    
     
      discussions
      to
      resolve
      ding
      issues
      and
      avoid
     
    

    
     
      work
      stoppage.
      IVERSITY
      OFFER
      TUITION
     
    

    
     
      STRIKE?
     
    

    
     
      WHY
      IS
      THERE
      T-/
      A
      UPEI
      FACULTY
      velops
      in
      which
      students
     
    

    
     
      ASSOCIATION
      ST
      sses
      -
      that
      is,
      receive
      final
     
     
      The
      UPEIFA
      Certification
      on
      no
      tuition
      refunds.
      In
      the
      history
     
    

    
     
      February
      23,
      2001
      an
      ities
      there
      has
      never
      been
      a
     
    

    
     
      trade
      union
      on
      August
      2nx
      a
      labour
      dispute.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      began
      on
      October
      31st,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      when
      the
      Fac
     
     
      In
      Jun
     
     
      new
      executivean
     
     
      began
      negotiations
      essentially
      from
      scratch
      with
      a
     
     
      new
      set
      of
      items
      and
      proposals,
      including
      the
      renego-
     
     
      tiating
      of
      all
      articles
      that
      had
      been
      agreed
      to
      that
     
     
      point.
      Non-monetary
      items
      were
      re-tabled
      by
      both
     
     
      sides
      in
      October,
      2002
      and
      discussions
      occurred
     
     
      throughout
      the
      fall
      and
      winter
      and
      summer.
      During
     
     
      this
      time,
      the
      University
      negotiating
      team
      repeatedly
     
     
      requested
      that
      the
      Faculty
      Association
      table
      its
      full
      set
     
     
      of
      proposals,
      including
      all
      economic
      items.
     
     
      -
      On
      November
      13,
      2003,
      and
      following
      some
     
     
      75
      meetings,
      the
      Faculty
      Association
      presented
      -
      mail
      and
      phone.
     
     
      approximately
      55
      pages
      of
      proposals
      that
      included
      its
      Web:
      Please
      check
      the
      website
      at
     
     
      financial
      demands
      along
      with
      other
      proposals
      that
      the
      |
      www.upeinegotiations.ca
      for
      more
      and
      up
      to
      date
     
     
      University
      had
      been
      waiting
      to
      see.
      The
      University
      information.
     
     
      Team
      presented
      a
      complete
      response
      to
      all
      outstanding
      °
      Student
      Email:
      Watch
      your
      e-mail
      account
      for
     
     
      items
      on
      December
      8th.
      The
      Faculty
      Association
      updated
      information.
      If
      a
      strike
      takes
      place,
      please
     
     
      rejected
      it
      in
      its
      entirety
      on
      the
      following
      day.
      In
      the
      check
      regularly.
     
     
      meantime,
      and
      prior
      to
      receiving
      the
      University's
      °
      Phone:
      A
      dedicated
      Information
      Line
      will
      be
     
     
      response,
      the
      Association
      had
      filed
      for
      Conciliation.
      in
      place
      effective
      January
      7th.
      The
      number
      is
      566-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e
      faculty
      not
      partaking
     
     
      ‘in
      stri
      :
      ‘as
      per
      usual.
      All
      proceed-
     
     
      ing
      classes
      will
      bi
      posted
      on
      the
      UPEI
      website
      and
      it
     
     
      will
      be
      up
      to
      you
      to
      check
      that
      site
      on
      the
      status
      of
     
     
      your
      classes.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WHAT
      DOI
      DO
      IN
      THE
      EVENT
      THERE
      ISA
     
     
      STRIKE?
     
    

    
     
      The
      University
      has
      action
      plans
      in
      place
      to
     
     
      deal
      with
      a
      strike
      situation.
      Current
      information
      about
     
     
      the
      status
      of
      a
      strike
      and
      what
      that
      will
      mean
      to
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      will
      be
      made
      available
      in
      three
      ways:
      Web,
      e-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Conciliation
      Officer
      met
      with
      both
      parties
      on
      6050.
     
     
      December
      17th,
      and
      submitted
      his
      report
      to
      the
      as
     
     
      Minister
      on
      December
      18th,
      indicating
      there
      was
      no
      WHAT
      SHOULD
      I
      DO
      NOW?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      settlement
      of
      the
      outstanding
      items.
      Continue
      with
      your
      UPEI
      experience
      as
      per
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      January
      8,
      2004
      page
      15