Faculty
      SIGNS
      leal,
      Sirike
      Averted,
      but
      Students
      may
      pay
      the
      Price
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fears
      of
      a
      faculty
      strike
      at
      UPEI
      have
     
     
      been
      eliminated
      as
      the
      faculty
      asso-
     
     
      ciation
      ratified
      a
      collective
      agree-
     
     
      ment
      with
      the
      UPEI
      Board
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Governors.
      On
      February
      13,
      the
     
     
      UPEIFA
      held
      its
      ratification
      vote
     
     
      with
      88
      %
      of
      those
      voting
      approving
     
     
      the
      agreement.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Larry
      Hale,
      the
      president
     
     
      of
      the
      UPEIFA,
      described
      the
      signif-
     
     
      icance
      of
      the
      deal
      in
      a
      press
      release:
     
     
      "This
      collective
      agreement
      establish-
     
     
      es
      a
      good
      foundation
      for
      the
      faculty
     
     
      and
      academic
      staff
      at
      UPEI.
      In
      order
     
     
      for
      a
      university
      to
      grow
      and
      continue
     
     
      to
      offer
      quality
      programs
      to
      students
     
     
      and
      have
      a
      healthy
      research
      profile,
     
     
      the
      faculty
      and
      academic
      staff
      must
     
     
      enjoy
      good
      working
      conditions.
      This
     
     
      agreement
      goes
      a
      long
      way
      to
      meet-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      the
      needs
      of
      the
      UPEIFA
      mem-
     
     
      bership.
      It
      is
      a
      good
      start."
      Dr.
      Hale
     
     
      told
      the
      Cadre
      that
      he
      believes
      the
     
     
      faculty
      association
      did
      very
      well
     
     
      regarding
      ‘non-economic’
      issues
     
     
      such
      as
      tenure
      and
      promotion,
      aca-
     
     
      demic
      freedom
      and
      intellectual
      prop-
     
     
      erty
      rights.
      However,
      he
      added,
      "our
     
     
      salary
      settlement
      was
      not
      entirely
     
     
      satisfying."
      He
      adds
      that
      the.salary
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      below
      what
      other
      faculties
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      small
      university
      in
      the
      region
      are
     
     
      receiving.
      "It
      is
      something
      that
      will
     
     
      have
      to
      be
      addressed
      in
      future
      nego-
     
     
      tiations."
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      deal
      is
      a
      relief
      to
     
     
      students
      concerned
      about
      a
      possible
     
     
      strike,
      it
      raises
      problems
      for
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      body
      as
      well.
      Student
      Union
     
     
      President
      Brandon.
      MacKenzie
      is
     
     
      glad
      the
      deal
      is
      now
      ratified
      and
      a
     
     
      strike
      averted,
      but
      is
      weary
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      economic
      consequences
      of
      the
      deal
     
     
      and
      the
      effect
      on
      tuition.
     
     
      "Earlier
      the
     
     
      Governors
      projected
      a
      4
      %
      increase
     
     
      in
      tuition
      next
      year.
      Due
      to
      the
      nego-
     
     
      tiation
      settlement
      it
      will
      likely
      go
     
     
      above
      4
      %
      now,"
      he
      warned.
      He
     
     
      added
      that
      the
      university's
      financial
     
     
      situation
      is
      not
      very
      flexible
      and
      the
     
     
      increase
      in
      expenses
      will
      likely
      be
     
     
      recouped
      through
      tuition
      increases
     
     
      since
      there
      is
      no
      sign
      of
      increased
     
     
      funding
      from
      the
      government.
      After
     
     
      meeting
      with
      provincial
      treasurer
     
     
      Mitch
      Murphy,
      MacKenzie
      said
     
     
      Murphy's
      hands
      are
      tied.
      These
      con-
     
     
      cerns
      raise
      questions
      of
      what
      the
     
     
      agreement
      means
      for
      students.
     
     
      Without
      additional
      government
      sup-
     
     
      port,
      a
      tuition
      hike
      is
      probable
      -
      this
     
     
      fact
      indicates
      the
      losers
      in
      the
      deal
     
     
      may
      be
      the
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      MacKenzie
      took
      a
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      at
      the
     
     
      professors.
      "I
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      to
      ask
      where
      the
     
     
      professors
      were
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      students
     
     
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      In
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      dents.
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      2005
      and
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      ation
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      believes
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      er
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      negotiations
      and
      perhaps
     
     
      fears
      of
      strikes
      may
      flare
      up
      once
     
     
      more
      at
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Editor's
      Note:
      Because
      of
      the
      timings
      of
      the
     
     
      contract
      signing,
      "White
      Juan",
      and
      our
      pub-
     
     
      lishing
      deadline,
      UPEI
      administration
      officials
     
     
      could
      not
      be
      reached
      for
      comment
      at
      this
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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