Media Release · For Immediate Release · February 3, 2020 Sackville, NB – At 8:30 this morning full-time and part-time faculty and librarians set up picket lines after seven frustrating months of trying to negotiate new full-time and part-time collective agreements. “Our negotiating team has been doing its best, but the administration is refusing to… Read more »
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Majority of Mount Allison Part-time Faculty Authorize Strike Action
Media Release · For Immediate Release · January 31, 2020 (Sackville, NB) — The majority of part-time members of the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) have voted in favour of strike action “if necessary” in response to a lack of progress in collective bargaining. Those who cast ballots were 93% in favour of the motion…. Read more »
Listen to the interview with MAFA President Matt Litvak
On CBC Radio Information Morning Moncton, January 29, 2020
Mount Allison Faculty Association sets strike deadline for this Monday
Media Release · For Immediate Release · January 28, 2020 (Sackville, NB) — The Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) has announced that it has set a strike deadline for 12:01 am, Monday, February 3rd, unless new collective agreements are reached by that time. As of today this strike deadline applies only to the full-time unit… Read more »
Majority of Mount Allison Faculty Authorize Strike Action
Media Release · For Immediate Release · January 24, 2020 (Sackville, NB) — The majority of full-time and part-time members of the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) have voted in favour of strike action “if necessary” in response to a lack of progress in collective bargaining. Turn out for the vote was strong with 91%… Read more »
Faculty Association makes annual holiday season donations
December 24, 2019 · Media Release The Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) has announced its 2019 donations to local charities. “I am pleased that every year the Mount Allison Faculty Association membership chooses to make donations to local charities and organizations, as a way of supporting the good work going on in Sackville and across… Read more »
Media Notice: Strike vote dates under NB Industrial Relations Act
Media Notice: Announcement of dates for strike vote under NB Industrial Relations Act The Mount Allison Faculty Association wishes to announce that it will hold at strike vote under the Industrial Relations Act on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 21 and 22. The vote will not take place if a tentative agreement is in hand by… Read more »
Media release: Contract Negotiations at Mount Allison at a tipping point
Media Release · For Immediate Release · December 18, 2019 (Sackville, NB) – The Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) is considering its options after the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour’s decision not to appoint a Conciliation Board for the negotiations at Mount Allison University. “We are not surprised by the decision. Such boards… Read more »
MAFA remains committed to negotiating following end of conciliation: Media release
Media Release · For Immediate Release · December 6, 2019 Mount Allison Faculty Association remains committed to negotiating following end of conciliation (Sackville, NB) – The conciliation stage between Mount Allison University and Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) that started on August 27th reached an impasse on November 27th, MAFA has announced. The Provincial Conciliator… Read more »
Mount Allison Faculty Show Resolve in Straw Strike Vote: Media release
Media Release For Immediate Release October 23, 2019 Mount Allison Faculty Show Resolve in Strong Straw Strike Vote (Sackville, NB) – Members of the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action in a straw strike vote conducted recently. Members voted 94% in favour of the motion that they are… Read more »