by Sean Hillman, Professional Resource Officer

The members of the Faculty Association have ratified the proposed
settlement agreement, with 80 percent of the members who voted choosing
to accept the settlement package.

Thanks again to those of you who were able to make it to one of the polling
stations today, and to those who expressed an interest in voting but were
unable to make it for various reasons.

We also received confirmation earlier today that the university Board
of Governors has also ratified the settlement agreement. As a result of
today’s vote, you all will receive your 1 percent lump-sum payment on
your July paycheques (or have one deposited if you are not on payroll in
July).

Former Negotiating Committee Steps Aside
With this agreement now ratified, the work of the previous Faculty
Association Negotiating Committee (FANC) comes to an end. I want to
personally thank all of the members of that committee (Rafat Alam, Mark
Lund, Cathy Walsh, Wayne Williams) for all the work they put in both in
this re-opener and during the full negotiations in 2007-08. I especially
want to thank our outgoing VP Negotiations, Richard Godwin, for stepping
up to the position when it became vacant last year.

Expect to hear from the new FANC (Jonathan Withey, Rafat Alam, Sonya
Betz, Rob Falconer, Lynne Honey, Colleen Maykut) early in the Fall term,
as they begin preparations for the next full round of negotiations in
February 2011.