The University of Western Ontario’s Board of Governors ratified three new collective agreements with Western employee groups at their meeting this afternoon.
“We are pleased agreements have been reached with these important employee groups, and I want to thank all the bargaining teams for the hard work that went into achieving them,” says Janice Deakin, Provost and Vice-President (Academic).
The University of Western Ontario Staff Association (UWOSA)
In their new three-year agreement, UWOSA members will receive scale salary increases of 1.5 per cent each year. UWOSA represents about 1,000 Western employees engaged in administrative and technical roles.
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA)
As part of their new four-year contract, UWOFA members will receive scale salary increases of 1.5 per cent each year. UWOFA represents about 1,700 full- and part-time faculty members at Western.
Graduate Teaching Assistants (Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 610)
Graduate Teaching Assistants will receive a scale salary increase of 1.08 per cent in the first year and 1.25 per cent in the second year of their new two-year contract. The GTA Union represents registered graduate students who are engaged in supervised teaching-related activities across Western’s various Faculties and Schools.