Tab 1
Key takeaways:
- No funding/labour ratio.
- Compensation for TA Preparation granted, but no compensation for TF course design/revision.
- New childcare fund, but no mental health support or training funds.
- No guaranteed working hours or compensation for Back to Work
- Incomplete protections for strike participation.
Below is a further summary of major components of the Ratification Kit for you to consider before you vote.
Old Collective Agreement
Bargaining Demand
March 9th Offer
Ratification Kit What does it mean?
LOA #3 Non-Employm ent Funding not impacted by Hourly Rate increase (for established contracts)
Labour/Fundin g Ratio to ensure protection for the total amount of promised funding that can come from employment vs non-employme nt (degree related) funding to meet the minimum stipend requirement.
Not Addressed by the University
LOA #3
Removal of expiry date from this LOA
LOA XX employment income portion of funding identified and additional employment income (supplementar y TA/RA/TFships ) will not reduce the non-employme nt portion of funding.
No labour/funding ratio protection; does not protect new future funding agreements or changes for other non-wage-incr ease reasons (ex. changing the total funding package, or removing the QGA from Master’s funding as they attempted in 2024).
No clear timeline or timepoint for when funding transparency is given (i.e. Not
guaranteed in admissions package)
Wage and stipend rate increase for three subsequent years (3+2.25+3.25), in effect as of the expiry date of the CA Adjusted on April 2 from the original offer of 3+3+3
As effective from ratification date to April 30, 2025:
3%+2.25%+2.5 % with a 12.86% market adjustment effective as of May 1st, 2025
The same With the wage increase put in effect as of the ratification date rather than the expiry of the previous collective agreement, contract holders during 2024-2025 period are excluded from payments that would make their salaries whole with the 3% rise introduced for that year.
LOA #11 120,000 CAD fund to support mental health, psychological safety and wellbeing of employees
250,000 CAD
fund to support mental health, psychological safety and wellbeing of employees
140,000 CAD
general support fund
Withdrawn employer moved this money to child care and an additional 50 CAD per member lump sum payment for backpay as restitution for Bill 124 (totalling 250 CAD now instead of 200)
Entire loss of support previous agreement had mental health support fund, bargaining team asked for more overall, University offer removed it entirely
LOA #12
20,000 CAD
fund to support training,
Combined with mental health fund
Part of general support fund
Withdrawn Entire loss of support previous agreement had
including pedagogical training, research skills and academic and professional development activities
training support fund, bargaining team asked for more overall, University offer removed it entirely
A lump sum payment for Bill 124 Remedy of 1,200 CAD (revised amount in April 2 proposal; the original proposal was 1,500 CAD per member)
200 CAD per member
250 CAD per member with a 50 CAD increase from the previous offer (while also removing funds for mental health support)
N/A 67,500 CAD
Childcare Support
No proposal from the University
Unnumbered LOA (Page 26) 110,000 CAD Childcare Support
Funding reallocated from other existing funds (mental health and training). Only remaining support fund offered, with usage limited to childcare.
N/A Housing related language (providing affordable housing to full time graduate students in the first proposal replaced by abiding by the
No proposal from the University
Nothing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ontario Residential Rent Guidelines in the revised proposal on April 2)
N/A Compensation for TF course design (6K) or revision (3K) with an annual increase per GEI.
No proposal from the University
Nothing No compensation for TF course design or revision
N/A Preparation time to learn course content
Won (line added)
Same Woo for the bare minimum--bein g paid for labour
N/A Tuition Minimization (The initial version of the proposal was replaced by a demand for tuition freeze for the duration of funded years and its abolishment for duration unfunded years on April 2)
No proposal from the University
Nothing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ thanks for nothing
Sick leave (12 hours of paid sick leave per term)
Sick leave from 12 hours minimum to a 20 hrs of maximum
Won Same woo!!
N/A Adding caste based
Letter of Agreement that
Same as previous offer
Thanks for the bare minimum
discrimination to collective agreement, and state that it is an urgent issue that shall be addressed by University’s discrimination and harassment policies and procedures agreed to University’s counteroffer
caste based discrimination can be addressed through University’s discrimination and harassment policies and procedures
after fighting so long and hard against it!! <3
Return to Work Protocols:
(2) “Where the University determines that work remains to be completed” Contracted work duties that have been completed by scab labour or removed from syllabus or changes in examination type significantly diminish opportunities for contracted hours and work to be completed and paid. IF there is work remaining as determined by the University and IF scab labour to finish the term is discontinued.
(10) “ Where appropriate, the Employment Supervisor shall pay…” leaves the compensation for unpaid hours at the Supervisor’s discretion completely, and might create uneven and inequitable duty assignment and remaining work-hour calculation
(12) “…leading up to and during the period of the strike (i.e. from March 9, 2025 up to and including the date on which the tentative agreement…” Participation, actions, and statements BEFORE March 9th are not protected. Strike information sessions and grievances related to potential strike action across campus began in December 2024.
(13) Investigations and proceedings will be discontinued. Does not address what will be done with the information, data, footage, etc collected for these where is it stored? Unless videographic footage and other data regarding striking members’ actions is quashed, there is no guarantee against such data’s misuse in the future.