Queen’s University is currently engaged in collective bargaining with two unions that represent employees on campus — Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Local 901 (PSAC), and United Steelworkers (USW) and its Local 2010 — in efforts to reach tentative agreements to renew their Collective Agreements.
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has issued a No Board Report as talks continue between the university and the Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Local 901 (“PSAC”) to reach a tentative agreement to renew the Collective Agreement for Graduate Teaching Assistants, Teaching Fellows, Graduate Research Assistants, and Juris Doctor (JD) and Medical Doctor (MD) enrolled students employed as Teaching Assistants (“Unit 1”).
The parties have been meeting since November 18, 2024. The Collective Agreement expired on April 30, 2024.
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour issued a No Board Report on Thursday, February 20, as talks continue between the university and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2010 to reach a tentative renewal Collective Agreement.
USW Local 2010 represents approximately 1200 general support staff across the university. The parties commenced negotiations before the Collective Agreement expired on December 31, 2024.
Queen’s University is pleased to announce that tentative agreements to renew the Collective Agreements between the University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and its locals 229 (Tradespeople / Maintenance Workers and Caretakers / Custodians),1302 (Library Technicians), and 254 (Lab Technicians) have all been ratified successfully by members of the CUP
As negotiations between Queen’s University and United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2010 continue towards achieving a fair negotiated renewal Collective Agreement, the union has requested the Ministry of Labour issue a No Board Report.
The USW Local represents approximately 1200 general support staff across the university. The parties commenced negotiations before the Collective Agreement expired on December 31, 2024.
As negotiations between Queen’s University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and its Local 901 continue towards achieving a negotiated renewal of the Unit 1 Collective Agreement, PSAC has requested the Ministry of Labour to issue a No Board Report.
Queen’s University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 901 (Unit 1) (“PSAC”)
Queen’s University is pleased to advise that it, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and CUPE Local 229 (Tradespeople / Maintenance Workers and Caretakers / Custodians), Local 1302 (Library Technicians), and Local 254 (Lab Technicians) have reached tentative deals to renew their Collective Agreements, after extensive negotiations over the weekend.
The agreements are tentative and still subject to successful ratification by all the parties involved. Full details of the agreements will remain confidential pending their ratifications.
Queen’s University is engaged in negotiating with three of its Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals in efforts to reach agreements to renew the collective agreements between the university and CUPE Local 229 (Tradespeople / Maintenance Workers and Caretakers / Custodians), Local 1302 (Library Technicians), and Local 254 (Lab Technicians). The three Locals collectively represent approximately 425 employees.
In December 2024, Queen’s University began talks with United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2010, to negotiate the renewal of the Collective Agreement between Local 2010 and the University
