Faculty Strike?
Faculty agreement ratification vote set for this week
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • March 16, 2012
Dalhousie administration and the Dal Faculty Association (DFA) may have come to a tentative agreement, but there are still a few steps to be …
Union and admin reach tentative agreement
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • March 11, 2012
Classes are on for Monday, the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and Dal administration announced today.
The two sides reached a tentative agreement March 11 after …
Students seek the truth
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • March 9, 2012
When the administration’s blog sounds like only half the story and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) seems to be silent in comparison, what can …
Solvency relief granted, strike notice given.
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • March 8, 2012
The biggest issue of the Dalhousie faculty collective agreement negotiations could be taken off the table, possibly making a faculty strike unnecessary.
The government of …
Solvency relief granted.
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • March 8, 2012
The government of Nova Scotia has decided to grant Dalhousie full and permanent solvency relief without requiring the university’s pension plan to switch to …
Could a student representative sit in on negotiations?
By Katrina Pyne, News Editor • March 3, 2012
In an informal get-together over lunch Feb. 27, the Dalhousie Faculty Association invited students representing active student groups on campus to ask questions about …
Pension still the sticking point
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • February 28, 2012
Two more meetings are scheduled between the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and Dal administration for the end of this week, announced Dal administration today.
Charles …
Overabundance of emails from admin (and lack thereof from DFA) leaves students in the dark as strike approaches.
By Samantha Elmsley, Opinions Editor • February 27, 2012
In these dark and uncertain times, a “hallelujah” drops from my lips each time I read a strike update from our Board of Governors. …
Both sides to meet this week
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • February 26, 2012
The Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and Dal admin will be back in negotiations this week, almost two weeks after the last failed conciliation meeting.
Karen …
Strike potentially in two weeks
By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor • February 25, 2012
More than a week after conciliation between the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and Dal administration came to a close, the conciliator has filed his …