Bargaining

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May 8, 2025: NASA members have ratified the tentative agreement 

In the online vote that closed at noon on May 8, NASA members have confirmed ratification of the tentative agreement reached by the parties on April 17, 2025. This will soon be followed by a Governors of the University of Alberta vote to do the same.

NASA members voted overwhelmingly to accept the agreement, with 88% voting yes to approve the agreement. Voter turnout was 68% of eligible voters. 

As soon as both parties ratify the terms of settlement, this round of bargaining is concluded, and the new collective agreement will be in place until March 31, 2028. 

We will post a full draft version of the new agreement on the NASA website as soon as it is available (date unknown at this time). In the meantime, if you have any questions about the terms of the newly ratified collective agreement, please contact your Labour Relations Officer (LRO).

April 17, 2025 Update: Tentative agreement reached

Please note: you must be a signed-up NASA member in order to attend the bargaining information meetings and to vote on ratification of the proposed agreement. Becoming a member is free and can be done online in only a few minutes. We strongly encourage all university support staff to become a member of NASA in order to engage in this important process.

Your Bargaining Team met with the employer on April 15 and 16 to continue negotiations, and we're pleased to announce that NASA and the university have reached a tentative agreement.

The agreement is for four years, from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2028, and includes:

  • A retroactive 3% salary increase for the first year and 3% increases for April 1, 2025, 2026 and 2027.
  • A significant amount of language has been moved from Parts A and B to Common Provisions.
  • The Casual categories (currently three) will collapse to one, the current Casual Category 2, on April 1, 2026.
  • A weekend differential has been added.
  • Standby pay has been increased.
  • The dental plan has been amended to include coverage for implants.
  • The definition of family has been expanded and bereavement leave increased.
  • The annual limit on the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) has increased to $1,000. 

 

2024-25 Bargaining Team

The NASA Bargaining Team is responsible for preparing for and negotiating a new collective agreement. The team includes four members (plus one alternate) elected by the NASA membership, one executive member appointed by the executive board, and two staff members (the Director of Operations as Chief Spokesperson and a designated Labour Relations Officer).

Joy Correia, NASA Director of Operations (Chief Spokesperson)
Quinn Benders, NASA President
Fairfax Culpepper, Libraries and Museums
Scott Evans, Utilities (Facilities & Operations)
Markian Hlynka, Information Services and Technology
Kim Koch, Medicine & Dentistry
Terry Sway, NASA Labour Relations Officer
Lisa Budney, Science (Alternate)

2024 Bargaining Advisory Group

The Bargaining Advisory Group (BAG) assists the Bargaining Team in a strictly advisory role as follows:

  • act as a test group to provide feedback on the bargaining survey prior to the survey being circulated to the membership;
  • act as a test group to provide feedback on bargaining proposals in advance of being provided to the membership;
  • provide feedback during bargaining on suggested resolutions being considered at the bargaining table and/or to provide feedback with respect to the potential impacts of those resolutions;
  • when requested, canvass members on specific topics and provide that feedback to the bargaining team.

The members of the 2024 Bargaining Advisory Group are:

Elizabeth Adolf, VP (Research & Innovation)
Wajid Ali, VP (Facilities & Operations)
Jeffery Antoniuk, Library & Museums
Karel Brandenbarg, Provost & VP (Academic)
Ashley Castelo, Registrar's Officer
Dan Evans, VP (Facilities & Operations)
Tonia Harris, Agricultural Life & Environmental Sciences
Maddy Ingram, Campus Saint-Jean
Arlo Ludwig, IST
Andrea Michaud, Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Matt Ormandy, Public Health
Laura Ortegon-Rico, IST
David Patten, Science
Alanna Scott, Library & Museums
Elisia Snyder, Library & Museums
Nieva Srayko, VP (External Relations)
Toni Stavreski, VP (Facilities & Operations)
Mirela Tomuta, Engineering