Defending Our Rights

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» November 9, 2010

Unfair Labour Practices Complaint - Update

Regarding the KFA’s complaint to the Labour Relations Board alleging unfair labour practice the Vice Chair found “based on the materials on file and events as they have unfolded to date, that this aspect of the complaint pertains to a difference about the administration of Article 2.01 [Management Rights] of the Collective Agreement. That difference should be decided by an arbitrator. An arbitrator will be in a position to provide an adequate remedy in the event she finds a breach of the Collective Agreement or finds that the Employer is estopped from exercising its legal rights.” The Vice Chair found that the matter was not one of bargaining in bad faith or an act of interference, but was a decision to unilaterally implement significant changes under the Pilot Project. He characterized this as a dispute between the parties under the collective agreement.

The KFA will now take this matter to arbitration as soon as possible.

For a full copy of the decision , click here.

August 9, 2010 - Email re: LRB Complaint
May 28, 2010 - Email to all faculty from KFA
April 26, 2010 - Eroding Our Rights Bulletin
February 12, 2010 - Letter to all faculty

Background documents:
June 6, 2007 - Supreme Court ruling re: Bill 29
Sept 10, 2008 - Legal Opinion re: Establishment of Faculties
Dec 1, 2009 - Letter from Kwantlen’s BOG to KFA
Dec 3, 2009 - KFA Legal response to BOG letter
Dec 3, 2009 - Letter from FPSE to PSEA re: BOG letter
Dec 4, 2009 - KFA response to BOG letter
Dec 7, 2009 - PSEA response to FPSE
Dec 10, 2009 - KFA Special Bulletin: A Bad Start To Bargaining
Jan 14, 2010 - KFA Special Bulletin: Update on Bargaining
Feb 26, 2010 - CAUT response to BOG
Mar 1, 2010 - BOG response to CAUT
May 25, 2010 - BOG letter to KFA: "Notice to Faculty Unions.."

Share your views: We would like to hear from you on this matter, please contact the KFA at sharemyviews@kfa.bc.ca or contact your KFA Executive Representative.