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Brandon
University Faculty Association ******FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*****October 27, 2011 Little Progress in BU Mediation Efforts to reach a mediated
settlement in the on-going dispute between Brandon University and the Brandon
University Faculty Association (BUFA) have produced little or no results, negotiators
for the Faculty Union confirmed this morning. "We came to this process in good faith, fully prepared to negotiate all of the outstanding issues between us," said BUFA President and Chief Negotiator, Joe Dolecki. "We question the Employer's commitment to the success of this process." Mediation began in Winnipeg on
Tuesday afternoon, following the appointment of Mr. Michael Werier as Mediator
by the Provincial Government at BUFA’s request. BUFA has been on strike since
October 12. Dolecki noted that, ‘After two days of mediation, the Employer has increased its salary offering by a grand total of 0.15% in the third year of the proposed contract. They have rejected nearly all of our initiatives on the outstanding language issues, each of which have an impact on the university’s ability to deliver programmes and service student needs.’ ‘Regrettably, what we are witnessing
is reckless intransigence on the part the President and the BU Board of
Governors,’ Dolecki stated. ‘After unilaterally cancelling homecoming, they are now needlessly placing the academic term in jeopardy, despite the President’s public assurances to the contrary,’ he said. ‘Unfortunately, neither the
President nor the Board seem concerned about the potential for the short,
intermediate, and long-term damage to our university and students that may
result from their actions,’ he concluded. A mediation session is scheduled for this afternoon. -- 30 -- For further information contact: Joe Dolecki, BUFA President 727-9749 Bill Paton, BUFA Secretary 727-1000 |
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