Please email us if you would like to set up an appointment with one of our Labour Relations Officers.
Please email us if you would like to set up an appointment with one of our Labour Relations Officers.
In the wake of the multiple evacuation orders and widespread fire activity in the Central and North Okanagan, we offer our support as you take the steps necessary to protect yourself and your families. Your well-being is paramount and the UBCFA is here to assist you in this difficult time.
While the full impacts of the Quilpituk Creek and Bradley Creek wildfires are still unknown, we encourage you to reach out to the Faculty Association with any questions or concerns regarding your work and responsibilities during this time. We can be reached at: [email protected] or 604-822-3883.
The following message is a joint announcement on collective bargaining from the University of British Columbia and the UBC Faculty Association, sent on behalf of Dory Nason, President, UBC Faculty Association, and Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia.
The bargaining teams for UBC and the Faculty Association reached a tentative settlement for a new Collective Agreement for the period July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029. Both the Faculty Association and the University worked hard over the past year to reach this mutually agreeable settlement.
As you’ll remember from our December 2025 bargaining update with its FAQ’s, we have been waiting for the provincial public-sector bargaining landscape to de-fog, since it took the province until late November of 2025 to settle with the first public unions in the province. By now, happily, most of the major unions in BC have reached tentative agreements with their employers, including BCGEU, the BCTF, and several others. And the provincial “mandate”—i.e., what the province is willing to fund—is becoming far clearer and has shown itself to be consistent in each settlement.
Bargaining is sometimes slow cooking food—worth it in the end, but needing a certain degree of patience. This is definitely one of those rounds. Normally, we know what the provincial funding for public sector bargaining units is by late spring, usually before our contract term is up. This year, however, it was mid-November, with the BCGEU mediated agreement, before we knew what the provincial “mandate” would be. So that delay has definitely slowed down our work toward a tentative agreement at the table.
Dear Colleagues,
The Canadian Association of University Teachers has published the following advisory regarding travel to the United States. The Faculty Association is in discussion with the University regarding whether a similar advisory will be issued on our campuses and will provide updates when available.
Sincerely,
Dory Nason
President
The UBC Faculty Association Executive Committee is deeply saddened by the unimaginable suffering and innocent human loss in Israel and Gaza. The Executive would like to acknowledge that many of our members have family, kin and colleagues directly impacted by the ongoing conflict and violence. Many are worried for their loved ones or in deep distress for all those who are suffering, making it difficult to fulfill faculty duties. These members may need information and assistance on navigating work at this difficult time.
Please reach out to the Faculty Association if you need information on supports available to you through the Employee and Family Assistance Program or about personal leaves and other supports available to all faculty in distress.
We hope for peace and healing for all our relations in the days to come.
Dory Nason,
On behalf of the Executive Committee
For those members needing assistance, please email the Faculty Association at [email protected].
