Academy for Academic Personnel Administration
Fall 2003
Round Table Report
1. Institution Information
Name of Institution/System: University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada
Name of Individual Responding: Vic Reimer
Title of Individual Responding: AVP Human Resources
2a. Description of Faculty Bargaining Unit(s) B Size and Composition
750 faculty and librarians. Special Plan Agreement
Bargaining Agent: University of Guelph Faculty Association UGFA
Number of Succeeding Contracts: 12
3. Activity Report (e.g., status of current agreement or negotiations, details of last contract settlement, etc.):
Last settlement resulted in a three year agreement; ending June 30, 2006.
Year 1 .... 2.2% base, 2.7 time and performance; total 4.9%
Year 2 .... 2.0% base, 2.3 time and performance; total 4.3%
Year 3 .... 2.0% base, 2.3 time and performance; total 4.3%
Increased coverage for prescription drugs, and vision care.
Annual Professional development allowance increased to $1,400 per faculty/librarian.
4. Special or noteworthy happenings (e.g., relevant arbitration or court decisions, organizing campaigns, labor agency decisions, etc.)
5. Special happenings related to fiscal issues (e.g., salary reductions, health and dental insurance costs, reductions in force, early retirement programs, program consolidation or elimination, etc.):