Bargaining Discussion – Oct.17, 2014
The first of a series of discussions on Bargaining took place on Friday, October 17, with Chief Negotiator Richard Pickard introducing the current bargaining procedures, principles and context, and some elements of each side’s initial proposals. He noted that the two sides appear to be coming from different starting points, as the FA relies on the current Framework Agreement as a starting point, since it grew out of many years of past negotiations, while the Administration is starting from the University Act…