Member Bulletins & Advisories

Dear Members, I am writing to address two important matters.  First, one of our key membership services staff will be off on leave for an indeterminate time period.  We are therefore very short-staffed.   We are seeking to address that situation as soon as possible, but in the meantime, we appreciate your patience and your understanding that unless your situation is very urgent, that you will likely have to wait somewhat longer to receive our advice and support.  We take our responsibilities to our members…

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Dear Members, I hope that all is well with you, and that you are having, or will have some time for a restful break at some point over the next few months. On behalf of the negotiating team, I wanted to give you our latest bargaining update, before we enter into mediation tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20th. We hope that our mediator, Dave Schaub, will be able to help us and the admin team come to a reasonable deal. While we…

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May 2026 With deep gratitude for his contributions to UVic and the greater community, the Faculty Association wishes to acknowledge the recent passing of an important and highly respected Elder from the Songhee’s Nation. His great work and impact on the community have been acknowledged in other announcements and conversations in recent weeks. The Faculty Association would specifically like to acknowledge his support of our work through his wise words at the opening of bargaining during the last two rounds…

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