New CONTRACT Instructor orientation CANADIAN Union of Public Employees Local 4600 – Unit 2 Thursday 22 August 2019, 5:25-5:40pm, Room 2017 DT <This version updated 23 Aug 2019>

Agenda (proposed) Welcome to the Carleton world of contract instructorship Perspective Using the union to your benefit Current Collective Agreement (overview) Problem resolution

Welcome to the Carleton world of contract instructorship Exciting new adventure, full of interesting experiences Worth it all just seeing their faces suddenly light up when they “get it” Will push you to be better – communicator, organizer, leader

Perspective on EMPLOYMENT as a CI You are filling a temporary vacancy in the academy (reality is about 1 in 5 courses are taught by CI’s) Maximum of 3.0 credits workload per year (min/max earnings $43,836 per current collective agreement) Generally considered to be part time Assumption (by the university) is that contract instructors will probably be employed in some capacity off campus. Exceptions retired professors, graduate students, post-graduate fellows, visiting professors Your “other” job might involve professional practice, research, advocacy, etc., in government, high tech, private sector, etc. Reality: quite a few of our contract instructors teach at both Carleton and University of Ottawa to make ends meet. Some also moonlight at Algonquin, Cite Collegiale or Heritage College

more perspective on “ You” as an academic employee The terms and conditions of your employment are governed by: Your fixed term employment contract The collective agreement between the union and the university Provincial labour law University policies and procedures. What you and your supervisor work out, within the limits of the above

Using the union to your benefit… Current Collective Agreement (overview) Benefits Health and Dental for you and your family Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Plan Accommodation (eg. religious, disability) Sick leave Handling of disputes and grievances Professional Development Fund Pay

Using the union to your benefit… Resolving differences You and your Chair should be able to work out most problems using the resources available Escalate to your Shop Steward when you can’t work out something Your Shop Steward has access to the entire union body of knowledge and experience in academic employment, labour law, etc. If your department does not have a Shop Steward, consider taking on the job yourself. We offer excellent training Your union wants to see you treated fairly and respectfully

are we going on strike? Collective agreement expires on 31 August 2019 Union and management are currently in negotiations (we met yesterday and achieved some modest agreement on a couple of issues) We still have much to discuss and we have at least four dates set for upcoming meetings We want your input and agreement on our collective priorities. The more minds brought to bear, the better the outcome will be. Unit 1 – Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants are also negotiating so we have a position of strength when we work collectively.

Next steps Contract Instructor Caucus (consultation with you - the members), next scheduled session is Friday 20 September 2-4pm followed by networking over a pint and snack food Networking opportunities during university orientation week (eg. pancake breakfast) Collective Bargaining – still looking for one member for the Negotiating Team Fill out the next Member Survey (one done, one or more to come) Reporting to you - watch for the CUPE 4600 “Contract Instructors Digest” General Membership Meetings – Wednesday 02 October 2019, 1800-20h30

Questions??? Answers!!!

CUPE 4600 Office contacts Dan Sawyer Business Agent & Organizer P: 613 520 2600 x7482

CONTACT INFO Patrick  “Pat” Warner Vice President Unit 2 (Contract Instructors) CUPE 4600 vp.unit2@cupe4600.com Aalya Ahmed Chief Steward Unit 2 (Contract Instructors) CUPE 4600 ci.chief.steward@cupe4600.ca