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Bargaining Updates

Bargaining – Mediation/Conciliation Update

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Dawn Giesbrecht, ASPA Co – Lead Negotiator

I am writing to update you on the status of ASPA and U of S collective agreement renewal bargaining which included mediation/conciliation meetings over the last three days; May 5, 6 and 7.

As you may already know, the employer declared an impasse in bargaining on March 5th. This activated the requirement for mediation/conciliation under the Saskatchewan Employment Act and the Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety appointed Mr. Kevin Eckert, Senior Labour Relations Officer, to work with both parties in an effort to find a bargaining settlement and end to the bargaining impasse.

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Member Highlights

ASPA Member Highlight – Jocelyn Orb, Manager, Student Wellness Centre, Teaching, Learning, and Student Experience

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Written by Karen E. Mosier

Jocelyn received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Saskatchewan 1998, Bachelor of Science in Arts (Environmental Studies and Political Science double major) from the University of Victoria in 2003 and a Masters in Political Studies from the University of Saskatchewan in 2005.  

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Member Interest Articles

Why Grit Matters in the Workplace

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Written by Karen E. Mosier

You can always find people that no matter what the circumstances and bad breaks, they seem to be able to roll with the punches and stand up and get on with their life. Grit is simply persistence and fortitude to persevere no matter what and succeed. Grit has been shown to be more important that IQ, social intelligence, attractiveness and charisma.

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Labour in the News

Temporary Layoffs at University of Saskatchewan Could Kick off on May 4

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Guy Quenneville · CBC News · Posted: Apr 28, 2020 3:56 PM CT

The University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon says it’s preparing to temporarily lay off an unspecified number of employees as operations continue to slow under the current restrictions imposed by COVID-19.

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Labour in the News

University of Regina Enrolment up Despite Online-Only Classes

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BY KAYLEEN SAWATZKY AND THOMAS PILLER GLOBAL NEWS Posted April 20, 2020 6:16pm

The University of Regina’s spring/summer semester will be solely delivered via remote learning, using online resources due to policies enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Even though this is a big change from learning in the classroom, registration for the upcoming semester has actually increased eight per cent from this time last year.

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ASPA Updates

2020 List of Executive Nominations with Biographies

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MOSIER, Karen

Karen E. Mosier is a Research Coordinator for the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine. Karen has her BA in Psychology and MSc in Pharmacy. Karen has over fourteen years’ experience in research administration at the University of Saskatchewan. 

Karen was the ASPA representative on the Non-Academic Pension and Benefits Committee for 3 years until it was disbanded in June 2019. Karen has been on the ASPA communications committee since April 2018. In August 2019, she stepped up to chair two combined committees to form the Communications & Public Relations Committee. Karen has written 21 ASPA member highlights and 13-member interest articles for the ASPA Advocate website. Karen is also a member of the Canadian Association of Research Administrators. She is the co-leader of the CARA Member Engagement Committee and has written 30 articles for the CARA Connection newsletter. Karen recently published her first book entitled “Soft Skills and Professional Tips for the Office”.

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ASPA Updates

2020 ASPA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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NOTICE

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY

PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION (ASPA)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TUESDAY, APRIL 28 2020 VIA ZOOM VIDEO MEETING

2:00 pm (Call to order)

Click a the links below to access documents related to the Annual General Meeting.
ASPA AGM Agenda 2020Download
ASPA Approved Budget for 2020-21Download
Representative Letter (Signed) 2019-20Download
Signed Financial Statement for ASPA 2019-20 Fiscal YearDownload
Profit-Loss Financial Report for 2019-20 Fiscal Year – AuditedDownload
ASPA Executive List 2019-20Download
ASPA Committees – Member List 2019-20Download
ASPA AGM Committee Reports 2019-20Download
AGM Minutes 2019Download
Member Interest Articles

RESILIENCE IN THE WORKPLACE

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Written by Karen E. Mosier

Today, in workplaces characterized by staff cutbacks, deadlines, rivalry and organizational change, success relies on an individual’s capacity to cope and even thrive when faced with stress. Resiliency is the ability to ‘bounce back’ after a challenge or setback that are an inevitable part of life.

Here are some tips on how you can become more resilient in the workplace:

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ASPA Updates, Uncategorized

Condolences to the Gellner Family

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Dear ASPA Members

We are very sad to advise everyone that Annetta Gellner passed away on Wednesday March 25, 2020 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Annetta served ASPA for 21 years as our assistant and that was after serving the university for 35 plus years in the registrars office. Annetta was an integral part of ASPA and for many years was the only constant in a rotating list of executive members. Speaking from personal experience having served as president for the first time 18 years ago, Annetta kept me on track with all the things a president has to do and was a wealth of information on everything from how to run a meeting to the story behind decisions made many years prior. I will miss Annetta but feel lucky to have worked with her.

You can read her obituary at this link https://www.arbormemorial.ca/hillcrest/obituaries/annetta-inez-gellner/47276

Curtis Larson

ASPA President”