NOTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY
PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION (ASPA)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday, APRIL 20 2022 VIA ZOOM
1:30 pm (Call to order)
Please note: Zoom polls will be used during the meeting. Some devices may need to be updated to view polls. Continue reading
ASPA continues to have several open grievances, eighteen (18) to be exact. To date, of those eighteen (18); ten (10) were filed in 2020. This compares to the eight (8) and nineteen (19) filed in 2019 and 2018, respectively. We have however over the recent months been able to resolve a few the grievances related to the Employer’s failure to deduct Association dues. Many of these grievances have been resolved by having positions moved within the scope of ASPA that were not previously in any bargaining unit. The theme of the other bulk of our grievances relate to the assertion that the employer has wrongfully laid off a member. Continue reading
NOTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY
PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION (ASPA)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 2020 VIA ZOOM VIDEO MEETING
2:00 pm (Call to order) Continue reading
NOTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY
PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION (ASPA)
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2020 VIA ZOOM VIDEO MEETING
1:30 pm (Call to order) Continue reading
ASPA continues to have a number of open grievances, twenty (20) to be exact. These grievances are the same ones that were open since the last update in November, which you can read here.
We continue to wait for two (2) Arbitration awards. Both were heard last year. However; just last week, ASPA did receive an award on a wrongful layoff grievance that we had filed. The arbitrator ruled in favour of the Union and we now await discussion with the employer as to the implementation of this award. The award affirms that the employer cannot lay a permanent member off if the majority of their work continues to exist and moves to another member or individual as outlined in Article 16. Continue reading
The time of year has come again where we figure out how to allot our Flexible Spending Account. This year there have been some changes to what you may use your Personal Spending Account for as of January 1, 2020.
Here is a list of new items your PSA qualifies for: Continue reading
On November 13, 2019, the employer communicated to ASPA members, in Finance and Resources, that they were offering a Vacation Purchase Program (VPP) and a Partial Leave Initiative (PLI) as a pilot project to all staff within this portfolio. We felt it was important for ASPA members to know that the Employer did not speak to ASPA in any detail… Continue reading
Written by Darcy Hryn-Bird, ASPA Member Services Our Member Services Officer, Darcy Hryn-Bird, is currently handling twenty-one (21) active grievances. Unsure what a grievance is or how to file one? For more information go here. Most of the outstanding grievances are related to the employer failing to deduct Association dues from several positions across campus. ASPA has been raising this… Continue reading
Please refer to the PDF documents linked below for 2017 minutes, executive and committee membership lists and committee reports. 2017 AGM Minutes Apr 25 2017-2018 Executive 2017-2018 Committees 2018 COMMITTEE REPORTS … Continue reading
by Peter Krebs, ASPA President On October 30 2017, on our ASPA website, we reported on the results of the Voluntary Exit Program (VEP), by providing metrics on the number of participants, their home departments, family and phase, and the like. If you missed the article, go to (www.aspasask.ca) The ASPA Executive also wanted to hear from the members about… Continue reading