TUFA Agreement Ratified By Trent University Faculty Association Membership and University Board of Governors

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The Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA) and Trent University have announced that the University’s Board of Governors ratified a new collective agreement with TUFA following ratification by TUFA on Monday.

The agreement occurred when a majority of faculty voted in favour it. TUFA represents 295 full-time faculty, limited-term appointments and professional librarians at Trent University.

“We are extremely pleased to have been able to reach an agreement that achieves, among other things, mutually important goals that will enhance equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigenization within the ranks of faculty and academic librarians at Trent," said Dr. Susan Wurtele, chief negotiator for TUFA.

Highlights of the three-year collective agreement signed on Dec. 9 include:

  • A commitment to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization in personnel processes and the faculty ranks

  • Inclusion of standards to evaluate teaching, research and service for the purposes of promotion, tenure and merit processes

  • Enhanced recognition of service work to the University community

  • Improvements to health and dental benefit plans

  • Across-the-board increases to salaries in each year of the agreement

“This new collective agreement demonstrates the University’s commitment to the vital role that our faculty play in delivering world-class teaching, research and service that our students, sector and communities have come to expect,” said Dr. Leo Groarke, Trent president and vice-chancellor. “An investment in our faculty is an investment in the long-term sustainability of our institution.”

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