University and ACUMAE agree

The university and its managers’ association, ACUMAE, have signed off on an agreement.

ACUMAE, the Association of Concordia University Manage-ment and Administrative Employees, includes approximately 270 managers and administrative employees across the university.

The last agreement ended in August 2002. The new agreement is in effect until May 31, 2010. It was ratified by members on Oct. 23 and approved by the Board of Governors the following day.

ACUMAE president Miriam Posner said, “The new agreement encourages open dialogue, is responsive to the needs of both the university and the ACUMAE constituency, and is committed to the development of a new compensation model.”

Vice-President Services Michael Di Grappa said, “Although the negotiation period was longer than we would have liked, we are pleased to have reached an agreement that provides a framework for a fair and forward-looking working relationship with our ACUMAE members.

“In the same spirit, we hope to be able to conclude negotiations in the near future with those groups that remain without a contract.” These include library staff (CULEU), support services staff (CUSSU) and technical support staff (CUUSS-TS).

About 50 members of these unions demonstrated to protest their lagging negotiations outside the DeSève Cinema on Oct. 30 before the ceremony to announce funding for the new JMSB (see top story) .