Negotiations between Memorial University and the union representing faculty will continue on Wednesday.

In a statement, MUN said both sides have agreed to reconvene tomorrow, after meeting today for exploratory talks with the help of a conciliator.

The administration says it remains committed to negotiating a fair and balanced collective agreement, adding courses remain on pause while the talks continue.

The strike by MUN faculty is now in its second week.

MUN President Vianne Timmons has not been granting media interviews, but she did address the strike in a video posted to Youtube.

She noted it’s a good thing that people are so passionate about the university, adding “when the strike ends we will have hard work ahead of us to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard …”

Ahead of talks on Tuesday, the university released what it sees as the parameters concerning collegial governance, one of the sticking points for MUNFA members, with MUN indicating that the university already has collegial governance under the current system.

The university says the concept is not new and it has been the basis of university decision-making “for centuries.”

Collegial governance, according to administration, ensures that academic experts have the means to oversee all academic matters, from developing and overseeing programs to hiring and promotion of academic colleagues and leaders.

Memorial says what MUNFA is seeking is “best-considered management rights” and, as is the case with every other collective agreement, “management rights are reserved for management.”