Memorial University’s Provost and VP Academic says administration and the Lecturers’ Union are still meeting and working towards a collective agreement.
The two parties met on Tuesday and are scheduled to be back at the bargaining table tomorrow.
The Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University, which represents one third of all instructors at the university, has been without a collective agreement for four years and received an overwhelming strike mandate from its members, however, that doesn’t mean job action will happen.
Dr. Jennifer Lokash says it’s encouraging that both parties seem committed to work through this and reach a fair deal.
13 per cent of classes between the St. John’s and Grenfell campuses are taught by per-course instructors, but some of those classes in the 13 per cent have hundreds of students in them.
Lokash says there are approximately 355 courses taught by LUMUN members this semester and concerns for the hundreds of students possible impacted are top of mind.
They hope to avoid a strike, says Lokash. But while negotiations continue they have planning underway to minimize disruption for students to ensure their progress through programs and to look after students scheduled to graduate this spring.