Dalhousie University and its faculty have ratified a tentative collective agreement after half a year of bargaining.The Dalhousie Board of Governors ratified the employment agreement last week after Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) members voted to accept the agreement in January.The agreement is a result of bargaining that occurs every few years to negotiate new contracts for university employees.
Negotiations this year included workload, pension, wage increase and online teaching supports.“This was an extremely challenging and unprecedented round of bargaining given the global pandemic and massive impacts on our members’ working conditions,” said DFA president David Westwood in a Wednesday release.“It was further complicated by changes.