Burke-O\u27Flynn, Lesley

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Eastern Illinois University

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the AcademyVolume 0 National Center Proceedings 2016 Article 45September 2016Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in HigherEducation - Post-Secondary Education Multi-Employer Bargaining in British ColumbiaLesley Burke-O'FlynnFederation of Post-Secondary EducatorsFollow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcbaPart of the Collective Bargaining Commons, and the Higher Education CommonsThis Proceedings Material is brought to you for free and open access by The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Collective Bargainingin the Academy by an authorized editor of The Keep. For more information, please contact tabruns@eiu.edu.Recommended CitationBurke-O'Flynn, Lesley (2016) "Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-Secondary Education Multi-Employer Bargaining in British Columbia," Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy: Vol. 0 , Article 45.Available at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION MULTI-EMPLOYER BARGAINING IN BRITISH COLUMBIAPRESENTED BY LESLEY BURKE-O’FLYNNFEDERATION OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATORS OF BC1Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016PUBIC SECTOR IN BC• Public Service, crown corporations and agencies• K-12 education• Post-secondary education (colleges and universities)• Health and community social services sectors2Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, Vol. 0, Iss. 11 [2016], Art. 45http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT• 1960s: faculty associations as societies under the Societies Act• 1970s: faculty associations certified as trade unions under the Labour Relations Code . • 1980s: labour unrest• 1990s: first Multi-institutional Discussions held and Common Agreement created.3Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016FACULTY ASSOCIATIONS’ ORGANIZE• 1976 College Faculties’ Federation (CFF)• 1980 College Institute Educators’ Association of BC (CIEA)• 1994 Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE)4Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, Vol. 0, Iss. 11 [2016], Art. 45http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45NEW NEGOTIATIONS FRAMEWORK SOUGHT• New provincial government’s Commission of Inquiry (known as the Korbin Commission) to, among other things:• Recommend roles of government in • rationalizing compensation levels• Defining collective bargaining structures• Standardizing employee benefits• Collecting, analysing and distributing information regarding costs of servicesKorbin CommissionBC government Commission of Inquiry5Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016NEW EMPLOYER BARGAINING STRUCTURE6Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, Vol. 0, Iss. 11 [2016], Art. 45http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45FPSE BARGAINING STRUCTURE: COLLEGES7Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016FPSE BARGAINING STRUCTURE: UNIVERSITIES8Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, Vol. 0, Iss. 11 [2016], Art. 45http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45TWO NEGOTIATIONS MODELS• Voluntary multi-party model• Statutory multi-party modelVoluntary Statutory9Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016TWO MODELS, VARIOUS PLAYERS• One Union lead union associated with smaller unions (health)Multiple Employers• Multiple Unions (colleges)Multiple Employers10Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, Vol. 0, Iss. 11 [2016], Art. 45http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45GOVERNMENT “MANDATES”2010: Net Zero Mandate2012: Co-operative Gains Mandate2014: Economic Stability Mandate11Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016TIGHTER GOVERNMENT CONTROLS VS RIGHTS GUARANTEES• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms accords all Canadian citizens in all provinces and territories the constitutional right to freedom association. • This includes the right to bargain collectively and to strike.12Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, Vol. 0, Iss. 11 [2016], Art. 45http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45RIGHTS GUARANTEES• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms accords all Canadian citizens in all provinces and territories the constitutional right to freedom association. • This includes the right to bargain collectively and to strike.13Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016VS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLSThe freedom of association protects the process of collective bargaining, but not the outcomes, and therefore does not save the terms of a collective agreement from legislated changes provincially or territorially14Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, Vol. 0, Iss. 11 [2016], Art. 45http://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol0/iss11/45STILL STRONGER TOGETHER15Burke-O'Flynn: Panel: Multi-Employer Negotiations in Higher Education - Post-SecPublished by The Keep, 2016

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