NOSM Faculty, Board Ratify Three Year Collective Agreement
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the NOSM faculty Union (Unit 1 of Ontario Public Service Employees Union [OPSEU] Local 677) are pleased to announce the ratification of their fourth collective agreement, covering full-time faculty, professional librarians, and professional staff at the School.
The faculty Union’s Members voted in favour of the new collective agreement on July 23, 2015. The agreement was ratified by NOSM’s Board of Directors on July 31, 2015.
The agreement covers three years and is in effect from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018. It provides for annual wage increases of 1 % and $1150 in the first year, followed by 1.5 % in the second and 1.75 % in the final year, with provision for Lakehead University and Laurentian University comparator adjustments in years 2 and 3. The agreement also includes enhancements to various components of the benefit package over the three-year agreement as well as a number of other improvements.
Formal negotiations began in February 2015, led by chief negotiators Dr. Hermann Falter (NOSM) and Dr. Geoffrey Hudson (faculty Union). NOSM and its Board of Directors look forward to the continuation of a strong partnership with OPSEU Unit 1, and are appreciative of their Members’ contributions to the School’s vision of Innovative Education and Research for a Healthier North. The faculty Union is committed to its ongoing professional and productive relationship with the Board of Directors.
