Community Updates: NASA
Updates are provided regularly via these pages and through the weekly employee digests when bargaining is underway. Information on the bargaining process and upcoming meetings is also available on this site.
U of A and NASA meet this week
The university and NASA are scheduled to meet on April 15 and 16 as the parties continue negotiations on a renewal collective agreement.
U of A and NASA continue to meet
University of Alberta and NASA negotiations are ongoing and the parties are scheduled to meet next week on April 15 and 16.
U of A and NASA schedule additional meeting dates
The University of Alberta and NASA bargaining teams have agreed to additional meeting dates of April 15 and 16, 2025. The Meeting Schedules page has been updated.
Bargaining Community Update: NASA
The U of A and NASA bargaining teams met again on Monday, March 24 as the parties continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement.
University of Alberta and NASA meeting next week
The university and NASA are scheduled to meet again on March 24 as the parties continue negotiations on a renewal collective agreement.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The university and NASA meeting on March 11 has been cancelled by mutual agreement of the parties. The next meeting is scheduled for March 24. The Meeting Schedules page has been updated.
Bargaining Community Update: NASA
The university and NASA continued negotiations with a meeting last week and are scheduled to meet again on March 11. The parties have also agreed to move the meeting scheduled for March 26 to March 24.
University of Alberta and NASA meeting this week
The university and NASA meet again on Feb. 26 as the bargaining teams continue discussions. The parties are scheduled to meet next on March 11.
University and NASA bargaining update
The university and NASA met on Feb. 11 with discussions including monetary and non-monetary items. The parties are scheduled to meet again on Feb. 26.
U of A and NASA meeting next week
NASA and the university met on Feb. 11 as negotiations progress on a renewed collective agreement. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 26.
U of A and NASA meeting next week
Negotiations on a renewed collective agreement between the University of Alberta and NASA continue next week with a meeting scheduled for Feb. 11.
Bargaining Community Update: NASA
The university and NASA are scheduled to meet again on Feb. 11 to continue discussions on a renewed collective agreement. The parties last met on Nov. 1.
University of Alberta and NASA agree to new meeting dates
The university and NASA have agreed to additional meeting dates in February and March as the parties continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement. The first meeting is scheduled for Feb. 11, and the parties last met on Nov. 1. The Meeting Schedules page has been updated.
University of Alberta January 2025 Bargaining Update
The current status of bargaining discussions and related financial FAQs.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The university and NASA are exploring additional meeting dates for negotiations on a renewed collective agreement. Weekly updates will be paused for the winter break until new dates are agreed to by the parties.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The university and NASA last met on Nov. 1 in negotiations on a renewed collective agreement. The parties are exploring additional meeting dates.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The university and NASA are currently exploring additional dates to continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement. The parties last met on Nov. 1.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The university and NASA are currently exploring additional dates to continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The university and NASA met last week on Nov. 1 as the parties continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement. The negotiating teams are currently exploring additional meeting dates.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The U of A and NASA met last week as negotiations continue. The parties are scheduled to meet again on Nov. 1.
University of Alberta and NASA meet this week
NASA and the university will meet again on Oct. 24 to continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
On Oct. 3, the university and NASA met to resume collective agreement negotiations after a pause in meetings for the summer months. The next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 24.
University of Alberta and NASA resume bargaining
The U of A and NASA resumed negotiations on a renewed collective agreement on Oct. 3 after a pause for the summer. The parties have agreed to meet again on Nov. 1 and the Meeting Schedules page has been updated.
University of Alberta and NASA meeting this week
The university and NASA will resume negotiations on a renewed collective agreement with a meeting scheduled for October 3. The meeting is the first since June when the parties paused for the summer. No additional meeting dates have been scheduled at this time.
University of Alberta and NASA discussing next meeting dates
The U of A and NASA are exploring potential meeting dates to resume negotiating a renewed collective agreement. The parties last met on June 25 before a mutually agreed pause for the summer months.
Summary of Winter and Spring Bargaining
As many U of A community members prepare to take their breaks this summer, the university would like to provide an update on what the negotiating committees have accomplished so far as they work to a renewed collective agreement.
University of Alberta and NASA bargaining update
The U of A and NASA met on June 12 as discussions continue on a renewed collective agreement. The parties are scheduled to meet again on June 25 and 26.
University of Alberta and NASA negotiations continue this week
The university and NASA bargaining committees are scheduled to meet next on June 12, rescheduled from June 11. The U of A’s Meeting Schedules page has been updated to reflect the change. The parties have met 15 times since the exchange of opening proposals on February 20, 2024.
University of Alberta and NASA negotiations continue this week
The university and NASA bargaining committees meet on June 4 to continue negotiations. NASA tabled its monetary proposals on May 28, and the parties met again on May 29. The next meeting is scheduled for June 11.
University of Alberta and NASA meet this week
The university and NASA bargaining committees meet again this week to continue negotiations on a renewed collective agreement. The last meetings were held on May 14 and 15.
University of Alberta and NASA continue to meet
Negotiations between the university and NASA continue. The last meetings were held on May 14 and 15. The next meetings are scheduled for May 28 and 29.
University of Alberta and NASA negotiations continue this week
Negotiations between the university and NASA continue. The last meetings were held on April 30 and May 1 and the parties will meet again this week on May 14 and 15.
University of Alberta and NASA negotiations progressing
Negotiations continue on a renewed collective agreement between the university and NASA. The parties met on April 30 and May 1 and are scheduled to meet again May 14 and 15.
University of Alberta and NASA meeting this week
Negotiations toward a renewed collective agreement continue. The U of A and NASA bargaining committees meet again this week on April 30 and May 1.
University of Alberta and NASA continue negotiations
The U of A and NASA bargaining committees met on April 16 and 17 and are scheduled to meet next on April 30.
University of Alberta and NASA meeting again this week
The U of A and NASA bargaining committees continue to meet in negotiations towards a renewed collective agreement. The parties are scheduled to meet again this week, on April 16 and 17.
Negotiations continue between University of Alberta and NASA
The University of Alberta and NASA bargaining committees met on April 2 and 3 and are continuing negotiations, with the next meetings scheduled on April 16 and 17.
U of A and NASA meeting this week
The University of Alberta and NASA bargaining committees are at the table again this week, April 2 and 3 to continue negotiations. The bargaining committees will meet next on April 16 and 17.
U of A and NASA negotiations continue as current agreement expires
The U of A and NASA bargaining teams continue negotiations with the next meeting scheduled for April 2 + 3.
On March 31, the term of the current collective agreement between NASA and the university ends. It is common for negotiations to continue beyond the end date of a collective agreement as the representative bargaining teams work together towards a renewal agreement. The terms of the collective agreement will continue to apply in accordance with the provision of the Labour Relations Code. University activities, including learning, research, teaching and other work continue as usual. Answers to frequently asked questions about the bargaining process and bargaining at the university can be found in the FAQ section.
Negotiations Continue
Negotiations between the university and NASA continue. The last meetings were held on March 6. The bargaining teams are scheduled to meet next on April 2 and 3.
U of A and NASA update meeting schedule
Negotiations between the university and NASA continue. A revised meeting schedule has been updated at the U of A Bargaining Meeting Schedules page.
U of A and NASA update meeting schedule
Negotiations between the university and NASA continue. A revised meeting schedule has been updated at the U of A Bargaining Meeting Schedules page.
U of A and NASA exchange initial proposals
On Feb. 20, the U of A and NASA bargaining teams met and exchanged initial proposals. As part of a commitment to transparency in bargaining, the parties have agreed to make the initial proposals available to the community for review. The proposals can be accessed through the links below. U of A CCID logins are required.
University of Alberta and NASA set initial meeting
The U of A and NASA bargaining teams will meet on February 13 for a preliminary introductory meeting to commence negotiations on a renewed collective agreement.Negotiations to begin between the University of Alberta and NASA
The university received a notice to bargain from the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA) on January 12, initiating negotiations on a new collective agreement. The university is committed to a fair, respectful and sustainable collective bargaining process that will help to shape the future of the university and its community.
The University of Alberta is pleased to share that Geoff Tierney will act as lead negotiator for the university. Mr. Tierney brings a depth of experience in academic and non-academic labour negotiations, including serving as the U of A’s lead negotiator in previous rounds of negotiations. The university’s bargaining committee negotiates on behalf of the Board of Governors.
The U of A Bargaining Team with NASA includes:
- Andrew Phillips, Director, Employee & Labour Relations
- Trina Fisher, Senior Officer, Employee & Labour Relations
- Stacey Brennan, Senior HR Partner, HR Partnerships
- Asha Rao, Faculty General Manager, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
- Geoffrey Rode, Director of Operations, Vice-President Facilities & Operations
- Keith Hollands, Director, Engineering/Operation, Vice-President Facilities & Operations
The current U of A - NASA collective agreement is for the period of April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024. Information on the bargaining process is available on the U of A Bargaining website. Updates will be provided regularly via these pages and through employee digest emails when bargaining is underway and meeting dates have been scheduled.