Dear MRSA Members, On September 22, 2021, the MRSA filed a policy grievance against MRU disputing the ongoing refusal of the employer to allow employees to work from home, particularly where proven possible. The MRSA is concerned with this requirement, particularly while in a declared Public Health State of Emergency. On… more
Dear MRSA Members, Knowing mandatory vaccination is a contentious issue, the MRSA would like to provide you with some information to enable informed decision making regarding vaccination mandates for employees. This is not advice to determine if vaccination is the correct choice for individuals, as we are not medical providers… more
As your MRSA Executive, we want to reach out to you and acknowledge the frustration, confusion and bewilderment that many of you, like us, may be feeling. We are patiently waiting for direction from our senior leadership on “what now”. We want to recognize what an extremely difficult situation MRU administration is facing with… more
Posted on behalf of Michelle LoGullo, MRSA President I wanted to follow up, as promised, with the senior administration’s response to my request to reconsider the campus closure to acknowledge the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. As many of you may be aware, Education is not under the umbrella of… more
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, a joint communication was issued by the MRU Coalition Committee, which includes representatives of the Students’ Association of Mount Royal University, the Mount Royal Faculty Association and Mount Royal Staff Association. The communication can be accessed here.
On April 26, 2021, the MRSA filed a Group/Policy Grievance regarding Article 1.13(i) Casual Employee re: the interpretation of the understood and applied definition of casual employee hours to be capped at 910 hours for Casual Employees. Members can access the grievance notice, and letter to the AVP, HR here. The… more
MRSA has filed a Group/Policy Grievance against MRU regarding Article 1.13(i) Casual Employee re: the interpretation of the understood and applied definition of casual employee hours to be capped at 910 hours for Casual Employees. Members can access the grievance notice, and letter to the AVP, HR here.
Join students, staff, faculty from Calgary to discuss the impact of funding cuts to post-secondary education on the brain drain seen in Alberta. Universities and colleges have lost millions of dollars in funding, which has led to higher tuition for students and thousands of job losses for faculty and staff.… more
Dear colleauges, You are invited to attend, or watch the live stream of, the General Meeting on Wednesday, May 19 from 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. The meeting agenda, approved 2021-22 budget, and links to attend the meeting or view the livestream have been emailed to members. Please note, access to… more
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the following candidates have been elected by acclamation:Executive BoardVice-President (2021-23)Rona Reitsema Board of Governors Representative (2021-23)Morgan Loberg Director at Large (three members; two-year terms 2021-23)Cyndi Cave Heather Evans Judith Tarko Director at Large (two members; one-year term 2021-22) Crystal Koch Jessica Pickering No nominations were submitted/ pursued for the… more
