Dear colleagues, Staff are invited for coffee and conversation online with MRU President, Dr. Tim Rahilly, on Nov 12 from 1 – 1:30 p.m. A link to join the coffee chat has been emailed to members. We hope you’ll join us!
Dear colleagues, Mount Royal Staff Association (MRSA) echoes the sentiments and support of MacEwan Staff Association (MSA) and the University of Alberta Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA). As post secondary education public sector staff, we are in solidarity with the actions of our Alberta health services workers who have been impacted by… more
Dear colleagues, Join us from your home and let’s all ‘go’ to the movies! Movie: Stan & OllieGoogle Meet Time: 7:15 p.m. (the meeting link has been emailed to staff)Movie Start: 7:30 p.m.Watch the movie with us, we’ll stream it, but you can also log into the Library website to start the movie at the… more
Dear MRSA members, A HUGE thank you for your engagement, questions, and comments over the last few weeks regarding our dues amendment. Thanks to you, we have successfully passed the motion to amend our dues to 1.1% which will also include casual staff. Close to 80% of our membership took… more
We would like to thank you for joining us on September 23 to view the Special General Meeting where the member dues proposal was presented and the formal call to vote announced. If you were unable to view the live stream, you can access the recording here. If you have any questions… more
MRSA members are invited to watch the live stream of the Special General Meeting (SGM) on Wednesday, September 23 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. where the Member Dues Proposal will be presented and a formal call to vote will be announced. The meeting is for MRSA members only due to the confidential content being… more
Dear colleagues, Please join us on September 8 at 11:30 a.m. via Google Meet as we present the proposed dues structure for your review and consideration. This meeting has been scheduled to allow further conversation and dialogue over the lunch hour, if necessary, as our MRSA release time does not allow… more
Dear colleagues, If you have any professional or personal development courses that begin between September 1 – December 31, you can apply for funding through the MRSA EDT Committee. Applications are submitted via the EDT database. The fall application period closes on November 15. New this semester:Effective as of the fall semester, EDT funding of recreation… more
Your MRSA Executive Board wanted to update you on recent legislative changes to the layoff provisions in Alberta’s Employment Standards Code. On June 26, 2020, Bill 24: the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 became law in Alberta. This Bill amends the temporary layoff provisions in Alberta’s Employment Standards Code once again, this time… more
