Colleagues, As we presented at the AGM on Nov. 17, the MRSA Executive Board is seeking membership approval for amending our current Constitution which details how we are to govern our Association. We have determined that there are references in several Articles of the Constitution to the outdated “Elections and Voting Policy” which need to be amended.… more
Sent on behalf of Michelle LoGullo, MRSA President Colleagues, Marc Schroeder is reaching out in his capacity as Advocacy Officer on the Mount Royal Faculty Association Executive Board to advise of an information picket that the MRFA is planning for this Friday, Nov. 26 (see below), which is timed to occur in conjunction with the U… more
Please find the results of our MRSA Survey conducted in September. The purpose of this survey was to poll our members to gather stronger data for previously expressed interests (such as Long Service Increments) and mental health and safety satisfaction with returning to campus. Please note, that the data presented represents the… more
On October 20, Michelle LoGullo, MRSA President, participated in a press conference with Lee Easton, MRFA President, Rachel Notley, Alberta’s NDP Leader, and David Eggen, NDP Advanced Education Critic, calling on the UCP to provide post-secondary schools proper vaccine passport guidelines and supports to implement these systems and help slow the… more
Hello colleagues, Your employee representatives on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (JOHSC) are reaching out to let you know we are here to help. JOHSC is an advisory committee to the President’s Executive Committee (PEC) and is mandated by Alberta Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) legislation. JOHSC brings… 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
