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51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏis currently engaged in collective bargaining with its unions and professional association. The university’s bargaining philosophy is oriented toward collaborative negotiations that meet the core interests of all parties and upholds the sustainable and best interests for the entire 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏcommunity. 

Negotiations are also guided by the Province's 2025 Balanced Measures Mandate, which applies to all public sector employers with unionized employees whose collective agreement expired on or after December 31, 2024. 

The elements of the 2025 mandate include maximum allowable wage increases of 12% over the 4-year term, broken down as follows:

• Year 1 – 3% general wage increase 
• Year 2 – 3% general wage increase 
• Year 3 – 3% general wage increase 
• Year 4 – 3% general wage increase 
• A 0.2% flexibility allocation fund in years 2 and 4 to support mutually beneficial outcomes for employees and the university, which may include initiatives to support recruitment, retention, or training and development. 

This is an important time as the university, employee groups and negotiators work together to address monetary proposals in alignment with the Public Sector mandate and non-monetary requests for each employee group. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

You can learn more about the process, common terms, Provincial mandate and the university’s approach to bargaining by visiting the following quick links: â¶Ä¯â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

• What is Collective Bargaining? â¶Ä¯â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
• What is the Provincial Mandate? Where does the money come from? â¶Ä¯â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
• What is SFU’s Collective Bargaining Philosophy?  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions â¶Ä¯â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Bargaining Updates by Employee Group 

Administrative and Professional Staff Association (APSA)

• The university and APSA have agreed upon bargaining dates beginning the week of January 12, 2026. 

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3338  

• The university and CUPE have agreed upon bargaining dates beginning the week of January 8, 2026. 

Poly Party

• The university and Poly Party met on November 4th, exchanging opening monetary proposals and continued discussions on non-monetary items on November 5th and December 2nd. Our next scheduled sessions are on December 15th and 16th. We continue to see positive momentum as we work through key issues. 

51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏFaculty Association (SFUFA)

• The University and SFUFA met on October 14, October 28, October 29 and December 9. We are now discussing monetary proposals and have two further bargaining dates scheduled before the end of the year (December 15 and 16).  
• Although we continue to make progress, we will be scheduling additional dates in 2026 to keep discussions going.  

Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)

• The university and TSSU bargained twice in November and three times in October, discussing monetary and non-monetary proposals.  
• On November 6, 2025, the BC Labour Relations Board accepted the TSSU’s application to include Graduate Student Research Assistants (GSRAs) as union members and employees of the university. After careful consideration, the university has decided to file an application for leave and reconsideration with the Labour Relations Board, requesting that their decision be reconsidered. In the meantime, the university is complying with the decision and will continue collective bargaining negotiations with TSSU on a without prejudice basis to the reconsideration process until December 11 when discussion will conclude for the year.  
• The parties are still confirming a collective bargaining schedule for 2026.