YUFA
Collective Bargaining
What’s new … highlights of changes
Greater transparency
- standards and criteria to be articulated by departments and faculties and reviewed by Senate
- standards and criteria are to be given to candidates at the time of appointment and again, in writing, when they move from precandidacy to candidacy
- procedures for candidates who are jointly or cross-appointed are clarified
- material to be included in the file is more clearly specified; candidates’ rights to review materials and add to the file are made explicit
- the process of “gisting” letters of reference is replaced by masking referees’ identities and the provision otherwise of the full text of letters to the candidate. Referees shall be informed of this practice.
- adjudicators are encouraged not to vote for “delay” if they believe that the candidate is likely to meet the standard within the coming year
Greater equity
- recognition is given to acknowledging the diversity of career paths, ways of knowing, traditions and values in file preparation
- recognition is given to the importance of temporal equity in tenure and promotion evaluations
- candidates are entitled to name one member of the three-person file preparation committee
- candidates for promotion to full professor may appeal delay decisions
Greater timeliness
- fewer letters of reference are encouraged especially in the area of professional competence
- the process is streamlined with the result that the Senate committee no longer reviews the file de novo, but ensures that the recommendation of the adjudicating committee has applied criteria fairly and is in accord with university standards