The university remains committed to bargaining terms and conditions of employment in good faith and will continue to make every reasonable effort to reach a collective agreement that both parties can ratify.
The Parties are working through a provincially appointed mediator. The university is in regular contact with the mediator about the process and possibility of a meeting. Since March 9, the university has been waiting for a comprehensive response from PSAC 国产传媒 鈥檚 bargaining team to its tabled offer. We are still waiting.
The university presented a competitive offer to PSAC 901 on Sunday, March 9, which includes annual across-the-board increases of 3% / 2.25% / 2.25% which align with recently ratified settlements with other unions at Queen's. As of May 1, 2026, the hourly wage rate would be $50; expressed as a stipend for Teaching Fellows, it is $9,924. These increases include a market adjustment of 12.86%, effective May 1, 2025, which would bring the wages for part-time graduate student workers at Queen 国产传媒 鈥檚 in line with wages paid at comparator U6 research intensive universities in Ontario.鈥疢ore details on the offer can be found here.