Timeline of 2025 negotiations
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2025
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Jul
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Administration provided notice of reopening the MoA
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Sep
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Members notified of renegotiations in September newsletter
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FAUW-side Chat: MoA negotiations
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FAUW confirmed negotiating team and scope of negotiations with administration
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Oct
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Negotiating team and scope shared with members in FAUW newsletter
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Nov
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Negotiations began
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University requested to withdraw request #1, as they plan to discuss this at FRC instead
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FAUW-side Chat: MoA 101
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Jul
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2026
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Apr
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Deadline for either ratifying a renegotiated MoA or renewal of the existing agreement
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Apr
2025 negotiations
On July 30, 2025, the UW administration, through the associate vice president, faculty planning and policy (AVP, FPP), provided the following notice:
"As per our discussion from earlier today and under article 12.4 of the MOA, the University is giving notice to FAUW that we wish to open the MOA for the renegotiation of the following items:
1. The current MOA predates the existence of the Office of Faculty Planning and Policy and the role of the AVP, Faculty Planning and Policy. The AVP, FPP has delegated authority from the Provost in some key areas covered by the MOA, such as 4.2 Faculty Relations Committee and Article 8.14 Discipline. We propose to add the AVP, FPP to these clauses, as appropriate. [Admin withdrew this item on November 10, 2025]
2. Articles 9.4., 9.6, 9.7 under Section 9 Grievance and Arbitration include the option for the Grievor to choose an Internal Tribunal in order to contest the grievance decision under Stage 2 (arbitration). We wish to renegotiate this option."
As per the MoA, FAUW responded on September 30 with its negotiating team and confirmed there are no additional clauses that FAUW wishes to renegotiate.
Negotiating team:
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Mario Ioannidis, Board director and chief negotiator
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Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, Board director
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Kevin Hare, chair of the Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee
Update: November 10, 2025
The University withdrew request #1, as they plan to discuss this at Faculty Relations Committee (FRC) instead. The negotiations are limited to Articles 8 and 9.
About Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) negotiations
The terms under which the MoA can be renegotiated are outlined under article 12 of the agreement:
| 12.3 | As of April 30, 2000, this Agreement shall automatically renew itself for successive one-year periods unless either Party provides written notice to the other that it wishes to terminate or revise the Agreement. |
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| 12.4 | If such written notice is given, the following rules and practices shall govern exchanges between the Parties: |
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| (c) | written notice by one Party of intent to renegotiate this Agreement, provided that the other Party has not already given notice to terminate the Agreement as in 12.4 (a) above, must be received in the period from June 1 to September 30, inclusive, prior to the expiry date; | |
| (d) | notice from either Party regarding renegotiation shall include the names of its Chief Negotiator and two additional persons who will be members of its Negotiating Team, a list of the Articles that it wishes to revise, and the subject matter of new Articles that it wishes to negotiate; and | |
| (e) | within one month of the notice referred to in 12.4 (d) above or by September 30, whichever is later, the other Party shall reply with the names of its Chief Negotiator, the two additional members of its Negotiating Team, a list of the Articles that it wishes to revise, and the subject matter of new Articles that it wishes to negotiate. |
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| 12.5 | Negotiations shall begin as soon thereafter as can be arranged by the Chief Negotiators and, except by mutual agreement at any time, shall address only those Articles listed by one or other of the Parties as above. All other Articles shall be incorporated unchanged into a revised Agreement. The notice periods may be waived by mutual agreement of the Parties. |
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| 12.6 | Subject to the agreement of both Parties a mediator may be appointed at any time to assist in settling any outstanding issues in the negotiations. The mediator shall be selected by the procedure in 10.9. The costs of the mediator shall be borne equally by the two Parties.
The mediator shall hear representations from the Parties, shall mediate between the Parties, and shall encourage them to resolve the outstanding issues. Mediation shall continue for as long as both Parties agree that it is helpful. |
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| 12.7 | If negotiations under 12.5 and 12.6 do not for whatever reason result in a new and ratified Agreement by the April 30 following the start of negotiations, the current Agreement shall renew automatically for one year. |
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| 12.8 | If a revised Agreement has been negotiated, the Chief Negotiators shall recommend it for ratification by their respective Parties. Upon ratification by the Parties the revised Agreement shall replace the current Agreement. |
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Any changes to the MoA as a result of negotiations will be put to a vote for ratification by FAUW voting members.