News

Here's what your UWSA Board got up to in the winter term.

Alyssa's May report addresses the 2026-2028 compensation settlement, university budget updates, functional reviews, UWSA committee and leadership opportunities, the 2026 member survey, SEG applications, and more.

The UWSA is surveying members to better understand staff experiences at UW and to identify priorities for our advocacy and negotiations. Your input helps us push for improvements that matter to staff. 

Here's a quick breakdown of our two-year compensation settlement.

The UWSA is piloting a new system for issuing membership cards. In the next couple of days, you’ll receive an email from Ticket Tailor with your new digital membership card and code, valid until December 31, 2026.

This replaces the need for members to request their membership card, and introduces new features.

Alyssa’s April report addresses the Memorandum of Agreement ratification, salary increases, Staff Conference, the new performance development framework, the University budget, flexible work and accommodations, and Chancellor feedback.

UWSA members have voted in favour of ratifying the 2026 Memorandum of Agreement between the UWSA and University of Waterloo. The agreement will be in effect as of April 9, 2026. Here's what happens next.

The UWSA Board of Directors is pleased to formally endorse the tentative Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the University of Waterloo, reached earlier this month. This agreement is the result of months of diligent work and negotiation, and is a transformative step forward for our membership.

Our Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is the foundation of how the UWSA and the University work together to support staff. It shapes the UWSA’s role in advocating for staff working conditions and ensures you have a strong, independent voice at the table.

After months of collaboration and hard work, we’re excited to share that the UWSA and the University have reached tentative agreement on MoA revisions.

This is an important milestone as we move together into the approval stage.

We want to provide a brief update on the status of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) revisions, and the timing of this year’s salary increases.

We are very close to reaching a tentative Memorandum of Agreement, with a few remaining details to be resolved. These final discussions are important to ensure the strongest outcomes for staff, even if they require slightly more time than originally anticipated. Once the MoA is ratified, we will begin compensation negotiations to determine 2026 staff salary increases.