Labour Relations
The Labour Relations Committee (better known by its French-language
acronym
CRT for Comité des
relations du travail) is
a standing and permanent
parity
committee of the College, which brings
together the college administration
and
union representatives. The
composition
of the CRT is 3 to 7 reps from each
party
– our faculty
representatives are
the JACFA Executive, with Jim Leeke as
our
spokesperson. This committee discusses and
strives for agreement on all
questions relating to the application or interpretation of the collective
agreement.
CRT meets at the request of either of the parties. Before making a decision
concerning
the following matters, the College must convene the CRT:
• Teaching transfers, agreements with other institutions,
closure of programs;
• Any modification of working conditions resulting from pedagogical and/or
new teaching methods and/or teaching techniques;
• Dismissals;
• Disciplinary measures;
• Vacation periods;
• College exchanges, etc. (see the collective agreement for the complete
list).
The College must convene CRT following any dispute submitted by the
union or a teacher concerning:
• Workload;
• Evaluation of experience;
• An unfavourable remark or incriminating entry in the teacher's file;
• The removal of job priority, etc. (see the collective agreement for
the
complete list).
CRT is convened during the Spring semester to determine
the number of
teachers to be allocated to each discipline for the following academic
year.
In the Fall it meets to consider adjustments for the Winter semester.
CRT meetings are usually open to all teachers. The date and time of
meetings are published publicly before each meeting.
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Last update: June 1, 2010 [sb]