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NOSM University and the NOSM University Faculty & Staff Association (NUFSA) represented by OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677 Unit 1 have announced the ratification of their sixth collective agreement, covering full-time faculty, librarians, and professional staff at the University.

Both NUFSA’s members and the NOSM University’s Board of Governors voted in favour of ratifying the new collective agreement on November 8, 2023.

Formal negotiations began in June 2023, led by chief negotiators Mr. Garth O’Neill from NOSM University and Dr. Simon Lees from OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677, Unit 1.

The agreement covers three years and is in effect from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026. It provides improvements to wages, benefits and various components of the collective agreement that represent mutual enhancements of the workplace and are in line with the university sector in Canada.

The previous bargaining agreement between the two parties expired on June 30, 2022.