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Collective Bargaining and Economic Benefits Committee

The Collective Bargaining and Economic Benefits Committee is a Standing Committee of CAUT Council with responsibility for:

  •  Assuring the provision of Collective Bargaining services for the support and assistance of member associations.
  • Helping to coordinate the collection, analysis and dissemination of data relating to the economic well-being of the professions represented in CAUT.
  • Making recommendations to Council on policy measures relating to Collective Bargaining and Economic Benefits.
  • Promoting cooperation and mutual support among local associations for the successful negotiation and defence of terms and conditions of employment which enhance the well-being of the professions represented in CAUT.

Members of the committee

  • Terri Van Steinburg (Kwantlen Faculty Association), Chair
  • Marcel Boulay (Syndicat des professeurs et professeures de l'Université Laval)
  • Robert Farmer (Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association)
  • David Mensink (Dalhousie Faculty Association)
  • Jennifer Love Green (University of Regina Faculty Association)
  • Richard Rivkin (Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association)
  • Lee Easton (Mont Royal Faculty Association)
  • Desmond Maley (Laurentian University Faculty Association)
  • Cindy Trudel (Acadia University Faculty Association)
  • Larry Dufay (Professional Officer, CAUT)

The President is an ex officio (voting) member and the Executive Director is an ex officio (non-voting) member of all CAUT Standing Committees.



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