Common use of Faculty Status Clause in Contracts

Faculty Status. Whereas the Parties recognize the benefits for all concerned of the close integration of the academic staff of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine into the academic community of Laurentian and Lakehead Universities; and whereas the Parties also recognize the need to respect Collective Agreement commitments; The Parties agree: 1. That all academic staff covered by this Collective Agreement at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will have their academic rank and tenure status recognized by either or both Laurentian and Lakehead Universities, as long as they are employed by NOSM, and as long as NOSM employs peer-review processes for tenure and promotion applications that are consistent with those negotiated in the Collective Agreements between the Laurentian University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Laurentian University and that between the Lakehead University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Lakehead University; 2. That this recognition entails normal access to library resources and athletic facilities, as enjoyed by Laurentian and/or Lakehead academic staff; 3. That academic staff covered by this Collective Agreement at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will have, by virtue of this recognition, no automatic standing within departments of the host Universities, but may apply for cross-appointment in the normal fashion, in order to secure closer working relationships; 4. That such recognition does not make academic staff covered by this Collective Agreement at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine members of the bargaining units of academic staff at Laurentian or Lakehead, unless they are offered work defined in the Collective Agreements between the Laurentian University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Laurentian University or between Lakehead University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Lakehead University; such work will be compensated according to the Collective Agreement, and the persons performing it will be Members as defined by that Collective Agreement; 5. That such recognition does not make academic staff at Lakehead or Laurentian Universities Members of the OPSEU 677 Unit 1 Bargaining Unit unless they are offered work defined in the Collective Agreement between the Union and the Board when such work will be compensated according to the Collective Agreement, and the persons performing it will be Members as defined in this Collective Agreement; 6. As one of the goals of the recognition of the academic staff at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ cooperative and collaborative research, it is agreed that the President of the Union or his/her designate shall be given observer status at meetings of the Research Task Force and shall receive notice of all meetings, all documentation circulated to members of this group, and shall be entitled to attend and participate in all meetings as an observer; 7. That this recognition applies to all Members of the academic staff of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, at both the East and West campuses; it seeks to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ all of the normal forms of collaboration, and enables NOSM Faculty to participate in the academic life of Laurentian and Lakehead Universities, including (but not restricted to) research, supervision, library activities, instructional design work, counselor and advisor work, administrative committee work, and, where appropriate, teaching; 8. Where block grants, indirect cost grants and infrastructure grants from the federal granting councils and foundations are made to either Laurentian or Lakehead, and are attributable in part to a formula which includes direct research support to Faculty at NOSM, Faculty at NOSM shall be eligible to apply for research assistance to such funds on the same basis as faculty at Laurentian and Lakehead; 9. In the event of a legal strike or lockout between the Board and the Union, the Parties agree that Academic and/or Professional Staff at Lakehead or Laurentian Universities who are Members of a Faculty Union or Staff Union will not be used as replacement workers, and further, the Parties agree that Bargaining Unit Members will not be used and are not permitted to act as replacement workers at Lakehead or Laurentian in the event of a legal strike or lockout at either University; and further the Parties agree that the provisions of section 7 above are suspended during any legal labour disruption at the University at which there is a legal labour disruption. It is understood by the Parties that those fulfilling preexisting part-time contracts at NOSM shall not be viewed as replacement workers in their own jobs.

Faculty Status. Whereas the Parties recognize the benefits for all concerned of the close integration of the academic staff of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine into the academic community of Laurentian and Lakehead Universities; and whereas the Parties also recognize the need to respect Collective Agreement commitments; The Parties agree:; 1. That all academic staff covered by this Collective Agreement at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will have their academic rank and tenure status recognized by either or both Laurentian and Lakehead Universities, as long as they are employed by NOSM, and as long as NOSM employs peer-review processes for tenure and promotion applications that are consistent with those negotiated in the Collective Agreements between the Laurentian University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Laurentian University and that between the Lakehead University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Lakehead University; 2. That this recognition entails normal access to library resources and athletic facilities, as enjoyed by Laurentian and/or Lakehead academic staff; 3. That academic staff covered by this Collective Agreement at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will have, by virtue of this recognition, no automatic standing within departments of the host Universities, but may apply for cross-appointment in the normal fashion, in order to secure closer working relationships; 4. That such recognition does not make academic staff covered by this Collective Agreement at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine members of the bargaining units of academic staff at Laurentian or Lakehead, unless they are offered work defined in the Collective Agreements between the Laurentian University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Laurentian University or between Lakehead University Faculty Association and the Board of Governors at Lakehead University; such work will be compensated according to the Collective Agreement, and the persons performing it will be Members as defined by that Collective Agreement; 5. That such recognition does not make academic staff at Lakehead or Laurentian Universities Members of the OPSEU 677 Unit 1 Bargaining Unit of NOSMFA unless they are offered work defined in the Collective Agreement between the Union and the Board when such work will be compensated according to the Collective Agreement, and the persons performing it will be Members as defined in this Collective Agreement; 6. As one of the goals of the recognition of the academic staff at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ cooperative and collaborative research, it is agreed that the President of the Union or his/her designate shall be given observer status at meetings of the Research Task Force and shall receive notice of all meetings, all documentation circulated to members Members of this group, and shall be entitled to attend and participate in all meetings as an observer; 7. That this recognition applies to all Members of the academic staff of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, at both the East and West campuses; it seeks to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ all of the normal forms of collaboration, and enables NOSM Faculty to participate in the academic life of Laurentian and Lakehead Universities, including (but not restricted to) research, supervision, library activities, instructional design work, counselor and advisor work, administrative committee work, and, where appropriate, teaching; 8. Where block grants, indirect cost grants and infrastructure grants from the federal granting councils and foundations are made to either Laurentian or Lakehead, and are attributable in part to a formula which includes direct research support to Faculty at NOSM, Faculty at NOSM shall be eligible to apply for research assistance to such funds on the same basis as faculty at Laurentian and Lakehead; 9. In the event of a legal strike or lockout between the Board and the Union, the Parties agree that Academic and/or Professional Staff at Lakehead or Laurentian Universities who are Members of a Faculty Union or Staff Union will not be used as replacement workers, and further, the Parties agree that Bargaining Unit Members will not be used and are not permitted to act as replacement workers at Lakehead or Laurentian in the event of a legal strike or lockout at either University; and further the Parties agree that the provisions of section 7 above are suspended during any legal labour disruption at the University at which there is a legal labour disruption. It is understood by the Parties that those fulfilling preexisting part-time contracts at NOSM shall not be viewed as replacement workers in their own jobs.