UPEI, faculty reach tentative deal

The University of Prince Edward Island and its faculty association have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.

The agreement, representing faculty members, librarians, sessional instructors, and clinical nursing instructors, would be over a four-year period and begins retroactively on July 1, 2016.

• UPEI, faculty head back to bargaining table

The Board of Governors and faculty association will each meet with their members over the next week to discuss the tentative agreement.

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