Collective Agreements and Terms & Conditions of employment

UBC is organized into a number of staff and faculty employee groups with terms and conditions of employment specific to each group.

See below for information for each of these groups.

Collective Agreements and Terms and Conditions of employment

BCGEU Vancouver (child care)

Staff who provide child care services on the Point Grey campus.

Contact
B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU)
4911 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 3W3
Tel: 604 291 9611
Toll Free: 1 800 663 1674
Fax: 604 291 6030

BCGEU Okanagan

Staff located on UBC’s Okanagan campus, working as teaching assistants, technician/research assistants, administrative support, library assistants, and in other areas.

Contact
B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU)
4911 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 3W3
Tel: 604 291 9611
Toll Free: 1 800 663 1674
Fax: 604 291 6030

CUPE 116

Staff working on the Point Grey campus as trades, food services and hospitality services, technician/research assistants as well as in a variety of diverse positions covered by Schedule A of the CUPE 116 agreement. CUPE 116 also represents Aquatic Centre employees under a separate collective agreement.

Contact
​​​​​​Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 116
206 – 2389 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1V3
Tel: 604 827 1705
Fax: 604 822 5519
E-mail: cupe116@cupe116.com

CUPE 2278

Teaching assistants and English language instructors working on the Point Grey campus.

Contact
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2278
Graduate Student Society Building (Thea Koerner House), 4th Floor, 6371 Crescent Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Tel: 604 822 0424
E-mail: administration@cupe2278.ca

CUPE 2950

Clerical, secretarial, clinical and library support staff working on the Vancouver campuses.

Contact
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2950
6253 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Tel: 604 822 1494
Fax: 604 822 1481
E-mail: office@cupe2950.ca

Executive administrative staff

Administrative support staff working in executive offices, human resources, and several work locations outside the Point Grey campus.

Faculty Association

Faculty responsible for teaching, scholarship and research. Faculty appointments at UBC cover a wide range of ranks and responsibilities.

Contact
UBC Faculty Association
112 – 1924 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Tel: 604 822 3883
Fax: 604 222 0174
E-mail: faculty.association@ubc.ca

Farm workers

Staff who perform farm-related duties at the Dairy Education Research Centre in Agassiz or at UBC Vancouver Farm.

IUOE 115

Staff working as maintenance or operating engineers at the Point Grey campus.

Contact
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115
4333 Ledger Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 3T3
Tel: 604 291 8831
Toll Free: 1 888 486 3115
Fax: 604 473 5235
E-mail: iuoe@iuoe115.ca

Management and professional (administrative & professional staff)

Staff who are the hiring managers of other staff on campus, as well as those who provide a range of professional services that determine policies and rules that determine how work is performed on campus. Includes both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.

Contact
Association of Administrative & Professional Staff (AAPS)
TEF III Building
208 – 6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Tel: 604 822 9025
Fax: 604 822 4699
E-mail: aaps.office@ubc.ca

Non-union technicians and research assistants

Staff working on the Point Grey campus as technician/research assistants who are not covered by any union certification.

Student employees

Student employees such as Undergraduate Administrative Assistants, Undergraduate Research Assistants, Undergraduate Teaching Assistants, UBC-employed co-op students, and Work Learn students.

This handbook does not apply to students employed in positions that are part of bargaining units or Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) that are considered to be fellowships. Students who are members of bargaining units should consult their respective agreements for applicable terms and conditions.