Volume 26, No. 15            Editor:  Mark Langer                April, 1996.



                        RETURN TO THE BARGAINING TABLE



Following management's application for conciliation, the Steering

Committee made a written appeal to the employer to suspend its application

for conciliation in an attempt to create conditions that would allow

negotiations to continue.  When management failed to respond to this

appeal, CUASA Council passed the following motion: Resolved that the CUASA

Council: 



Deplores management's attempt to prepare the ground for a lock-out that

will inflict serious long-term damage upon Carleton University. 



Reaffirms its full confidence in its bargaining team.



Declares its commitment to a healthy and viable university, and its

willingness to cooperate to maintain financial stability, on the basis of

full and complete disclosure of the university finances. 



Resolved that the CUASA Council:



Defers seeking a strike mandate from the membership pending management's

timely response to our request for a commitment to return to binding

arbitration or not to lock-out. 



On April 10, 1996, Dennis Forcese (President) and Steve Wilson (President-

Elect) met with President Robin Farquhar and Vice-President (Academic) Les

Copley and signed a memorandum of agreement. 



                           MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT



In the interests of the continued well-being of Carleton University, the

Carleton University Academic Staff Association and the Administration of

Carleton University affirm their commitment to a negotiated settlement,

and therefore have agreed to the following: 



*Until 17 May 1996, the Administration will suspend its application for

conciliation and the Association will suspend its objection to

conciliation and its allegation of bad faith bargaining. 



*Through intensive bargaining, they will endeavour to reach an agreement

by 17 May 1996.  During this period, by mutual consent, mediation may be

employed in reaching an agreement. 



*Following this date, the parties may agree to extend the period of

negotiations. 



                     Signed this 10th day of April, 1996



FOR THE ASSOCIATION:                                 FOR CARLETON UNIVERSITY:



Dennis Forcese                                                 Robin Farquhar

Steve Wilson                                                       Les Copley