Unit 2 Conversion List

The 2015-16 Unit 2 Conversion list is available here.

The Conversion List is prepared and maintained by the Employer. If you think that you should be eligible for a conversion but you’re not on the list, please contact one of your Union representatives to have this corrected. An explanation of the eligibility criteria is below.

Affirmative Action (Conversion) Pool Eligibility
Please see the Unit 2 Collective Agreement 2014-17, Art. 23.02:

Do you identify as belonging to one of the Employment Equity categories? If you do, then you need to meet all three of the criteria below to be eligible to apply for a conversion:

  1. Have 5 years of service to the University
  2. In any four years, have taught at least 3 Type 1 positions
    – That is, the member must have taught a cumulative total of at least 3 Type 1s over four given years.
  3. 3) In any four years, have taught at least 9 Type 1 positions (or equivalent)
    – That is, in any four years, the member must have taught a cumulative total of at least 9 Type 1s or equivalent

If you do not belong to one of the Employment Equity groups, then you need to meet the following criteria to be eligible:

  1. Have 5 years of service to the University
  2. Have taught at least 1 Type 1 in each of four years, with a total of at least 12 Type 1 positions or equivalent over those four years

Useful definitions:

Employment Equity groups – Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women*
Year of Service – a year in which you have done at least 1 Type 1 position
Type 1 position – a Course Director, Clinical Course Director, or Writing Instructor position
Type 1 equivalent – for example, 3 Tutorial Leader assignments is equivalent to 1 Type 1

* As per our gains in the last round of bargaining, the employer has agreed to “discuss” the inclusion of LGBTQ and this will be an on-going “slow” process in the Employment Equity Committee. Real progress is made at the collective bargaining committee and we need members of the various Equity-seeking groups to be members of our Bargaining Team so that we fight for substantive gains in these areas. This will help us prepare for the next round NOW.