UPEI recently received Notice to Bargain from the two Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) bargaining units at UPEI.

The following statement about a tentative agreement being reached with CUPE 1870 was also issued to UPEI faculty and staff by email on May 14, 2026.  

Meetings between CUPE 1870 and the University are scheduled to take place from May 11–15 to negotiate a new collective agreement.

Last month, UPEI reached a tentative agreement with IBEW 1928. This new collective agreement has now been ratified by both parties and is in place. We are grateful to the bargaining teams for their hard work and their constructive, respectful approach to negotiations.

In this update, the University advised the UPEI community that it has received "Notice to Bargain" from CUPE 501 and the UPEI Faculty Association, Bargaining Unit #1.

In this update on collective bargaining, UPEI announces that the University and IBEW 1928 have reached a tentative agreement, subject to ratification.

UPEI began negotiations towards a new collective agreement with IBEW 1928 on March 9. We will continue to update the UPEI community throughout the collective bargaining process.

UPEI has received Notice to Bargain from UPEI FA #2, CUPE 1870, and IBEW 1928. We will continue to update the UPEI community throughout the collective bargaining process.