Thinking Forward. Planning Ahead. Planning was the major theme for the FSA Board of Directors and staff this past year. Through strategic and operational planning, we believe we have positioned the FSA for success in bargaining and representation for years to come. Bargaining has been ongoing over the last year as we struggle to meet our members' needs under a provincial mandate that offers nothing. In an effort to create some movement, we gave notice of our intention to withdraw from 32

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... da of Agreement (MemAgs). Our notice to withdraw from the MemAgs resulted in deliberation and changes to how and when we use MemAgs. As a result we have developed new practices for negotiating MemAgs and settling grievances that we believe will better serve our members. Our use of MemAgs has been cut in half and the employer has agreed to unconditionally acknowledge violations of the Collective Agreement for the first time in years.