2022-2023 OCUFA Grievance/Arbitration Award - Citation for Natasha Udell

2022-2023 OCUFA Grievance/Arbitration Award Citation for Natasha Udell Read by: Jesmen Mendoza, Chair, OCUFA Grievance Committee The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations is honoured to present the 2022-2023 Grievance/Arbitration Award of Distinction to Natasha Udell, Legal Counsel at the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa – Association des professeurs de l’Un. [...] One recommender wrote: “Natasha has been a change-maker for both our Association and in the province of Ontario.” In the 13 years that Natasha has been working at the faculty association, she has made significant improvements to the grievance process. [...] One recommender wrote that this change “helped to transform the culture at the University of Ottawa.” Natasha’s management of arbitration and mediation processes has been recognized by members of the association as fair, supportive, and intelligent. [...] A letter of support reads: “She is excellent at ‘thinking outside of the box’: she is very conscious of the fact that while the law or a collective agreement may say one thing, it may be better strategically to do another, especially as a means to signal to the Employer that we are serious about an issue.” Natasha is always working to improve conditions for members and the operations of the facult. [...] The OCUFA Grievance/Arbitration Award was established to recognize the often invisible, yet crucial work of individuals who have done, or continue to do, exceptional work on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations and its members in the area of grievance and arbitration.