The University of Western Ontario Staff Association (UWOSA) has filed a policy grievance to challenge Western University’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, saying that the mandatory three-dose requirement is both a violation of the collective agreement and the province’s human rights law.
“UWOSA acknowledges that the current policy is unreasonable for our members and is a breach of our Collective Agreement as well as The Ontario Human Rights Code,” the staff union said in a Sept. 9 statement.
The London, Ont., university announced in its updated vaccination policy on Aug. 22, that all individuals on campus, including students, employees, and certain visitors of the university, must receive a primary series of vaccines and an additional booster by Oct. 1, 2022, and provide proof of vaccination. A primary series refers to one or two doses of a Health Canada-approved vaccine, or a combination of such injections….