Year: 2012
Bill C-377 passed Tuesday by the House of Commons
Bill C-377 passed Tuesday by the House of Commons, unless it can be stopped in the Senate or through legal action, will require every labour organization [local, provincial and national] – whether unionized or not –to file the following detailed information annually. This information will be posted by the Canada Revenue Agency on a public […]
Auditor General of Ontario 2012 Report
Dear Colleagues: On December 12 the Auditor General of Ontario tabled his 2012 Report. It contained the results of the audit of university undergraduate teaching quality and resulted in five recommendations. OCUFA staff have had an opportunity to review the entire report, in particular the section (3.12) most pertinent to our members. The report can […]
WLUFA Advocate
Dear Colleagues, In our second issue, two of our colleagues, who were recipients of the OCUFA Teaching Awards this year, offer a synopsis of their approaches to teaching – I hope you find them as illuminating as I did. We also have the first installment of a two-part feature on ‘bullying and incivility’ in the […]
House of Commons narrowed passed anti-labour Bill C-377
Greetings (sadly), The House of Commons narrowed passed anti-labour Bill C-377 this evening by a 147-135 margin. The Bill now goes to the Senate. The Bill amends the Income Tax Act of Canada to require all labour organizations (including unions, associations, and federations) to file 29 schedules of financial information with the Federal Minister of […]
Canadian Association of University Teachers launches Canada’s Past Matters campaign
For immediate release Canadian Association of University Teachers launches Canada’s Past Matters campaign (Ottawa: November 22, 2012) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has unveiled a national campaign exposing the threats to Canada’s cultural institutions and historic sites and proposing what must be done to reverse the damage. The “Canada’s Past Matters” […]
CAUT Statement for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6th
November 15, 2012 M E M O R A N D U M 12:44 TO: Presidents and Administrative Officers – Local, Federated and Provincial Associations FROM: James L. Turk, Executive Director RE: CAUT Statement for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6th In […]
OCUFA’s 2012 Lorimer Award Nominations
Dear Colleagues: Nominations are now open for OCUFA’s 2012 Lorimer Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to improving the terms and conditions of employment of Ontario university faculty through bargaining. It was created by OCUFA in 2009 in honor of Doug and Joyce Lorimer. Attached to this email, please find a promotional flyer you can print […]