Proposed amendments to the WLUFA Constitution have been accepted

Good Afternoon, I am very pleased to announce that the proposed amendments to the WLUFA Constitution have been accepted by the membership. Under the Constitution in effect at the time of voting “Proposed amendments shall be considered passed and in effect upon receiving the approval of at least two-thirds of those voting….provided the number of […]

WLUFA Constitutional Changes

The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association Constitution was created in 1958 before WLUFA was certified. It was amended in 1988 when the Librarians joined the Bargaining Unit and again in 2001 when Contract Academic Staff certified and became a second Bargaining Unit under WLUFA. Since then, it has not been amended despite the tremendous growth […]

CAUT Professional Officer Agent(e) professionnel(le) de l’ACPPU

La version française suit Canadian Association of University Teachers Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université Professional Officer CAUT is seeking to fill the position of Professional Officer. Responsibilities Reports to senior management Provides professional expertise in the areas of academic freedom, research, public policy, and collective bargaining Duties Research and writing for CAUT publications […]

URGENT Sign the Open Letter to Stephen Harper re First Nations University

La version française sera disponible demain Greetings, We would like to invite you to sign the Open Letter to Stephen Harper regarding the Federal Government’s funding of First Nations University of Canada.  The letter is reproduced below.  If you wish to sign the letter, please go to http://www.caut.ca/fnuc/ and click on the line “Add your […]

New OCUFA Research Report – The Decline of Quality at Ontario Universities Shortchanging a Generation

Dear Colleagues; Today, OCUFA released new research report titled The Decline of Quality at Ontario Universities: Shortchanging a Generation. The paper, part of our ongoing Trends in Higher Education series, contrasts the student experience today with that of the 1960s and finds that students are paying more money for a diminished quality of education. The […]

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