2015 - Page 10 of 13

CAUT Response to Industry Canada’s 2014 S&T Strategy / Réponse de l’ACPPU à la stratégie d’Industrie Canada en matière de S et T – 2014

By lwatsonPosted on March 12, 2015Posted in CAUT, Main Postings

In December 2014, the Federal government released its science, technology and innovation strategy and launched the Canada First Excellence Research Fund (CFERF). The attached CAUT Response to Industry Canada’s 2014 S&T Strategy looks at the implications of the proposed policy on academic research and on research and development performed in Canada, and proposes a […]

Layoffs

By lwatsonPosted on March 11, 2015Posted in Faculty News, Main Postings

Dear Members , About 24 hours ago WLUFA began receiving reports from our Members that the Administration had initiated a round of layoffs across the University. I was “officially” informed of this through a telephone call from Human Resources late yesterday afternoon. I note now, too, the President has posted a release to the university […]

Austerity Strangles Ontario: the TA strikes in Context

By lwatsonPosted on March 6, 2015Posted in Faculty News, Main Postings

http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/1088.php

Campaign Recognizes CAS Profs

By lwatsonPosted on March 6, 2015Posted in Faculty News, Main Postings

http://www.thecord.ca/ocfa-adjunct/

Contract Academic Staff Fight for Job Security

By lwatsonPosted on March 6, 2015Posted in Faculty News, Main Postings

http://www.thesputnik.ca/contract-academic-staff-fight-for-job-security/

Ratification Vote

By lwatsonPosted on March 6, 2015Posted in Faculty News, Main Postings

Good Morning, The voting to ratify the tentative collective agreement will continue until Friday, March 13th at Noon. Members may vote at either campus. Below are the times and places you may cast your vote. There is a printed summary of the details at each voting location for your review. If you have any […]

zero tuition campaign

By lwatsonPosted on March 5, 2015Posted in Faculty News, Main Postings

Hi everyone, Well, we finally did it: we officially launched our zero tuition campaign at a press conference this morning. David Wheeler, CBU’s President, Brandon Ellis, CBU’s Student Union President, joined me, as CBUFA President, in signing a letter calling for an end to tuition for post-secondary education in Canada. More specifically, we call […]

Academia has to stop eating its young

By lwatsonPosted on March 5, 2015Posted in Faculty News, Main Postings

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/academia-has-to-stop-eating-its-young/article23296659/

Moving OCUFA’s priorities forward: OCUFA’s February Board meeting

By lwatsonPosted on March 5, 2015Posted in Main Postings, OCUFA

Dear Colleagues: At the February 7-8, 2015 OCUFA Board meeting, it was noted that a short article discussing the deliberations at the Board meeting would be written for those who wanted to include it in their faculty association newsletters or in other forms of communication with their members. Below is the article that has been […]

CAUT Equity networks / Réseaux d’équité de l’ACPPU

By lwatsonPosted on March 3, 2015Posted in CAUT, Main Postings

Memorandum 15:06 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers, Local, Provincial and Federated Associations From: Audrey Kobayashi and Jacqueline Holler, Equity Committee Co-Chairs Re: CAUT Equity Networks As co-chairs of the new CAUT Standing Committee on Equity, we are delighted to update you on the committee’s activities. We met for the first time […]

Year: 2015