Wilfrid Laurier University, Join the Power of Many campaign Peel Region Rapid Response Network Meeting this coming Thursday, May 30th. The Ford government is low in the polls. A full 75% of Ontarians do not support Ford’s attacks on our families and communities. Our movement is growing! Come out on Thursday, May 30 at 5:30pm […]
Month: May 2019
Join the Power of Many campaign Rapid Response Network Meeting THIS Monday
Wilfrid Laurier University, Join the Power of Many campaign Rapid Response Network Meeting THIS Monday in Waterloo. The Ford government is low in the polls. A full 75% of Ontarians do not support Ford’s attacks on our families and communities. Our movement is growing! Come out on Monday, May 27 at 6pm to keep building […]
Car Accident Toolkit
COM361(G3083) Collision NWC Rev COM361F(G3083F)-CollisionNWC-forweb This toolkit can be kept in your vehicle alongside your insurance and ownership documents. In the event of an accident, this toolkit will provide you with all of the information required from the third party, as well as step by step instructions to protect yourself and your collision claim. […]
Urgent Appeal: CAUT Refugee Foundation
Memorandum 19:18 Date: May 21, 2019 To: Presidents, Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Urgent Appeal: CAUT Refugee Foundation At the last CAUT Council meeting, Dr. Carlos Zambrano Escamilla, president of the Sindicato de Profesores de la Fundación Universidad Autónoma de […]
Mil Rate Survey 2019 / Enquête 2019 de l’ACPPU sur les taux pour mille
Memorandum 19 :17 Date: May 21, 2019 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Provincial and Federated Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Mil Rate Survey 2019 Each year CAUT prepares a survey of mil rates charged by member associations to their members. Most academic […]
YUFA Article on Proposed Pension Legislation
YUFA provides a comprehensive look at the proposed legislation. Read it HERE.
Athabasca University Faculty Association Wins Important Arbitration for Precarious Faculty
From AUFA’s Blog: Earlier this month, AUFA successfully concluded a long-standing grievance about the mis-use of term staff in the MAIS program. The crux of the grievance was that AU had improperly used or extended limited-term appointments under Article 5 of the collective agreement. The effect of this behaviour was to make the employment of […]
CAUT condemns Heritage report on copyright // L’ACPPU dénonce le rapport du CPPC sur le droit d’auteur
CAUT condemns Heritage report on copyright (Ottawa – May 17, 2019) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is alarmed by recommendations released this week by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage regarding copyright law in Canada. The report, though produced by a committee mandated to take into consideration the broad range of stakeholder […]
Doug Ford’s War on the Universities: article by Sandford Borins
“If the government’s policies undermine research at Ontario universities, some of the strongest researchers will leave for other places. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s administration (2011 to 2019) froze tuition, cut university funding, and changed the state university’s mission statement from emphasizing “the search for truth” to “meet[ing] the state’s workforce needs.” Faculty departures irreparably damaged […]
Call for Nominations for CAUT Lee Lorch Award / Appel de candidatures pour le Prix Lee Lorch de l’ACPPU
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 19:15 Date: May 14, 2019 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Provincial and Federated Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Call for Nominations for CAUT Lee Lorch Award CAUT is soliciting nominations for the 2019-20 CAUT […]