Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association
Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association
Hello folks, I am your new Contract Faculty liaison on the WLUFA Exec. I have taught on both Brantford and Waterloo campuses. I am hear to be your voice to the Exec. So anytime you have questions or comments that you would like to direct to WLUFA please feel free to email me. In the […]
Dear colleagues, It’s been some time since I sent you all an update on our activities and I didn’t want you to think that you’d been forgotten! The workload in the WLUFA office has actually risen pretty steeply and the complexity and breadth of our engagement on issues has grown in the last few months. […]
The Executive Committee voted to make a donation to the United Way COVID-19 Emergency Fund. A donation of $500.00 has been donated to each of the Waterloo and Brantford Chapters. Should you wish to make your own donation the links are below! Waterloo – http://www.uwaywrc.ca/communityresponsefund/ Brantford – https://www.brantunitedway.org/emergency-community-support-fun
In recommendations presented to the federal Finance Committee, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is calling on the federal government to allow universities and colleges to access the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). “Universities and colleges, like other organizations, need financial support to retain and pay employees during the COVID-19 pandemic,” says CAUT Executive […]
Sent on behalf of David Monod, WLUFA President Dear full-time members, Further to our announcement that the Full-time Collective Agreement has been ratified by our Members and the Board, I would like to advise you that the tentative Agreement passed with 89% voting in favour. At this time I would like to again thank the […]
Sent on behalf of David Monod, WLUFA President: The membership of the Wilfrid Laurier Faculty Association (WLUFA) and the Executive and Governance Committee of the university’s Board of Governors have ratified a new collective agreement. The agreement covers the university’s 549 full-time faculty and 21 professional librarians. The agreement runs from July 1, 2020 to […]
* La version française suit ** Special edition of the Bulletin Hello everyone, The latest issue CAUT Bulletin is now available on-line. The May‒June issue explores the effects of the pandemic on academic work and research, including an analysis of the current situation and reflections on the future after COVID-19. You can read the latest […]