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  Dear colleagues, I wanted to update you on WLUFA’s engagement with the provincial government and how the recently proposed legislation will affect you.  I’m afraid the news is bad. I’ve sent out a few notes already on our “consultations” with the Ford government: the February consultation on “double dipping”, the May consultation on salary increases […]

              Though it was tabled only moments before Ontario’s Legislative Assembly adjourned for a lengthy five-month break – and though it will likely not be passed until well into November, 2019 – Bill 124 is already having an impact on our negotiating of a new Agreement for our Contract Faculty […]

by Jacquie Miller At Ontario’s universities, the army of contract teaching staff will be hurt the most by the province’s plan to restrict wage increases for the public sector, says a spokesperson for faculty unions. The legislation introduced by the Ontario government would prevent unions from bargaining to improve wages for staff at the bottom […]

Two days ago, the Ford government trampled on your rights as professors working at a self-governing university.  Two days ago, the government abused its power and violated your right to collective bargaining.  On 5 June the Ford government mandated that salaries for all those employed in the “broader public sector” will rise at a lower […]

YUFA provides a comprehensive look at the proposed legislation. Read it HERE.

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 […]

“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 […]

See what’s happening at the Ontario Federation of Labour. Highlights include: The OFL’s issuing of an official boycott declaration of Canadian Niagara Hotels Inc. (CNH). The boycott is in support of the workers at the Rainforest Café, who have been seeking a first collective agreement with their employer for over a year. “Trump Comes North”: […]

The following is released on behalf of David Monod, WLUFA President Dear Colleagues, On 3 May 2019 Azim Essaji and I participated in consultations with the provincial government on a mandatory cap on salary increases for public sector employees.  The government is organizing these consultations by area and our meeting involved unions in post-secondary education.  […]