Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association
Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association
Dear Colleagues: Below is a message from the University of Toronto Faculty Association President Scott Prudham about a possible strike at the University of Saint Michael’s College (University of Toronto). Could you please distribute this message to your networks, and send letters and emails as requested. Best regards, Mark ——————————————————– Mark Rosenfeld, Ph.D Executive Director […]
Call to action: It’s time to reinstate the long-form Census The Canadian Association of University Teachers, along with other public interest groups, has released a joint statement urging the federal government to support Bill C-626 to bring back the long-form Census. The mandatory long-form census, eliminated in 2011, was a critical source of […]
Dear Colleagues, Please ensure that your members are aware of this wonderful opportunity to build their professional skill set as academic experts and commentators. We would especially encourage diversely-positioned women scholars to attend. As the workshop is highly interactive, registration is limited to 35 attendees. We encourage faculty associations to subsidize attendance where possible. […]
January 21, 2015 Dear colleagues, I write to draw your attention to the upcoming OCUFA workshop: After Bill 168: Occupational Health and Safety in the Academy. The OCUFA Executive is urging all member associations to support this initiative by sending a broad cross-section of association representatives to participate on Thursday, April 9, […]
Premier Kathleen Wynne stopped at the University of Waterloo on Tuesday, January 13 as part of her nine-day tour of Ontario universities. In addition to fielding questions at a student town-hall and sitting for an interview with the UW student newspaper, Wynne also made time to have a private meeting with four representatives of Waterloo’s […]
FT Negotiations Newsletter 2 Pdf Format
This is a video produced by CUPE 3903 at York. They represent contract academics and TAs and RAs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l6o0MMCOyA&feature=youtu.be
** La version française suit ** Second Call for Members for CAUT’s Standing Committees We are asking member associations for assistance in identifying potential members for CAUT’s standing committees. We welcome names of CAUT individual affiliated or associate members you feel would be interested and who would bring expertise to the work of […]
Dear Colleagues: The first annual Worldviews Lecture on Media and Higher Education will feature Simon Marginson, Professor of International Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Professor Marginson will deliver a lecture titled, “Universities, the plutocracy and the 99%: Is high participation in higher education the problem or the solution, in societies that […]