The fight for $15 and Fairness is far from over. Next week the clause-by-clause review begins and your support is needed now more than ever. Please contact your MPP and express your support for Bill 148 and the amendments that will radically improve the work life of your Contract Faculty colleagues. In September, the […]
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Fundamental Science: Advocacy and Engagement / Science fondamentale : défense des intérêts et engagement
Memorandum 17:19 Date: August 16, 2017 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers, Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Fundamental Science: Advocacy and Engagement The Advisory Panel on Federal Support for Fundamental Science issued its final report in April 2017. Chaired by Dr. David Naylor, it provides a […]
Contract faculty want labour reform Bill 148 to end perpetual contract status
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/university-contract-instructors-workplace-jobs-bill-148-1.4215951
OCUFA submission on Bill 148, Fair Workplaces and Better Jobs Act
Dear colleagues, OCUFA has submitted recommendations on how Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act can be improved. The recommendations focus on delivering fairness for contract faculty, and follow two weeks of public committee hearings at which more than ten faculty associations presented their priorities for improving the bill. OCUFA’s response to Bill […]
Ontario government updates framework governing compensation of university executives
Dear Colleagues: We have just posted an update on changes to the Ontario Government’s Executive Compensation Framework – the regulation under which compensation is determined for presidents and executive members in the broader public sector, including universities. This regulation was updated largely in response to the controversy of this past January when it […]
Tentative Agreement Reached!
At 12:30 a.m. on July 11th, WLUFA and Wilfrid Laurier University Administration reached a tentative agreement for the full-time bargaining unit. Stay tuned for details about ratification meetings. I would like to thank the negotiating team for their hard work! Michele Kramer WLUFA President
Glenda Wall and Paul Pulford receive Laurier Faculty Award for Service Excellence and Community Engagement
The following is an article posted on the intranet: https://lauriercloud.sharepoint.com/news/Pages/glenda-wall-and-paul-pulford-receive-laurier-faculty-award-for-service-excellence-and-community-engagement.aspx Glenda Wall, an associate professor in Laurier’s Department of Sociology, and Paul Pulford, a professor in Laurier’s Faculty of Music, are the recipients of Laurier’s 2017 Faculty Award for Service Excellence and Community Engagement. The award recognizes full-time faculty and librarians who, in addition to […]
Age Discrimination / Discrimination fondée sur l’âge
Memorandum 17:12 Date: May 18, 2017 To: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Age Discrimination Recently, CAUT has received several inquiries about age discrimination against academic staff. This memo seeks to clarify that human rights legislation across the country generally prohibits age discrimination in employment […]
CAUT’s 5th Contract Academic Staff Conference / 5e Conférence du personnel académique contractuel de l’ACPPU
Memorandum 17:11 Date: May 17, 2017 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers, Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: CAUT’s 5th Contract Academic Staff Conference, October 20-21, 2017, Courtyard Marriott Toronto Downtown CAUT’s 5th Contract Academic Staff Conference will bring together regular and contract academic staff association […]
Call for Nominations for CAUT Lee Lorch Award / Appel de candidatures pour le Prix Lee Lorch de l’ACPPU
Memorandum 17:09 Date: May 9, 2017 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 2017–18 CAUT Lee Lorch Award. The Award is given annually to recognize an academic who has excelled in each […]