Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association
Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association
Greetings, WLUFA Equity & Diversity Committee – Because two of our members had to withdraw from service, we have two positions available to both full-time and contract faculty (The mandate of this Committee is to “advise, support, inform, and educate the WLUFA Executive and WLUFA members on issues pertaining to diversity and equity, with a particular emphasis […]
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:77 Date: December 18, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: New CRA Rules for Claiming Home Office Expenses due to COVID-19 for 2020 Tax Year On December 15, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced details of the new simplified process for claiming expenses related […]
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:76 Date: December 17, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: University and College Winter Semester Plans CAUT continues to track institutional plans for delivery of courses during the pandemic. We have compiled a database of almost 120 institutions’ back to school plans, including […]
** La version française suit ** Second Phase of OHCOW Survey of Workers’ Experience during a Pandemic This survey is designed to learn about your experiences as a worker during a pandemic. This survey is a repeat of the survey originally launched in April/May 2020. Things have changed since this first survey, so we thought […]
December 15, 2020 is the 25th anniversary of the federal Employment Equity Act. Join a virtual event to discuss its impact and where we need to go from here. The event will take place in French and English and have closed captioning. December 15, 2020 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (EST) Registration https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hbXp1FsBRKaYWTrZLTZnuQ?_x_zm_rtaid=Rc0S1lQoSvyKI0c0vZD5Fw.1607624235587.15c6b04831f8a77d2be5967b1f54758b&_x_zm_rhtaid=892 Speakers: Carol Agócs is […]
Sent on behalf of OCUFA Executive Director Jenny Anh Dear Colleagues, We wanted to provide you with an update regarding the status of Bill 213 and the provision to grant the Canada Christian College university status (schedule 2 of the bill). On Monday, the official opposition moved a motion in the Legislature condemning the hateful views of Charles McVety and calling on the […]
Dear Board Directors and Presidents, We are pleased to announce this year’s application portal for the Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowship for Excellence in Social Sciences, Humanities, or Arts is now open. Please note that the deadline for applications is March 5, 2021. The application guidelines are available here, and applications must be submitted online. OCUFA can […]
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:71 Date: November 13, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local and Federated Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: 2018-2019 Financial Information of Universities & 2019-2020 University Academic Staff Salary Data available Financial Information of Universities As mentioned in the October 9th Memorandum 20:54, the 2018-2019 Financial Information of Universities is now available. As […]
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:72 Date: November 16, 2020 To: Presidents of Local, Federated and Provincial Associations; CAUT Executive Committee From: Brenda Austin-Smith, President; Peter McInnis, Vice-President; James Compton, Past President; David Robinson, Executive Director Re: CAUT Committee Vacancies We are asking member associations for assistance in identifying potential members for CAUT’s standing committees. We welcome names […]
** La version française suit ** CAUT’s Fair Employment Week starts today! October 19 to 23 CAUT has organized a full week of online activities for Fair Employment Week (FEW), taking place from October 19 to 23. Associations are encouraged to circulate the FEW schedule and registration links below to their membership. ——— Fair Employment Week, […]