Category: Main Postings
Join the Power of Many campaign Peel Region Rapid Response Network Meeting this coming Thursday, May 30
Wilfrid Laurier University, Join the Power of Many campaign Peel Region Rapid Response Network Meeting this coming Thursday, May 30th. The Ford government is low in the polls. A full 75% of Ontarians do not support Ford’s attacks on our families and communities. Our movement is growing! Come out on Thursday, May 30 at 5:30pm […]
Join the Power of Many campaign Rapid Response Network Meeting THIS Monday
Wilfrid Laurier University, Join the Power of Many campaign Rapid Response Network Meeting THIS Monday in Waterloo. The Ford government is low in the polls. A full 75% of Ontarians do not support Ford’s attacks on our families and communities. Our movement is growing! Come out on Monday, May 27 at 6pm to keep building […]
Car Accident Toolkit
COM361(G3083) Collision NWC Rev COM361F(G3083F)-CollisionNWC-forweb This toolkit can be kept in your vehicle alongside your insurance and ownership documents. In the event of an accident, this toolkit will provide you with all of the information required from the third party, as well as step by step instructions to protect yourself and your collision claim. […]
YUFA Article on Proposed Pension Legislation
YUFA provides a comprehensive look at the proposed legislation. Read it HERE.
Athabasca University Faculty Association Wins Important Arbitration for Precarious Faculty
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 […]
Doug Ford’s War on the Universities: article by Sandford Borins
“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
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”: […]
Province Looks to Interfere in Collective Bargaining for PSE: WLUFA President’s Report
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. […]
Day of Mourning – This Sunday
Waterloo Regional Labour Council Wilfrid Laurier University — Sunday, April 28 is the labour movement’s most solemn day. The International Day of Mourning remembers those workers killed or injured on the job while continuing to fight for improved safety in our workplaces. The Waterloo Regional Labour Council and Canada’s unions continue to call for better enforcement […]