labour actions Archives

Preparing for potential job action: Headquarters found!

By wlufaPosted on December 7, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged Brantford, Brantford & District Labour Council, Brantford Campus, contract faculty, Job security, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, labour actions, negotiations, part-time members, real estate, Strike Action Committee, strike headquarters, strikes, University Avenue East, Waterloo Campus, Wilfrid Laurier University

With things heating up at the negotiating table, the Strike Action Committee has been beating the bushes for Strike Headquarters in Waterloo and Brantford. We are pleased to report that locations have been secured in both cities. In Waterloo, Strike Headquarters will be located in the 65 University Avenue East Plaza, just an eight minute […]

Contract Faculty: Please volunteer for some important committees!

By wlufaPosted on November 29, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged Brantford Campus, chairs, committees, communications, Communications Committee, contract faculty, finances, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, labour actions, money, negotiations, picket lines, planning, preparation, strikes, volunteers, Waterloo Campus

[Posted on behalf of Kimberly Ellis-Hale, WLUFA Communications Committee Chair.] Although a strike is always the last option for a collective agreement negotiation, it’s better to be prepared for the worst than have to do a great deal of work at the last moment. The following committees each require a Waterloo and a Brantford chair […]