Investing in Canada’s Knowledge Infrastructure
CAUT Statement Regarding the 2016/2017 Federal Budget After years of austerity measures and attacks against science and scientists, Canada needs a new vision to get science right and improve...
View ArticleAccess to what? OCUFA analysis of the 2016 Ontario Budget
The 2016 Ontario Budget made headlines for its changes to student financial aid in Ontario. By repackaging and re-focusing existing financial aid programs, the Government of Ontario has made a bold...
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Call for Nominations for Bernice Schrank Award
CAUT is soliciting nominations for the Bernice Schrank Award. The Award was established in 2013 to recognize outstanding contributions to the enforcement of academic staff workplace rights through...
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OCUFA Service Award Call for Nominations Now Open
The OCUFA Service Award was established six years ago to honour individuals who have done, or continue to do, exceptional work on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations...
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Briefing note: Report of the OCUFA Student Questionnaires on Courses and...
The report of OCUFA the Working Group on Student Questionnaires on Courses and Teaching (SQCT) has now been released. Prompted by increasing reports of the misuse of results and the harassment of...
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LUFA Negotiation Bulletin #9
Dear Members of the Lakehead University Faculty Association: The Association and the Board of Governors met on Wednesday November 11, 2020 for a second day of mediated talks. You will recall that the...
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Negotiations FAQ
What are LUFA’s bargaining priorities? LUFA’s priorities are: 1) reject proposed short-term layoff provisions; 2) improve our pension plan; 3) update the equity, diversity, and inclusiveness policy;...
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Contract Lecturer Issues – What You Need to Know
Date Approved by LUFA Executive: 13 November, 2020 Contract Lecturer issues – What you need to know In 2018, researchers from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and CUPE collected data from...
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Collegial Governance – What You Need to Know
Date Approved by LUFA Executive: 13 November 2020 Collegial Governance: What You Need to Know For centuries, universities have been run by an alliance of stakeholders comprised of faculty, staff,...
View ArticleOCUFA Briefing Note on Micro-Credentials
From the OCUFA website The concept of micro-credentials has gained increasing popularity in postsecondary education recently. These short-term, highly targeted certificate courses focus on developing...
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