November 13, 2013 Contract faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University are holding a strike vote this week. The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), who represent part-time faculty, filed for a no-board last Thursday after two unsuccessful days of conciliation. The contract faculty unit continues to push for job security and benefits, in an attempt to …
There will be a LUFA General meeting on Wednesday November 13th from 10:00 am till 12:00 pm, in Thunder Bay RB 1047 and in Orillia, OA 3007 and OH 1002G. .
6 November 2013 On October 23rd, the Government of Ontario announced that it was giving universities and other broader public sector pensions plans an additional three years of help to put their pension plans on a sustainable track. Without this regulatory measure, a number of universities would have been required to put large amounts of …
30 October 2013 The St. Jerome’s University Academic Staff Association (SJUASA) reached a tentative settlement on October 21st. The agreement was ratified by the Association, with 96 per cent voting in favour, on October 24, 2013. The five-year deal includes annual ATB increases of 3% in the first two years, and for the following years, …
Like many Ontario pension plans, some Ontario university pension plans currently have a funding shortfall, brought on in part by the financial crisis and almost 5 years of historically low interest rates. Problems with faculty pension plans existed before the financial crisis, but the fallout has worsened the situation. Unions and employers in the Ontario …
The OCUFA Status of Women Committee has prepared a report titled “Echoes of the Past, Vision for the Future: Transforming social cultures and structures for Ontario’s women faculty and academic librarians.” From the “Executive Summary”: This report is based on visits to seven Ontario university faculty associations that hosted informal conversations between members of the OCUFA Status of …
The Canadian Press reports that a group of faculty members at the University of Regina have started a petition that questions the ability of the school’s president and academic vice-president. The petition requests a special meeting of University Council to discuss whether faculty still has confidence in the senior administration. The faculty claim non-academic positions have …
Liberal Leadership – Results and Next Steps Kathleen Wynne was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario on the third ballot at the Liberal leadership convention on Saturday, Janurary 26. She defeated the perceived front-runner, Sandra Pupatello, by winning the support of leadership opponents Eric Hoskins (St. Paul’s), Charles Sousa (Mississauga South) and Gerrard …
There will be a LUFA General meeting on Wednesday February 13th at 10:00am in RC 1002 and in Orillia HP 1002G. Guest Speaks: Constance Adamson, OCUFA President and Mark Rosenfeld, OCUFA Executive Director web change alert .
Teaching and research are at the heart of Ontario’s universities and together produce extraordinary results for students and their communities. We Teach Ontario, a new OCUFA initiative, celebrates how professors use research to enrich their students’ learning and strengthen the province. “Ontario professors and academic librarians know how powerful the connection between teaching and research can …