Dear Colleagues; On August 25, 2016 the Ontario Government’s Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee released its final report and recommendations to government on how to close the gender wage gap in the province. The recommendations target three root causes of the gender wage gap: women’s disproportionate responsibility for caregiving work and the absence of […]
Year: 2016
Update of University Foot Patrol Information / Information à jour sur les patrouilles pédestres des universités
Memorandum 16:16 Date: August 26, 2016 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local and Federated Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Academic Staff Association Joint Health & Safety Committee Members; Academic Staff Association Health & Safety Training; Update of University Foot Patrol Information Update of JHSC Members CAUT […]
OCUFA update on the Changing Workplaces Review
Sent on behalf of Mark Rosenfeld OCUFA Update on the Changing Workplaces Review Interim Report for Faculty Associations FINAL Dear Colleagues: Last year, OCUFA was actively engaged in the provincial government’s Changing Workplaces Review — a comprehensive review of employment and labour law aiming to address the rise of precarious work. OCUFA made a […]
CLC Information kit to support local Labour Day campaigns // Trousse d’information de la CTC portant sur la Fête du travail
Hello, Our colleagues from the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) have prepared an information kit to support local Labour Day campaigns. The kit (LabourDayMessage, Message-Box-LabourDay-2016, SampleOped, LabourDayPoster-template-EN-A) includes a message from President of the CLC, as well a sample op-ed for your local media, a message box and materials to promote the campaign. This […]
Petition Against Contracting Out in Support of CUPE 926
Dear Members, The following petition has been set up for CUPE supporters to sign: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/337/799/583/no-contracting-out-support-cupe-926/ Sincerely, Michele Kramer WLUFA President
CUPE Rally Tomorrow!
Attention All Faculty and Librarians! Tomorrow is your chance to show your support for our CUPE 926 colleagues. This group is in a battle for the future of decent jobs at Laurier. Jim Gerlach, WLUFA treasurer and Chief Negotiator for the Contract Faculty labour negotiations, will be presenting a cheque from WLUFA to the […]
OCUFA support for CUPE 926, Wilfrid Laurier University
Dear Faculty Association Presidents and OCUFA Board Directors: At Wilfrid Laurier University, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 926 are facing a strike or lockout deadline this Sunday, July 10. The employer has threatened to impose terms and conditions if a deal has not been reached by then. CUPE […]
Website Maintenance – Sunday, July 24, 2016
Maintenance Window When: 12:15 AM EDT Sunday July 24, 2016 Duration: Up to 10 hours Rogers Network has notified our service provider that they will be making physical changes to fibre network cables providing one of the links to the data center where our web hosting equipment is located. The changes […]
CUPE 926 Needs You This Weekend!
Sent on behalf of Michele Kramer, President WLUFA Dear Members, By now, you might be aware that CUPE 926 is in a legal strike position (and will exercise that right) as of 12 am this Sunday. The decision to strike has arisen out of the Administration’s unprecedented decision to impose an Agreement on the […]
Labour Disruption
In the event of the labour disruption at Laurier the WLUFA staff will be working from home. Please send an email to [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected] . If this is an urgent matter, please call Sheila McKee-Protopapas at (519) 500-0939.