Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Cliquez ici pour le français | Don’t miss an Issue! Subscribe to the OCUFA Report Follow us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter In this issue… OCUFA’s analysis of the 2019 Ontario Budget New speakers announced for Worldviews 2019 OCUFA’s analysis of […]
Month: April 2019
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 […]
WLUFA Spring Social Honours Retirees and Long-Serving Contract Faculty
Many were in attendance to honour our retirees and share some well-deserved downtime at this year’s WLUFA Spring Social. The Social, held on April 16 following the Association’s AGM, also provided the opportunity to acknowledge the latest Contract Faculty inductees to the “Century Club” — a recognition for having taught 100 or more courses at […]
AGM 2019: Members Approve Interim Dues Increase to Bolster Association Reserves
The WLUFA AGM held on April 16 saw a large majority of members voting in favour of a dues increase from the current 0.95% to 1.1%, beginning on this coming July 1. The increase will be an interim measure, put in place to increase Association reserves to $1.5 million (in 2019 dollars) over the next few […]
OCUFA Budget 2019 review-follow up
Sent on behalf of OCUFA Executive Director, Michael Conlon: Dear colleagues, Following our review of the budget document on Friday, we have been further looking into the details of the different provisions and changes in the Ontario budget bill. We have identified a new amendment to the Ministry of Training, Education and Universities […]
Ontario university strategic mandate agreements: a train wreck waiting to happen
Ontario university strategic mandate agreements: a train wreck waiting to happen
The Bombshell in the Ontario Budget
View as Webpage The Bombshell in the Ontario Budget April 12th, 2019 – Alex Usher Morning all. Yesterday at Queen’s Park, Finance Minister Vic Fedeli brought in the Ontario Conservatives’ first budget of their new mandate. There were cuts of various sorts, particularly in social services, but in many ways […]
One View on the Ontario Budget and Education
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OCUFA Report
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Cliquez ici pour le français | Don’t miss an Issue! Subscribe to the OCUFA Report Follow us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter In this issue… You’re invited to Worldviews 2019: An unconventional convention First OCUFA Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism awarded to Nicholas […]
April 10: Panel on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Hosted by Women Faculty Colleagues
On behalf of Dana Lavoie: The Women Faculty Colleagues at Laurier invite you to an upcoming panel discussion: Why equity, diversity, and inclusion are still important on University Campuses? Old issues and new challenges. Please join us for a discussion where our panelists will try to answer the following: Why do we need to be […]