OCUFA: Without a president, a mandate, or the trust of sector stakeholders, now is the time to shut down HEQCO Toronto, Aug. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The senior leadership of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) today announced that it was resigning, including President Harvey Weingarten. HEQCO has been the chief advisor […]
Year: 2019
Toronto Star Article: the impact of ancillary fees opt-out
Toronto Star’s Kristin Rushowy outlines the impact, not only on universities overall, but specifically on the daily lives of our students. See the article HERE.
Child Care Campaign / Campagne pour les services de garde
Memorandum 19 :22 Date: July 25, 2019 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Child Care Campaign CAUT is a supporter of Child Care Now (formally the Child Care Advocacy Association Canada), a coalition that is seeking local and provincial […]
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 Some summer reading courtesy of Academic Matters There is more to Academic Matters than just the print issue. New articles […]
New polling shows Canadians believe in post-secondary education, and so should our federal political parties
New polling shows Canadians believe in post-secondary education, and so should our federal political parties (Ottawa – July 25, 2019) Canadians believe post-secondary education (PSE) has a positive impact on themselves and the country as a whole, is more relevant today in our rapidly changing world, and makes us stronger in the face of […]
Faculty Respond to WLUFA Budget Message
Please note: This is a static page that will be added to as responses (and permissions) arrive. Responses are being posted chronologically — earliest to most recent. If you wish to add a response, please forward your message to wlufacommunications and CC the email to David Monod. A Response to WLUFA’s Response to the Laurier Budget […]
WLUFA Response to Laurier Budget 2020-2021
A Skunkweed By Any Other Name: WLUFA responds to “Empowering Change: Budget 2020/ 2021” Losing your job is devastating, not empowering. Universities have been placed in an impossible position by the Ford government’s predations. We know that. But President MacLatchy’s message is an effort to turn the murder of the university into a suicide. […]
Bill 124 and You: A summary report from WLUFA President, David Monod
Dear colleagues, I wanted to update you on WLUFA’s engagement with the provincial government and how the recently proposed legislation will affect you. I’m afraid the news is bad. I’ve sent out a few notes already on our “consultations” with the Ford government: the February consultation on “double dipping”, the May consultation on salary increases […]
Even Before Legislation Has Been Passed, Ford Bill 124 Disrupts Contract Faculty Negotiations
Though it was tabled only moments before Ontario’s Legislative Assembly adjourned for a lengthy five-month break – and though it will likely not be passed until well into November, 2019 – Bill 124 is already having an impact on our negotiating of a new Agreement for our Contract Faculty […]
Ottawa Sun: Contract faculty at colleges and universities will be hit hard by government’s proposed wage caps, say unions, say
by Jacquie Miller At Ontario’s universities, the army of contract teaching staff will be hurt the most by the province’s plan to restrict wage increases for the public sector, says a spokesperson for faculty unions. The legislation introduced by the Ontario government would prevent unions from bargaining to improve wages for staff at the bottom […]