Please find attached correspondence from CAUT addressed to Susan Haigh, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), providing comment on the draft update of the Core Competencies for the 21st Century CARL Librarians publication. The CAUT Librarians’ and Archivists’ Committee has identified several gaps in the draft update, particularly with respect to […]
Year: 2020
Australian bushfires solidarity / Soutien aux personnes touchées par les feux de brousse en Australie
Australian bushfires solidarity The bushfire crisis currently gripping Australia has had a devastating impact on wildlife and people. CAUT’s sister organization, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), is reporting that the fires have directly affected some of their members who have suffered loss of their homes and other financial hardships. Some universities have also provided […]
CAUT in solidarity with India anti-government protesters / L’ACPPU est solidaire des manifestants antigouvernementaux de l’Inde
CAUT in solidarity with India anti-government protesters The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) condemns recent violent police and government attacks at three of the India’s leading universities: Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Over the past month, police and government-backed thugs have beaten students and teachers, and used […]
CAUT urges review of labour relations at UNBC / L’ACPPU recommande un examen des relations de travail à l’UNBC
CAUT urges review of labour relations at UNBC The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is concerned about the state of labour relations at UNBC and is urging the institution to agree to an external independent review. “In my many years of experience with CAUT, I can say without hesitation that I have not come […]