Year: 2020

***** La version française suit ***** Memorandum 20:40 Date: August 13, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: CAUT Town Hall: Labour Under Attack – Implications for Academic Workplaces – August 26 – 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (EDT) Several provincial governments across the country are restricting collective bargaining rights and […]

Le français suit.To: Members of the CLC Canadian Council, Federations of Labour, Labour Councils and CLC Staff Greetings,With one month to go before Labour Day, the Canadian Labour Congress is gearing up to provide labour councils and affiliates with the tools they need to make this Labour Day a resounding success.On September 7, 2020, Canada’s unions will […]

All Brantford faculty are cordially invited to pop online and join us for an informal coffee chat on August 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon.  Co-hosted by your WLUFA reps: Chris Klassen and Abby Goodrum, your Women’s Faculty Colleague: Nuha Dwaikat-Shaer, and your EDI Colleague: Lamina Diallo.  No agenda, just an opportunity to come together and […]

In follow up to our email asking for nominations to serve on various WLUFA committees, WLUFA is still in need of nominations for the following: If you are currently serving on a committee, we welcome your continuing participation.  If you are interested in joining, or continuing on, any of the following committees, please let Linda […]

Email sent to the membership Mon. Aug 10, 2020 on behalf of David Monod, WLUFA President: Dear colleagues, Many of you will have already seen the attached document setting out principles for Fall teaching.  The document is already being circulated to chairs and from them to many of you. I’m sorry we didn’t get something […]

***** La version française suit ***** Memorandum 20:39 Date: August 6, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Ten Actions to Advance Equity During COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inequities in the academic workplace. For example: § Women, racialized and Indigenous academic staff are most vulnerable to course cancellations, job loss, […]

***** La version française suit ***** Memorandum 20:38 Date:  August 6, 2020   To:  Presidents and Administrative Officers: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations  From:  David Robinson, Executive Director Re:  Information Advisory Regarding Changes to International Student Permits On July 20, 2020, the Government of Canada released new information on how international students will receive study permits for Fall 2020. A new two-step approval process […]

** La  version  française suit ** Firing of Hong Kong professor condemned The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) condemns the dismissal of pro-democracy activist professor Benny Tai from his tenured position as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong. “The firing of Professor Tai is another signal that academic freedom […]

Subject: Join educators, students and parents to call for a safe reopening of schools in September Sent on behalf of Sue Wurtele, OCUFA Vice-president: Dear colleagues, Parents and educators are organizing a provincial day of action next week on Wednesday, July 29 at 12pm to call for a safe and well-funded reopening of schools in September.  OCUFA will […]

Some of you may have noticed a new course showing up in your MyLS called ‘Contract Faculty Community’. To access this community forum go to the Self-Registration button at the top left corner of your main MyLearningSpace page. It is a space for us to share information and to create community during these unprecedent times. I hope […]