Year: 2020

Sent on behalf of David Monod, WLUFA President Dear full-time members, Further to our announcement that the Full-time Collective Agreement has been ratified by our Members and the Board, I would like to advise you that the tentative Agreement passed with 89% voting in favour. At this time I would like to again thank the […]

Sent on behalf of David Monod, WLUFA President: The membership of the Wilfrid Laurier Faculty Association (WLUFA) and the Executive and Governance Committee of the university’s Board of Governors have ratified a new collective agreement. The agreement covers the university’s 549 full-time faculty and 21 professional librarians. The agreement runs from July 1, 2020 to […]

* La  version  française suit ** Special edition of the Bulletin Hello everyone, The latest issue CAUT Bulletin is now available on-line. The May‒June issue explores the effects of the pandemic on academic work and research, including an analysis of the current situation and reflections on the future after COVID-19. You can read the latest […]

Phelim Boyle Phelim Boyle earned his PhD in Applied Mathematics from Trinity College, Dublin. He then went on to have a highly distinguished academic career at leading schools in Canada and the United States. He joined the Laurier School of Business & Economics in 2006 to help launch a doctoral program in Financial Economics. As […]

** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:32 Date:  May 28, 2020 To:   Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Provincial and Federated Associations From:  David Robinson, Executive Director Re:  Call for Nominations for CAUT Lee Lorch Award CAUT is soliciting nominations for the 2020-21 CAUT Lee Lorch Award. The Award is given annually to recognize an academic who has excelled in […]

Greetings, The university and the Wilfrid Laurier Faculty Association (WLUFA) are pleased to announce a tentative agreement on the renewal of the collective agreement representing 549 Full-time Faculty and 21 Professional Librarians. The current agreement is set to expire on June 30, 2020. The parties exchanged proposals on April 30th, and have been meeting daily […]

***** La version française suivra ***** Memorandum 20:27 Date:  May 20, 2020 To:  Presidents and Administrative Officers: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From:  David Robinson, Executive Director Re:  Remote Teaching during COVID-19 As universities and colleges develop plans for the 2020-21 academic year, many are preparing for the continuation of remote instruction either fully or in part. The initial pivot to remote […]

The votes have been counted for the Women’s Faculty Colleague for the Brantford campus.  WLUFA would like to congratulate Nuha Dwaikat-Shaer! WLUFA extends its thanks to all those who participated in this election.

* La  version  française suit ** Support for research welcome but further expansion of the wage subsidy program neededThe Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) welcomes the recent announcement from the federal government of $450 million in further support to the research community, but remains concerned that public universities and colleges remain ineligible for the […]

* La  version  française suit ** Provinces should permanently shelve performance-based funding plans The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) welcomes the Ontario government’s decision to suspend plans to introduce performance-based funding (PBF) for post-secondary institutions, but says the decision should be made permanent. “It is the right decision and the Ford government should not […]