On behalf of the WLUFA Executive Committee: It’s official! The tentative Collective Agreement reached on January 6th and ratified by Contract Faculty yesterday was approved by Laurier’s Board of Governors this morning. The process of figuring out the implementation of the revised Collective Agreement will begin immediately. Contract Faculty will be advised of details […]
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Ratification Voting Dates and Times
Greetings, There is still time to vote if you were unable to attend the meeting last night in Waterloo or this afternoon in Brantford. Please see the times and places that you may vote. Voting for Ratification must be in person. Voting will close at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, January 18th. A printed summary […]
Tentative Agreement Reached
On behalf of Michele Kramer, WLUFA President Greetings, WLUFA is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement for Contract Faculty was reached at 12:45 a.m. on January 6, 2017. On behalf of all Members involved, we extend our thanks for a job well done. Stay tuned to your e-mail for upcoming Ratification meetings […]
Nominations for Advisory Group on Distance and On-line Education / Candidatures au Groupe consultatif sur l’enseignement à distance et en ligne
*** La version française suit *** Memorandum 16:36 Date: December 9, 2016 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Nominations for Advisory Group on Distance and On-line Education At the CAUT Council meeting in November, delegates recommended the establishment of an […]
Call for Nominations for Bernice Schrank Award / Appel de candidatures pour le Prix Bernice-Schrank
*** La version française suit *** Memorandum 16:35 Date: December 8, 2016 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Call for Nominations for Bernice Schrank Award CAUT is soliciting nominations for the Bernice Schrank Award. The Award was established in 2013 […]
3rd Annual Labour Cares Event
Contract Faculty at Laurier? – Two PP slides that can help!
Contract Faculty Info PP Slides Contract Faculty Info Slides
The perils of using supply and demand to justify contingent academic labour
“The argument [in academia] is that the supply of ‘good’ jobs is not sufficient, therefore, contingent faculty either must be satisfied with their usually meager pay, or do the only thing in their power … quit,” writes John Warner for Inside Higher Ed. One of the biggest problems with this argument, Warner notes, is that […]
WLUFA Advocate 5.1
WLUFA-Advocate-Oct-2016 Please note: The name of the individual in the CUPE 926’s Super 16 article has been removed at the request of the individual.
“Challenging Precarious Academic Work”
Presentation slides and complete audio recordings of every session from OCUFA’s “Challenging precarious academic work” conference are now available online. People who missed out on the conference the first time around can access and download the complete conference proceedings. http://ocufa.on.ca/conferences/confronting-precarious-academic-work/