Canadian universities are being quietly kept afloat by low-paid, contract teachers with no job security or benefits. Ira Basen‘s documentary is called “Class Struggle.” http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/listen.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=2508334466&mediaIds=2508334461&contentarea=radio&subsection1=radio1&subsection2=currentaffairs&subsection3=the_sunday_edition&contenttype=audio&title=2015/09/06/1.3215479-levine-flexhaug;-coalition-governments;-low-paid-contract-teachers-at-canadian-universities;-oliver-sacks&contentid=1.3215479
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Buttons in support of CF are in!
Faculty are the heart of Laurier – all faculty. Wear Your Support for Contract Faculty! Send us an email with your name and department at [email protected] to have a button sent to you right away. Interested in distributing them to colleagues and/or students? Let us know how many you need (and thank you)! Buttons will […]
World Teachers’ Day – 5 October 2016 / Journée mondiale des enseignantes et des enseignants – 5 octobre 2016
Orange Shirt Day in honour of the survivors of the Residential Schools PLEASE SHARE
She:kon Sewakwe:kon, Just a reminder that Friday is the 3rd annual Wear your Orange Shirt Day. I am attaching a simple graphic (below) that you may wish to use in your class. And I am providing a link with more information on how this campaign got started. We are also posting the reminder on our […]
Rally for decent work on October 1
There is an important rally for decent work on October 1 at Queen’s Park in Toronto. Faculty will be taking part to draw attention to the need for more fairness for contract faculty and to support all workers pushing back against the trend towards precarious jobs. If you are able to attend, please join us! We will […]
CAUT Facts and Figures (September 2016) / Faits et chiffres de l’ACPPU (septembre 2016)
September / septembre 2016 The latest issue of CAUT’s Facts and Figures is attached and available on-line in the member’s only section of the CAUT website. This edition reviews key economic indicators affecting collective bargaining, including general and labour market trends and cost of living amounts. As well, it highlights recent settlements negotiated […]
URGENT: Support Brescia Faculty Association in closing the gender wage gap
Sent on behalf of Mark Rosenfeld Dear colleagues: The Brescia Faculty Association in London will be in conciliation on September 26 and 28. To put pressure on the employer to settle in conciliation, the Brescia Faculty Association is asking that your faculty association send a letter of support to the Brescia Principal and Board Chair. […]
Pictures of the Fall Wine & Cheese and Recognition of Contract Faculty “Century Club” Inductees
CAUT New Activists Workshop – November 24, 2016 / Atelier de l’ACPPU pour les nouveaux militants – 24 novembre 2016
*** La version française suit *** Memorandum 16:23 Date: September 20, 2016 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers – Local and Federated Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: CAUT New Activists Workshop — November 24, 2016 The recruitment and retention of members into active volunteer service is an […]
OCUFA contract faculty and faculty complement committee – call for new members
Sent on behalf of Judy Bates, OCUFA President To Faculty Associations Presidents, Two years ago, OCUFA started a new committee – Contract Faculty and Faculty Complement – to build solidarity between contract faculty and tenured faculty on the key issues facing faculty members: job security and workload. I joined the committee as […]