The following notice was widely distributed by Russell Janzen at OCUFA. The link provided includes not only a summary of William Kaplan’s arbitration decision, but also expert reports that were used to inform the decision. Student evaluations of our members’ work have frequently been a contentious topic at our WLUFA bargaining tables and the importance […]
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WLUFA Statement Regarding Recent Lawsuits
Sent on behalf of David Monod, WLUFA President: The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) represents full-time and contract faculty and librarians in their employment with Wilfrid Laurier University. Over the last several months two of our members have been subject to discipline imposed by the University Administration as a result of a meeting that […]
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Ontario poll: Supporters of all political parties concerned about growing numbers of contract faculty
OCUFA has released some poll results about Ontarian’s opinions of working conditions of Contract Faculty: Ontario poll: Supporters of all political parties concerned about growing numbers of contract faculty
The ICLMG among groups fighting for rights of Canadian professor Hassan Diab
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) is a national, non-partisan, independent coalition of Canadian organizations (NGOs, unions, professional associations, faith groups, environmental organizations, human rights and civil liberties advocates), including the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) (https://bulletin-archives.caut.ca/bulletin/articles/2003/03/caut-joins-international-civil-liberties-monitoring-group). The ICLMG (http://www.iclmg.ca) fights to defend the civil liberties and human rights laid out in the […]
Congratulations to Judy Bates, winner of the 2018 OCUFA Service Award!
For more information please see the link below. Professors from Wilfrid Laurier and Laurentian honoured with OCUFA Service Awards
WLUFA re-emphasizes support for Indigenous peoples
The following message was sent on behalf of the WLUFA Executive Committee. “As many of you know, and as recently reported in the media, our campus is once again embroiled in controversy over the speaker that has been invited to the University by the group known as the Laurier Society for Open Inquiry (LSOI). The LSOI […]
HAWKstarter campaign for the Indigenous Knowledge Fund
The following message was sent to Members on behalf of the WLUFA Diversity and Equity Committee to inform our members of a potential opportunity to assist with ongoing Indigenization efforts at Laurier by considering a contribution to the Indigenous Knowledge Fund (IKF). “As part of Laurier’s Indigenization efforts, the IKF was created to support students learning directly […]
Retirees, Century Club Inductees and CAS Award Winner
This year’s retirees: Pat Elliot – Sociology Dr. Pat Elliot initially joined the Department in 1988 a year before graduating from the Social and Political Thought programme at York University. Three years later, she was hired as an Assistant Professor in what was then the Department of Anthropology and Sociology and was promoted to […]
Kimberly Ellis-Hale appointed as chair of OCUFA Contract Faculty/Faculty Complement Committee
Kimberly Ellis-Hale has been appointed as chair on the OCUFA Contract Faculty/Faculty Complement Committee. Congratulations Kimberly!