WLUFA would like to congratulate the following recipients: Michael Ackerman, assistant professor, English (full-time category) Alex Latta, associate professor, Global Studies and Geography and Environmental Studies Danielle Law, associate professor, Youth and Children Studies and Psychology Bina Mehta, instructor, North American Studies and Global Studies (part-time category) Julie Mueller, associate professor, Education Edmund Pries, assistant […]
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Focus on Contract Faculty Issue 3 2018
David Monod Elected President 2018/2019
Sent on behalf of the Nominations & Elections Committee Greetings, The election results for WLUFA President have been securely processed and tabulated by Simply Voting Inc. We are happy to announce that David Monod has been elected WLUFA President 2018. The results of the election are as follows: David Monod, votes […]
Call for Nominations for CAUT Sarah Shorten Award / Appel de candidatures pour le prix Sarah-Shorten
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 18:09 Date: March 1, 2018 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers, Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Call for Nominations for CAUT Sarah Shorten Award CAUT is soliciting nominations for the Sarah Shorten Award. […]
Call for Nominations for CAUT Academic Librarians’ and Archivists’ Distinguished Service Award / Appel de candidatures pour le Prix des bibliothécaires et des archivistes pour services émérites de l’ACPPU
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 18:10 Date: March 1, 2018 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers, Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Call for Nominations for CAUT Academic Librarians’ and Archivists’ Distinguished Service Award CAUT is soliciting nominations for the […]
CAUT Bargaining Advisory — Discipline Investigations // Actualité en négociation de l’ACPPU — Les enquêtes disciplinaires
February / février 2018 CAUT Bargaining Advisory on Discipline Investigations The recently published CAUT Bargaining Advisory on Discipline Language emphasized the importance of ensuring academic staff association collective agreements contain core disciplinary principles. This follow-up advisory focuses on investigations and emphasizes the importance that investigations follow negotiated collective agreement procedures. Many […]
CAUT Discussion Paper: Respectful Workplace Policies // Document de travail de l’ACPPU : Politiques de respect en milieu de travail
February / février 2018 CAUT Discussion Paper: Respectful Workplace Policies Several recent cases have shown that Respectful Workplace policies can present a significant threat to academic freedom. While created by administrations to comply with anti-discrimination and anti-harassment requirements, these policies typically go well beyond the law by requiring all members of the university […]
CCPA report on precarious work on campus released
This week the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a report about precarious work in Ontario’s postsecondary education sector. The main finding is that more than half of workers in the sector show signs of job precarity. The report draws on Labour Force Survey data, and supplements it with qualitative survey data about the […]
Vacancies on the CAUT Equity Committee / Postes vacants au Comité de l’équité de l’ACPPU
Memorandum 18:05 Date: 8 February 2018 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers, Local, Provincial and Federated Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Vacancies on the CAUT Equity Committee CAUT is extending the call for nominations to fill two vacancies on the Equity Committee to represent academic staff […]
CAUT Academic Freedom Award / Prix de la liberté académique de l’ACPPU
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 18:06 Date: 8 February 2018 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers, Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: CAUT Academic Freedom Award The CAUT Academic Freedom Award was created in 2013 to recognize individuals for […]