Compensation Archives

KW MPP Catherine Fife supports fair and equitable work for Contract Faculty at Laurier

By wlufaPosted on December 22, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged Benefits, Catherine Fife, Compensation, contract faculty, CUPE, debt, fair employment, fairness, government, Job security, Kitchener, KW, letters, London, Members of Provincial Parliament, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, money, MPPs, Ontario, pay, Peggy Sattler, precariat, precarious employment, precarity, quotes, salary, students, support, teaching, Twitter, universities, wages, Waterloo

Given her support for the Ontario Craft Distillers on Twitter, WLUFA contacted MPP Catherine Fife regarding our own precariously-employed Contract Faculty. Her office had this to say: You are correct in identifying that thousands of students in Waterloo’s universities – as well as those across our province – are being taught by professors with no job […]

Contract Faculty Negotiations Update: Conciliation, Day One

By wlufaPosted on December 22, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged Benefits, collective agreements, Compensation, conciliation, contract faculty, dignity, discipline, employment conditions, fairness, Greg Long, Job security, Laurier, Laurier administration, money, Negotiating Team, negotiations, pay, seniority, social justice, solidarity, standing appointments, students, titles, updates, working conditions

(Originally sent as an email on December 16, 2017.) Set up at an off-campus location on Wednesday, we were ready to continue negotiating remaining items of dignity, social justice, job security, and fair employment conditions. Key items included: Contract Faculty as a title, access to health and dental benefits, improvements to Standing Appointments, and compensation. […]

Laurier admin has filed for conciliation and WLUFA’s letter to other associations

By wlufaPosted on November 8, 2016Posted in Events, Faculty News, Main PostingsTagged Benefits, colleagues, Compensation, conciliation, contract faculty, faculty, Job security, Laurier, letters, lock-outs, Michele Kramer, negotiations, news, part-time members, strike mandates, strikes, students, universities, updates, WLUFA, WLUFA President

(Posted on behalf of Michele Kramer, WLUFA President.) Dear Colleagues, The message below has been circulated to faculty associations across the country. It offers an overview of the state of our current Contract Faculty negotiations and the issues that are keeping the Parties apart at the table. Please note that, since this message was sent […]

CF Bargaining Unit Meeting & Results from our Negotiations’ Survey

By lwatsonPosted on March 22, 2016March 29, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged bargaining unit meeting, Benefits, Compensation, Job security, negotiations, survey results

Send Administration the message! The time for improved job security, enhanced compensation and reasonable benefits is now! Your attendance at the upcoming bargaining unit meeting is key to a successful round of negotiating. Brantford: Tuesday, April 5th || 11:00-1:00 || GRH 105 Waterloo: Wednesday, April 6th || 11:00-1:00 || Hawk’s […]