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Contract Faculty: What if negotiations end in a job action?

By wlufaPosted on December 20, 2016Posted in Events, Faculty News, Main PostingsTagged answers, Azim Essaji, Benefits, collective agreements, communications, contact information, contract faculty, duties, email, Facebook, faqs, finances, information, involvement, job actions, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, loans, lock-outs, meetings, money, negotiations, no board report, offices, part-time members, pay, picket lines, picketing, questions, return to work, schedules, Sheila McKee-Protopapas, Strike Action Committee, strike duties, strike pay, strike work, strikes, syllabi, Twitter, WLUFA site, work

Many of you have been asking questions about the “what happens” if our negotiations end in job-action. Below you will find answers to many of the most-asked questions. Please look this document over carefully and keep it as a reference. If you have any questions, please direct them to Kimberly Ellis-Hale at [email protected]. WLUFA Strike […]

Contract Faculty: Don’t forget to submit your accessible syllabi.

By wlufaPosted on December 9, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged accessibility, articles, Brantford Campus, classes, collective agreements, contract faculty, dates, documents, events, instructors, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, part-time members, PDFs, students, syllabi, teaching, training, Waterloo Campus, workshops

Posted on behalf of Kimberly Ellis-Hale, Contract Faculty Liaison. As a follow-up to the syllabus addition suggestion posted on the 7th, please note that according to our Collective Agreement (see below), Contract Faculty are required to submit a copy of their syllabi to their departments during the first week of class. And while our Collective […]

Preparing for potential job action: Headquarters found!

By wlufaPosted on December 7, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged Brantford, Brantford & District Labour Council, Brantford Campus, contract faculty, Job security, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, labour actions, negotiations, part-time members, real estate, Strike Action Committee, strike headquarters, strikes, University Avenue East, Waterloo Campus, Wilfrid Laurier University

With things heating up at the negotiating table, the Strike Action Committee has been beating the bushes for Strike Headquarters in Waterloo and Brantford. We are pleased to report that locations have been secured in both cities. In Waterloo, Strike Headquarters will be located in the 65 University Avenue East Plaza, just an eight minute […]

A little something for Contract Faculty syllabi…

By wlufaPosted on December 7, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged contract faculty, fall, instructors, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, office hours, offices, statements, students, suggestions, syllabi, teaching, winter

Although Fall term isn’t over, today is the last day of class, so perhaps some of you may already be working on their Winter syllabi. Please consider using this statement in conjunction with your listed office hours and location on your course syllabi. It has been checked by WLUFA’s lawyers and has been deemed to be […]

Contract Faculty: Please volunteer for some important committees!

By wlufaPosted on November 29, 2016Posted in Main PostingsTagged Brantford Campus, chairs, committees, communications, Communications Committee, contract faculty, finances, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, labour actions, money, negotiations, picket lines, planning, preparation, strikes, volunteers, Waterloo Campus

[Posted on behalf of Kimberly Ellis-Hale, WLUFA Communications Committee Chair.] Although a strike is always the last option for a collective agreement negotiation, it’s better to be prepared for the worst than have to do a great deal of work at the last moment. The following committees each require a Waterloo and a Brantford chair […]

Demand better governance! Stand for students’ academic welfare!

By wlufaPosted on November 11, 2016November 11, 2016Posted in Events, Faculty News, Main PostingsTagged classes, Communications Committee, contract faculty, events, faculty, governance, Governance Review 2016, Kimberly Ellis-Hale, Laurier, lock-outs, meetings, Senate, strikes, University Faculty Council

(Posted on behalf of Kimberly Ellis-Hale, Communications Director & CF Liaison.) University Faculty Council Meeting November 14, 2016 / 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Senate & Board Chamber (Waterloo); By video conference to RCW 324 (Brantford) The University Faculty Council (UFC) is the ONLY governance body where EVERY faculty member – including Contract Faculty – and […]