This is to advise you of an important arbitration decision in favour of the USFA concerning new appointments of without term Instructors and Lecturers. The limit of 30 new appointments (Article 13.3.4.3) has been exceeded. All future appointments will require JCMA approval. History In May 2023, the USFA filed a grievance against the University of… Continue reading Arbitration Award – Limitation on Appointments of Instructors and Lecturers
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Solidarity with AMPL
In the last few weeks, solidarity with striking Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) members has been tangible as various academic bodies altered plans for this year’s Congress, June 12 to 21, 2024, hosted by McGill University. Organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress is the largest academic gathering in… Continue reading Solidarity with AMPL
Not Your Gay Friend
Read the June 15, 2024 issue of VOX here.
2024 USFA scholarship applications are now available online
Online applications for the USFA Scholarship will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024. The USFA Scholarship Program is open to students who are immediate family members of USFA members. Immediate family includes spouse/partner, their children and including children for whom USFA members have served as legal guardians. The application form for the… Continue reading 2024 USFA scholarship applications are now available online
Alberta’s Public Priorities Act: Political interference in research
The USFA is watching with concern the Alberta government’s efforts to politicize federal research funding. Bill 18, the Public Priorities Act, would give the Government of Alberta the power to review federal research funds received by university-based researchers to ensure they align with provincial government’s priorities. Not only does this legislation jeopardize millions of dollars… Continue reading Alberta’s Public Priorities Act: Political interference in research
The BDS Movement and the Palestine-Israel War
Read the May 15, 2024 issue of VOX here.
2024 USFA Executive Elections: Call for Nominations
This is a call for nominations in the election to fill six vacancies on the USFA Executive Committee commencing July 1, 2024: Category A: one vacancy (2 year term) Category B: one vacancy (2 year term) Category C: one vacancy (2 year term) Category D: one vacancy (2 year term) Category E: two vacancies (2… Continue reading 2024 USFA Executive Elections: Call for Nominations
Removing inappropriate comments from SLEQ
Responses to SLEQ are confidential, not anonymous, and it is possible to have inappropriate comments removed. This clearly came through in comments from respondents to our Campus Safety and Student Abuse of Faculty Questionnaire with the suggestion that accountability is needed for anonymous evaluations. Comments from students are treated as confidential and while student identity… Continue reading Removing inappropriate comments from SLEQ
Negotiations update (March 2024)
Our last negotiations update was provided through a verbal report at the Fall General Meeting. Another verbal report will be provided at the upcoming Spring General Meetings on May 1st. We have had 16 bargaining sessions with employer representatives, and we have seven more sessions scheduled before June. We are keen to conclude in this… Continue reading Negotiations update (March 2024)
Campus Safety and Student Abuse of Faculty – Suggestions from you
Our recent questionnaire on the topic of campus safety and student abuse of faculty garnered 193 responses. Of these, 121 provided detailed answers to three open-ended questions included in the questionnaire: What was the nature of abuse? (Select all that apply, with an option for “Other” and space for specifying details.) Do you have suggestions… Continue reading Campus Safety and Student Abuse of Faculty – Suggestions from you