The Executive and Staff of the USFA wish you a happy holiday and prosperous New Year. Our offices will be closed on December 23, 2011 reopening on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. In the event of an urgent matter, feel free to contact any of the following table officers by email: Doug Chivers (doug.chivers@usask.ca) Eric Neufeld… Continue reading USFA office closed Dec 23-Jan 3 if you need assistance….
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Season’s Greetings
The Executive and Staff of the USFA wish you a happy holiday and prosperous New Year. Our offices will be closed on December 23, 2011 reopening on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. In the event of an urgent matter, feel free to contact any of the following table officers by email: Doug Chivers (doug.chivers@usask.ca) Eric Neufeld… Continue reading Season’s Greetings
Tentative Agreement Ratified by BUFA
The Executive Committee of the Brandon University Faculty Association (BUFA) announced last week that, following a 45 day strike, the BUFA Membership ratified a new collective agreement. The margin of acceptance was 93 percent. The issues under dispute by Brandon faculty are important and relevant to Universities across Canada. University administrations are moving to weaken… Continue reading Tentative Agreement Ratified by BUFA
February 28 – Tenure Procedures – Article 15.12.10(vii)
by February 28, the President shall advise all candidates for tenure of the decision of the Board, except those whose cases are pending before Renewals and Tenure Appeal Committees;
February 28 – Renewal of Probation – Article 14.5.9(vii)
by February 28, the President shall have advised all candidates for renewal of the decision of the Board, except those whose cases are pending before Renewals and Tenure Appeal Committees;
February 15 – Promotion Procedures – Article 16.6(viii)
By February 15, the University Review Committee shall have considered all cases for promotion and submitted its positive recommendations to the President for transmission to the Board
Be Ready
Last week we sent out an e-Letter about tenure not being a term appearing in Saskatchewan legislation. While tenure and the ideals it holds have been a part of academia and the task of imparting knowledge to others for a very long time, it is not something that exists in the laws of our province.… Continue reading Be Ready
No tenure in Saskatchewan Law
If you have ever wondered why faculty might choose to unionize, read the University of Saskatchewan Act and the University of Regina Act. Neither piece of legislation contains the word “tenure”. It does appear in the Collective Agreement, where it is defined as “the appointment of an employee to a permanent position on the academic… Continue reading No tenure in Saskatchewan Law
President interferes in collegial process
The Faculty Association has been in a three year battle, investing considerable time and expense fighting an attack on the integrity of the collegial process at our University. A few years ago, the tenure case of a faculty member received mixed reviews as it went through the collegial process at the departmental, college, and university… Continue reading President interferes in collegial process
January 31 – Salary Review Procedures – Article 17.5.6(v)
By January 31, College Review Committees in departmentalized colleges shall have considered all salary reviews, made awards where appropriate, submitted their recommendations to the President’s Review Committee, informed individual employees of decisions and recommendations, and submitted decisions to the President for the information of the Board.