Category: USFA Events

Let’s Join our PhD students and Postdocs in their National Walkout Campaign 11:00 a.m. on May 1 in the Bowl

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers across Canada are planning to walk out at 11:00 a.m. on 1 May in protest at government-funded salaries that have remained flat since 2003. Support our Science, a grassroots group, is organizing a national student walkout hoping to get the attention of decision makers in Ottawa.  “Federal scholarships – $17,500 for a master’s… Continue reading Let’s Join our PhD students and Postdocs in their National Walkout Campaign 11:00 a.m. on May 1 in the Bowl

Important Event: General Academic Assembly April 6 at Noon, Convocation Hall

The USFA Executive Committee encourages members to get involved, not just in the USFA but in the governance of the University. One of the easiest ways to be involved is to attend the annual meeting of the General Academic Assembly (GAA). This year, the GAA meeting is at Noon this Thursday, April 6 in Convocation Hall.  The GAA is established… Continue reading Important Event: General Academic Assembly April 6 at Noon, Convocation Hall

Important Information: Ratification Reminder and USFA Office Not Reopening

Happy new year!  This is a reminder that a Special General Meeting of the Faculty Association will be held virtually on Monday, January 10th at 2:00 pm to consider ratification of the tentative agreement (attached). The meeting will take place via Zoom. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdO2vrzwqHtSG8g7_A3zKGpkWF75NfTRJ The USFA office will not reopen today as planned and will be closed until January 24.

Important Notice: Ratification Meeting January 10, 2022

Since May 2021, USFA has been engaging in negotiations regarding a retirement incentive proposed by the Employer. We are pleased to let you know these discussions have concluded with a tentative agreement that provides some certainty and stability for an additional year through an extension to the Collective Agreement, enhancements to permanent retirement incentives in… Continue reading Important Notice: Ratification Meeting January 10, 2022

Academic Freedom Event: Open for Business: on What Terms

2:00 p.m. May 13, 2021 Please register in advance. Over a century ago, Thorsten Veblen (1918) warned that the intrusion of business principles in Universities would weaken the pursuit of learning, resulting in a digression of interest and support from scholarly achievements to the competitive acquisition of wealth. With chronic underfunding, Universities, look to collaborative research… Continue reading Academic Freedom Event: Open for Business: on What Terms

USFA Spring General Meeting: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:30 PM

Pursuant to Section 10 (a) of the Constitution of the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association, a Spring General Meeting of the Faculty Association will be held on: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 2:30 pm  Via Zoom The meeting login instructions and agenda package will be sent in a separate email.

Important Event: Laurentian University Phone Bank

The insolvency process at Laurentian University is moving swiftly and will conclude mid-April. Without intervention, this closed-door process—intended for private sector corporations—will determine the future of this public institution, key employer, and cultural hub in the region.  The federal government needs to work with the government of Ontario and provide emergency funding to save Laurentian… Continue reading Important Event: Laurentian University Phone Bank

Event Notice: Walk with UFCW Westview Co-op 5:00-7:00 Dec 20

On Thursday, December 20th SK Federation of Labour (SFL) will be walking the picket line with UFCW 1400 members at the Saskatoon Coop Westview (33rd St W and Ave P N) from 5 pm to 7 pm. The SFL has invited affiliated unions, their locals, Saskatoon Coop members, and others to join them in walking… Continue reading Event Notice: Walk with UFCW Westview Co-op 5:00-7:00 Dec 20