The Executive has identified pensions as a priority area for OCUFA this academic year. In order to support all faculty associations in their pension needs, OCUFA staff monitor pension regulations, solvency reviews, and related government initiatives to update OCUFA members about the implications of these changes. In addition, OCUFA is working closely with legal and […]
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OCUFA sets contract faculty, pensions, funding, and governance as priorities at 147th Board meeting
From October 24-25, 2015, OCUFA’s Board of Directors met for its first meeting of the 2015-16 academic year. The focus was on setting priorities for the upcoming year and developing strategies for addressing the challenges facing professors and academic librarians in the months ahead. A key objective of the fall Board meeting is to identify […]
OCUFA SUBMISSION in response to proposed regulations to facilitate the merger of broader public sector single employer pensions plans with existing jointly sponsored pension plans or conversion to new JSPPs
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OCUFA at Queen’s Park today advocating for pensions, contract faculty, and teacher education funding
Representatives of OCUFA’s 27 member faculty associations are on Queen’s Park today, meeting with MPPs as part of our annual lobby day. Faculty ambassadors are looking for support on several key requests, including: A made-in-Ontario solution to the challenges facing faculty pensions plans, including a one year extension of solvency relief; An impartial research project […]
OCUFA’s action plan on faculty pensions
Like many Ontario pension plans, some Ontario university pension plans currently have a funding shortfall, brought on in part by the financial crisis and almost 5 years of historically low interest rates. Problems with faculty pension plans existed before the financial crisis, but the fallout has worsened the situation. Unions and employers in the Ontario university […]
Connect with OCUFA for the latest information on pensions, wage restraint, and university reform
These are challenging times for Ontario’s higher education sector. We are being challenged on three fronts: university pension plans, the government’s anti-labour push for wage restraint, and a reform plan that threatens institutional autonomy and academic freedom. OCUFA is working hard to monitor the latest developments and push back against government intrusion in higher education. […]
A Fine Balance: Response to the Report of the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions
Expert Commission on Pensions Reviewing Ontario’s Pension System
What are the Issues Response to the Discussion Paper
Agreement ratified at Huron University College
Early in November, members of the Huron University College Faculty Association (HUCFA) ratified a new four-year collective agreement containing significant gains on members’ priorities related to improved terms and conditions for Program Sessional (teaching intensive) members, job security for contract faculty, and protections in case of financial exigency or program restructuring. On compensation, Tenure-stream/Limited-Term Appointment (LTA) and Per Course members received […]
New agreement at Nipissing University
In mid-November, members of the Nipissing University Faculty Association, Full-Time Academic Staff Bargaining Unit (FASBU) ratified a new four-year collective agreement. In addition to gains on compensation and benefits, and workload, the new collective agreement contains significant language toward Indigenization. On compensation, members received Across-The-Board (ATB) increases of three percent, 2.25 percent, 2.25 percent and […]
A new agreement for St. Jerome’s contract academic staff
The St. Jerome’s contract academic staff unit ratified their new three-year agreement last month. The overall theme of their bargaining campaign was fairness and dignity for contract academic staff. The outcome was successful, with significant improvements to the seniority system, longer job contracts of up to two years, access to new benefits and leaves, higher […]
This weekend: Join “Labour Confronts the Climate Crisis”
On October 15 and 16, join workers from across the province for a virtual conference about how labour is confronting the climate crisis. Discussion will focus on what’s at stake, what the science says, and where pensions fit in. WHEN: Friday, October 15 @ 7PM EST and Saturday, October 16 @ 10AM EST WHERE: Sign […]
Contract faculty meet in Kingston and London to highlight impacts of precarious work at Ontario universities
KINGSTON/LONDON (Oct 10, 2019) – Contract faculty members from across Ontario are meeting at Queen’s University in Kingston and Western University in London to strategize about how to push back against cuts to Ontario universities. “This is an important week to raise awareness about the challenges faced by contract faculty across Canada and to recognize […]
Without a president, a mandate, or the trust of sector stakeholders, now is the time to shut down HEQCO
TORONTO – The senior leadership of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) today announced that it was resigning, including President Harvey Weingarten. HEQCO has been the chief advisor to the Ford government on a number of controversial initiatives, including an attack on Ontario faculty over the age of 65. Since its inception HEQCO’s […]