OCUFA is now accepting nominations and applications for the 2024-2025, Annual Awards of Distinction. The awards celebrate and honour members of the university community who exemplify the best in teaching, librarianship, scholarship, service and collective bargaining at Ontario universities; and journalism on Canadian postsecondary education.Nomination and application deadline is March 7, 2025. Winners will be announced in the summer and invited […]
To describe the crisis that universities are facing at the moment, imagine this. Imagine you built a car decades ago and it was a world-class car envied the world over. It was beautiful and reliable. However, in the last few years you didn’t invest and maintain it at all. Your car is still running but […]
The King’s University College Faculty Association has anew three-year collective agreement, supported by a strong strike vote to endorse the work of the bargaining team. Members made gains on their major mandate goals of compensation, equitable employment, and workload, among others. In an important change under the new agreement, academic librarians are now members of […]
Members of the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) have ratified their new three-year collective agreement. The bargaining team’s hard work, bolstered by an exceptionally strong strike mandate, enabled members to make noteworthy gains on their mandate goals of compensation to make up for the Bill124 imposed wage cap and inflation, collegial governance, and faculty […]
In July this year, Arbitrator Kaplan delivered his interest arbitration award for the Toronto Metropolitan Association Faculty Association’s (TFA) 2023-2026 collective agreement. The monetary elements of the award include across-the-board increases of 3.5% in year one, and 3.0% in years two and three, to apply retroactively within sixty days to active and former members. There […]
Members of the York University Faculty Association ratified their new three-year collective agreement in August. They made significant gains, thanks to the hard work of the bargaining team, empowered by a strong strike mandate from members. On compensation, members received an across-the-board salary increase of 3.1% in the first year, which also applies to […]
November 8, 2024, TORONTO – OCUFA’s Advocacy Day, bringing Ontario MPPs into conversation with faculty and academic librarians, opened with a breakfast event where all four political parties– Conservatives, NDP, Liberals, and Green Party – spoke about the importance and value of Ontario’s world-class public universities. In Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn’s remarks, […]
The third annual Awards of Distinction ceremony was held at the iconic Westin Harbour Castle overlooking the lake. Approximately 100 guests – including faculty members; university leaders and administrators; law firm allies; friends in the labour movement – gathered to celebrate and honour members of the university community who exemplify the best in teaching, librarianship, […]
Bargaining Stronger Together conference, held in September in Toronto, was a big success. The two-day event brought together the OCUFA Executive and Collective Bargaining Committee, as well as association presidents and other members who support bargaining, to discuss recommended priorities and standards and how to achieve them. The conference opened with a panel on decolonization, […]
Limited Term, Full-Time Position (Policy Level A)Deadline: Friday, January 10, 2025 Working under the supervision of the Executive Director, the successful candidate for Communication Lead plays a key role in enhancing OCUFA’s public image and communications efficacy. This position is essential for crafting clear, compelling messages that promote the OCUFA’s goals, values, and initiatives. Collaborating […]