There is no reason to object to Deans as College Representatives on University Council. In fact, Council Bylaws, and the Act, are written to allow Deans to be a College Representative when there are no nominations under the appropriate section. There is, however, every reason to object to an impromptu reinterpretation of the Bylaws of […]
Read More »On Monday the University Governance Office sent an email to faculty members, specifying that, “Upon recommendation of the Governance Committee of Council, in light of interpretations of The University of Saskatchewan Act, 1995, and University Council Bylaws (2022) that occurred after the original call for nominations was open, nominations for University Council will remain open until March […]
Read More »Our latest issue of Collectively Speaking is about teaching evaluations. Anxiety inducing for faculty, particularly untenured faculty and faculty seeking promotion, the Association regularly receives questions about teaching evaluations from members. This issue of Collectively Speaking poses some of those questions and offers information and advice in response. Download Collectively Speaking
Read More »This week we heard some disturbing news from USFA members who had chosen to run for University Council as college representatives. Questions are being asked as to whether there is an attempt to manipulate council elections. There are 28 college representative position vacancies (two for each of the 14 colleges), as defined under article 53(2) […]
Read More »The University Secretary recently emailed an invitation for nominations to replace 46 faculty members of University Council whose terms expire on June 30, 2023. Deadline for nominations is February 24th at 4:30 p.m. If you wish to nominate yourself or have been nominated by a colleague, you can go to the following link to fill out […]
Read More »We learned last week that members of CUPE 3287, which represents sessional lecturers at the U of S, are in the midst of a forced vote on an “Employer Best and Final Offer to Settle Tentative Agreement.” Voting concludes March 7. The union’s bargaining team is not recommending acceptance of the offer. In fact, it […]
Read More »MUNFA and Memorial University reached a tentative agreement late Friday. The deal was reached on the same day as representatives from faculty associations across Canada joined striking MUNFA members on the picket lines and participated in a rally on the steps of the arts and administration building on campus in St. John’s. Faculty had been on strike […]
Read More »CBUFA ratified an agreement with the employer yesterday. Faculty had been on strike since January 27 to support demands for salaries that better keep pace with inflation, respect for the collective agreement, and to maintain the quality of education at the university. The financial terms of the contract include base wage increases of 3.25%, 2.9%, and 2.75% […]
Read More »On January 18, with participation from 93% of the membership, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Faculty Association members voted 90% in favour of authorizing strike action. A tentative agreement was not reached by the strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. January 30, 2023, resulting in the union taking job action in the form of a […]
Read More »This is the time of year when processes for the assignment of duties are beginning. Provisions for the assignment of duties are covered in Article 11 of the Collective Agreement. The processes in the Agreement are there to ensure that workloads are fair and equitable. Department Heads, or Deans in non-departmentalized Colleges, “following consultation and discussion with […]
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