The Collective Agreement is crafted so that every tenurable member may proceed through the ranks with a complete understanding of specified criteria for standards of performance to move on to each stage, from renewal of probation through tenure and promotion to the rank of full professor. In this issue of Collectively Speaking, we discuss the […]
Read More »As part of the 2023-2027 Collective Agreement, effective July 1, 2024, all Assistant Professors who have disclosed they are not male and who were hired on or after July 1, 2017, will receive one Career Development Increase (CDI), which counts toward the CDI ceiling. For this round we looked at starting salaries from 2015–16 through […]
Read More »The recently ratified 2023 – 2027 Collective Agreement includes the creation of new ranks of academic faculty appointments – Assistant Professor of Teaching, Associate Professor of Teaching, Professor of Teaching. Creating standards that are appropriate and achievable for your unit now means your unit will not need to fit its standards under college and university […]
Read More »The 2023-2027 Collective Agreement contains provisions affirming the commitment to reconciliation and decolonization. It also contains provisions that take action on these important principles. Advocate support will be available to candidates in critical collegial processes – searches, renewal of probation, tenure, promotion, and appeals. This is possibly one of the most significant new provisions in […]
Read More »USFA members continue to identify workload as a bargaining issue. Various factors including increasing student numbers, and a decreased faculty complement are resulting in greater workloads for faculty. Several provisions in the 2023-2027 Collective Agreement are intended to be some measures to address this issue. Guidelines for the Assignment of Duties Several new provisions are […]
Read More »USFA members are invited to submit an application to the Executive Committee for reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending a conference/workshop/meeting related to the USFA, including but not limited to, labour relations, academic freedom, employment equity, and workplace health and safety. The USFA Conference/Workshop/Meeting Attendance Policy was instituted as a way to ensure that there […]
Read More »This is to advise you of an important arbitration decision in favour of the USFA concerning new appointments of without term Instructors and Lecturers. The limit of 30 new appointments (Article 13.3.4.3) has been exceeded. All future appointments will require JCMA approval. History In May 2023, the USFA filed a grievance against the University of […]
Read More »In the last few weeks, solidarity with striking Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) members has been tangible as various academic bodies altered plans for this year’s Congress, June 12 to 21, 2024, hosted by McGill University. Organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress is the largest academic gathering in […]
Read More »Online applications for the USFA Scholarship will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024. The USFA Scholarship Program is open to students who are immediate family members of USFA members. Immediate family includes spouse/partner, their children and including children for whom USFA members have served as legal guardians. The application form for the […]
Read More »The USFA is watching with concern the Alberta government’s efforts to politicize federal research funding. Bill 18, the Public Priorities Act, would give the Government of Alberta the power to review federal research funds received by university-based researchers to ensure they align with provincial government’s priorities. Not only does this legislation jeopardize millions of dollars […]
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