This e-letter is a reminder of the university’s recent call for nominations for University Council members-at-large. The USFA Executive encourages you to stand as a candidate and ask your colleagues to stand for election. The call for nominations will close Friday, February 13, 2015. Nomination forms are available online through the Office of the University […]
Read More »The USFA Executive Committee is pleased to report that the University has withdrawn its appeal of the Queen’s Bench decision of Justice Laing regarding the “presidential veto.” This decision comes after considerable dialogue between university leadership and USFA representatives.
Read More »A reminder to all faculty: December 31 is the deadline for spending at least some of your Health and/or Wellness spending accounts under the Flexible Spending Plan. Amounts allocated are permitted only one two-year rollover and funds left unspent after the two-year period are returned to the Employer. Now is the time to check the […]
Read More »News about violence against women is all around us. Local, national and international headlines about sexual assaults on university campuses, domestic violence by professional athletes, on-line bullying, sexual assault allegations against celebrities and the 1,181 known missing and murdered Aboriginal women are putting the issue in the spotlight and keeping it there. December 6th is […]
Read More »Last week the University announced that it would appeal the decision of Justice Laing, claiming that its intention is to seek clarity on governance of the university. What University administrators now seek is to determine whether the University of Saskatchewan Act supersedes the Collective Agreement. We are perplexed with this decision because the Board just […]
Read More »The USFA Executive Committee has been advised that the September 16th Queen’s Bench decision of Justice Laing will be appealed by the University. The decision to appeal was made by Interim U of S President Gordon Barnhart. Chair of the USFA, Doug Chivers, expressed disappointment saying, “We knew, regardless of what happened at the bargaining […]
Read More »The U of S Board of Governors has voted in favour of accepting the 2014-2017 Collective Agreement and revoked the delegation to the President of final authority over tenure decisions. A number of issues were addressed in this round of bargaining, the most important being a way to move forward on the “presidential veto.” The […]
Read More »The USFA Constitution provides for two general membership meetings per year. The Fall General meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 17th at 2:30 p.m. in Arts 241, Neatby-Timlin Theatre. Mark your calendar and plan to attend!
Read More »USFA Chair Doug Chivers yesterday presented a cheque in the amount of $10,000 to ATU Local 615, the union representing locked out City of Saskatoon Transit Workers. The lockout of transit workers has clearly affected the entire campus community, including many faculty. “The USFA went on strike only one time in our history, and we […]
Read More »A central part of CAUT’s new equity structure is the creation of networks designed to provide an opportunity for members of marginalized groups from all associations across the country to participate in providing advice to CAUT on its equity work and to advance equity work in local associations. The four are: Network of Academic Staff […]
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