On October 1st the TFA membership ratified the newly negotiated Collective Agreement. We were just informed that the Employer, the other party to the Collective Agreement, has ratified it as well. This means the new Collective Agreement is now in effect!
The Benotto report and its recommendations overstep the stated mandate of the external review and offer recommendations that would, if implemented, undermine academic freedom, union autonomy, and our collective agreement.
The TFA has reached a settlement in regards to a grievance and a related unfair labour practice the TFA filed against the University Administration. The settlement pertains to the restrictions the Administration placed on one of our Labour Relations Officers (LRO). These restrictions impeded on their ability to participate in meetings with the University.
A TFA celebration of life for Ian Sakinofsky, a long-time TFA Executive member, was held on February 9th. We thank everyone who was able to attend and celebrate Ian and a special thanks to all the speakers. To honour Ian’s extraordinary contributions to the TFA, the broader TMU community, and beyond, we are collecting memories…
We are happy to inform you that the TFA’s negotiating mandate presented by the Negotiating Committee was unanimously adopted.
As you know Ian Sakinofsky, a long-time TFA Executive member, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on Monday, December 22nd, 2025. Ian’s loss has been felt deeply by many in the TMU community and beyond. To honour Ian’s extraordinary contributions to the TFA and to the broader TMU community, the TFA is hosting a celebration of life.…
TFA members, are are invited to the TFA’s 2025 Season/Holiday Party: Peace and Harmony on Wednesday, December 3rd from 5:00-10:00pm at Oakham House. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 5:00-6:00pm. The buffet dinner will be served from 6:00-8:00pm, with dessert available from 6:45pm onwards. All TFA members are invited along with their spouse/partner.
Have questions about the TFA? Want to get involved in the TFA? Come by our office to meet the new TFA executives and new staff members and talk about the TFA. Light refreshments will be provided.
10,000 college workers with OPSEU are on strike. Ontario’s public colleges are the backbone of the province’s economy. They train workers, fill skills gaps, and support key sectors like health care, manufacturing, and hospitality. They reduce poverty, create employment, and strengthen local communities. Instead of properly funding the college system so that it can fulfill these missions, however, the Ford government has manufactured a crisis by defunding public colleges on a per student basis and handing millions to private for-profit training companies.
The Atlantic School of Theology Faculty Association (ASTFA) could be on strike as early as Tuesday, July 1st. With a total of just 11 members, the ASTFA are reaching out to ask for help from across the country.
Since the Spring 2025 semester, admissions to these five programs at Algoma University were suspended abruptly: Geography, History, Music, Sociology, and Visual Art.
We know many of our Iranian colleagues, staff, and TMU students are experiencing the sudden attack by Israel and the United States on Iran through fearful concern for their family and loved ones. We know that many community members in our association also have family members sheltering in Qatar, Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank from Iran’s counter-attacks, and we hope fervently for their safety, as well, and for this attack on Iran to end soon.