Recently the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (TFA) underwent a name change and the Association is looking for a new logo. The TFA Logo Committee has initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to identify a vendor to design a new logo. About the TFA Founded in 1964 the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (TFA) represents over…
As organizations that represent students, faculty, and workers at Toronto Metropolitan University we are concerned with the TMU administration’s response to the October 20th letter to the Dean signed by over 70 students from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law. The launching of a formal external review as to whether the Student Code of Non-Academic…
This semester the TFA will be hosting four membership drop-ins at our office. 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. When: Where: TFA office, Kerr Hall South, 40 Gould…
The Professional Affairs Committee of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association welcomes all TFA members to attend any of the following on-line sessions: Grievances – Thursday, January 18th, noon-12:45 Facilitators: Corrine Hart, Chair, TFA Grievance Committee, Andre Foucault, ED Labour Relations, and Shiraz Valley, Labour Relations Officer. The Tenure Process – Thursday, February 15th, noon-12:45 Facilitator: Andre…
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TFA members, as required by the TFA Bylaw, there will be a General Membership Meeting to seek the endorsement of the recommendation by the Negotiating Committee that the TFA seek binding arbitration in their dispute with the Administration on the re-negotiation of the Collective Agreement. An update will also be provided on the TFA negotiations…
The TFA has prepared the following brief to inform members of the status of Navitas operations at TMU. This brief addresses concerns regarding the university’s partnership agreement with Navitas, the status of TFA’s Navitas grievance, and what faculty need to know when their departments are approached with Navitas participation proposals. Executive Summary In 2020, TMU…
Background In spring of 2021, a donor to TMU’s School of Fashion posted a photograph with Donald Trump on her social media. The post attracted attention from students, faculty, alumni and community members at the School and many raised concerns about the donor’s implied endorsement of the former US President and his political positions and…
The Algoma University Faculty Association is fighting back against the privatization of their university. Faculty at Algoma U (AU) have been designing and delivering courses in a graduate certificate in Project Management since 2021. This fall, AU management has transferred course design and delivery responsibilities for this certificate to Yorkville University, a private, for-profit university with…
A TMU professional affairs committee webinar panel. The impetus for this event was inspired by recent grievances and settlements, which are reported in the Spring 2023 TFA Bulletin. Click to view: Contrapower harassment-when students harass professors Speakers and bios: Carla Cesaroni, PhD, is a Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University. The focus of her research for the…
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April 13, 2023 To all TFA members, On Tuesday, we advised you that CUPE 233, representing custodians, groundskeepers and maintenance workers at TMU, would be in legal strike position as of April 13th. Following a failed mediation session at the Ministry of Labour yesterday, the union began a work-to-rule starting today (Thursday). CUPE has advised…
