On April 23rd, the Professional Affairs Committee of the TFA hosted a panel discussion on collective bargaining and dispute resolution. This session was an opportunity to learn more about collective bargaining and dispute resolution approaches, the history of the TFA’s approach to collective bargaining, and how other unions in the post-secondary sector approach this question.
Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encountering difficulties crossing the border, CAUT has issued a supplement to its 2019 and 2005 travel advisory. This Supplemental Advisory addresses recent developments at the U.S. border, as well as legislative and judicial developments in Canada.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers has launched its Unlock Education campaign focusing on four key issues in post-secondary education sector – making college and university affordable for everyone, freedom to think, teach and learn, Including new people and new perspectives and universities and colleges we can rely on.
This is the third in the series of Negotiation Briefs in which we share extracts from the TFA arbitration briefs that were submitted to the Arbitrator during the last round of Collective Bargaining, which commenced in April 2023 and concluded with an arbitration award in July 2024. This third brief describes the TFA proposal for amendments to Articles 4 and 5, addressing the Law Faculty hiring process, and the Law Faculty evaluation and tenure review process.
To keep up the pressure in the fight against these program suspensions YUFA is asking everyone concerned with these program suspensions at York University – faculty, students, alumni, parents, community members, and the broader academic community – to send a letter to the York University Board of Governors calling on them to rescind the enrollment suspensions.
This is the first of what will be regular grievance corner blogs, intended to provide insight into the work of the grievance committee, and grievance processes more generally. As a first entry, I want to provide context to the work of the committee, by reviewing what is and is not a grievance, and what you should do if you think that you have experienced something that should become a grievance.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is warning that the Trump administration is undermining the integrity and independence of academic research conducted in Canada.
The Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (TFA) stands in solidarity with the striking members of Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 901 at Queen’s University.
The TFA has reached out to all candidates for the Board of Governors faculty positions, asking them to provide answers to three questions to help inform our members about their positions on key issues. Find out more.
The TFA condemns the unprecedented suspensions to programs at York University and call for York University to rescind these enrollment suspensions. Even in the face of shrinking government funding, these suspensions have been made without proper academic consultation and directly hinder diverse and inclusive educational offerings available to students and broader mandates, such as Truth and Reconciliation calls to action.
The Ontario provincial election is less than a week away. OCUFA has produced an analysis of each party’s commitments to the post-secondary education sector and their voting record. We encourage members to use these resources to inform their decision at the polls.
We encourage TFA members to read the platform and raise these issues with candidates. Showing support for strong sectoral funding, long-term investments for Northern universities, removing barriers to domestic student enrolment, fairness for contract faculty, and increased student aid at all Ontario’s universities will be key to strengthening public universities in Ontario.