Message from OCUFA President Constance Adamson regarding the Liberal leadership outcome
Hello all, Please see below a message from OCUFA President Constance Adamson regarding the Liberal leadership outcome and what to expect moving forward. Best, Erica Erica Rayment Policy Analyst – […]
Debating Austerity: Is Public Constraint the Only Way Forward
Dear Colleagues: Below is a University Affairs article on a panel discussion, “Debating Austerity: Is Public Constraint the Only Way Forward?” featuring Jim Stanford, Alex Himmelfarb, and Derek DeCloet that […]
Globe and Mail article on the OCUFA provincial poll
Dear Colleagues: Please find attached a Globe and Mail article on the OCUFA provincial poll released at the OCUFA “Academia in the Age of Austerity” conference on January 10, 2013. […]
OCUFA releases new public opinion data
OCUFA releases new public opinion data concerning attitudes to government austerity and higher education. The results (OCUFA Survey 2013 – General Results – Jan. 10 2013)are attached to this email […]
Auditor General of Ontario 2012 Report
Dear Colleagues: On December 12 the Auditor General of Ontario tabled his 2012 Report. It contained the results of the audit of university undergraduate teaching quality and resulted in five […]
OCUFA’s 2012 Lorimer Award Nominations
Dear Colleagues: Nominations are now open for OCUFA’s 2012 Lorimer Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to improving the terms and conditions of employment of Ontario university faculty through bargaining. […]
Academia in the Age of Austerity
Dear Colleagues: The theme of OCUFA’s annual conference for January 2013 will be “Academia in the Age of Austerity”. In light of Ontario government’s “austerity agenda”, including its proposed […]
Pensions Now and Pension Alternatives Webcasts
Dear Colleagues: The OCUFA Pension webcasts — Pensions Now (held October 16 and 17, 2012) and Pension Alternatives (held October 22 and 23, 2012) — were recorded and can now […]
OCUFA’s Education and Mobilization plan
Dear Colleagues: You will now have heard that this evening (October 15, 2012) Dalton McGuinty resigned as premier and prorogued the Ontario Legislature. This means that all legislative business comes […]
New framework for university pension plans
Dear Colleagues: As recent headlines attest, the Ontario government appears to be closing in on a new framework for university pension plans in this province. In order to develop an […]