Tentative Agreement Reached
On behalf of Michele Kramer, WLUFA President Greetings, WLUFA is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement for Contract Faculty was reached at 12:45 a.m. on January 6, […]
KW MPP Catherine Fife supports fair and equitable work for Contract Faculty at Laurier
Given her support for the Ontario Craft Distillers on Twitter, WLUFA contacted MPP Catherine Fife regarding our own precariously-employed Contract Faculty. Her office had this to say: You are correct in […]
Regular Faculty & Librarians: Support your precariously-employed colleagues
(Originally delivered as an email from WLUFA President, Michele Kramer, to Regular Faculty and Librarians on December 21, 2016.) Late last week, Members received an update on the negotiations for […]
Contract Faculty Negotiations Update: Conciliation, Day One
(Originally sent as an email on December 16, 2017.) Set up at an off-campus location on Wednesday, we were ready to continue negotiating remaining items of dignity, social justice, job […]
Office closed for the holidays, plus holiday wishes!
Please be advised that the WLUFA office will closed today, December 21st at 3:00 p.m. for the Holidays and will re-open on January 3rd at 8:30 a.m. The WLUFA staff […]
Contract Faculty: What if negotiations end in a job action?
Many of you have been asking questions about the “what happens” if our negotiations end in job-action. Below you will find answers to many of the most-asked questions. Please look […]
Contract Faculty: Don’t forget to submit your accessible syllabi.
Posted on behalf of Kimberly Ellis-Hale, Contract Faculty Liaison. “René Jaun’s braille display” by visualpun.ch. As a follow-up to the syllabus addition suggestion posted on the 7th, please note that […]
Preparing for potential job action: Headquarters found!
“Success by Design: Negotiation Spread” by changeorder. With things heating up at the negotiating table, the Strike Action Committee has been beating the bushes for Strike Headquarters in Waterloo and […]
A little something for Contract Faculty syllabi…
Although Fall term isn’t over, today is the last day of class, so perhaps some of you may already be working on their Winter syllabi. Please consider using this statement in […]
Contract Faculty: Please volunteer for some important committees!
[Posted on behalf of Kimberly Ellis-Hale, WLUFA Communications Committee Chair.] Although a strike is always the last option for a collective agreement negotiation, it’s better to be prepared for the […]