New in the #OCUFAReport: A new record for student registrations at Ontario universities, a first agreement for librarians at #Huronuniversity and a call to action with #YUFA ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/

“An Ontario university education is in high demand and is highly valued by Ontario employers... That’s why it’s essential that the government provide the long-term, stable funding that will be required to sustain our sector.” - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

These are the fields in which Ontario will need the highest number of university graduates

Ontario needs more than one million university graduates to meet its labour market needs over the next decade, a new report finds.

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How does AI impact labour rights for academics and post-secondary workers? @caut.bsky.social Executive Director David Robinson joins URFA member Andrew Stevens to discuss how AI fits into a long history of tech disruption in education & how faculty associations are bargaining to protect workers.

AI, Academic Labour and the Future of Post-Secondary Education

Podcast Episode · Rank & File Radio · June 17 · 21m

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A new special edition of the CAUT Journal guest co-edited by @profsavage.bsky.social & Susan Spronk all about organizing for power in Canada’s university sector is now online! Read it at journal.caut.ca

TUFA was proud to stand alongside our colleagues and community members at the All Out for Education Rally hosted by the Peterborough and District Labour Council. It was a strong and visible show of solidarity and a reminder of what collective action can look like.

There are two upcoming opportunities to support students who are protesting OSAP cuts. Locally in Peterborough there is a Rally at Dave Smith’s Office (Unit E, 864 Chemong Rd.) 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Wednesday, March 25th

If we want strong universities, we need proper public funding. Underfunding fuels precarious contracts, inequitable pay, and fewer supports for students. Investing in our universities means stable jobs for contract faculty, & better education for everyone. Read the op-ed tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

Too many contract faculty are hired term-to-term, paid less than their peers for the same teaching, & denied benefits. That instability affects faculty and students. Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions. Read the op-ed #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @ocufa.bsky.social

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It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! On March 11, join our call to Stop the Gigification of Teaching by taking part in our Social...

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📅Wednesday, March 11 is Contract Faculty Social Media Day of Action. This year’s theme Stop the Gigification of Faculty Work, highlights the growing reliance on precarious academic labour and what it means for faculty, students, and the future of our universities. @ocufa.bsky.social #fairness4cf

New funding welcome, but still leaves Ontario at the bottom of the heap, increases student debt: Ontario Universities and Colleges Coalition campuscoalition.org/post/pse-fun...

Call on the Laurentian University Board of Governors to fairly negotiate a deal with @lufappul.bsky.social that benefits the community. tinyurl.com/4wnzcz4z

Act Now: Stand Up for a Fair Deal for LUFA

Join me in calling on the Laurentian University Board of Governors to bargain a fair deal and bargain in good faith with LUFA.

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For decades, universities have had to do more with less. We're calling on the province of Ontario to help universities do more with more—and it starts with strong, stable funding. Read our 2026 pre-budget submission: tinyurl.com/y42k7444

Members of @lufappul.bsky.social have taken to the picket lines following months of negotiations. LUFA members have endured years of instability and made extraordinary sacrifices following the university’s unprecedented use of the CCAA. Read more: www.caut.ca/news/laurent...

Laurentian University faculty face a January 19 strike as the government’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) block fair pensions, pay & workloads. Tell the government to lift restrictions and allow free bargaining. By sending a letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/act-...

“Equity enhances our collective knowledge, strengthens peer review, and expands our capacity to understand and change the world.” Read our full interview of with Momin Rahman and Alison Hearn, the co-editors of the latest issue of the CAUT Journal in the Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/mom...

Ontario’s universities have the lowest per-student funding of any province in Canada. The provincial government can address this embarrassing gap by funding our universities at $11.75 for the next 5 years. Read the full article: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Call for applications - The Symons Trust Please visit the website for more information regarding the application process. www.trentu.ca/president/sy... If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kathryn Matheson, Administrative Coordinator, at: symonstrust@trentu.ca

Discussing the economic importance of Trent in Durham and its programs with Lorne Coe, MPP Whitby. Getting our funding per student up to the Canadian average is critical to Ontario’s future

Wonderful meeting with Jennifer French, MPP (NDP) Oshawa to discuss the chronic underfunding of post-secondary education and increases in institutional red tape via Bill 33

Today, OCUFA is meeting with Ontario MPPs to discuss the serious threats facing our education sector. Ontario provides its universities with the lowest amount of total provincial funding per-domestic full-time equivalent (FTE) student in Canada, and it’s not close.

Fight Bill 33 by sending a letter to your MPP today! www.trentfaculty.ca/wp-content/u... #Bill33 #ONpoli #AcademicFreedom #PublicEducation

Contract academic staff have many names, but what they all have in common is a lack of job security and access to resources. Join the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff. #MakeItFair

TUFA’s Peterborough Social & Bargaining Rally is tomorrow! Thurs, Oct 16 | 4:30–7 PM Trent Student Centre, Event Space 1.07 Live music by Carpe Noctem, hot hors d’oeuvres & a host bar. Join us to celebrate and support our Bargaining Team! #TUFA #TrentU #Solidarity

TUFA Social & Bargaining Rally 🎶 Thursday, Oct 16 | 4:30–7 PM Trent Student Centre, Event Space 1.07 (Symons campus) Live music by Carpe Noctem, hot hors d’oeuvres, and a host bar! Join us to support the Bargaining Team as we push to the finish line. #TUFA #TrentU #Solidarity

Reminder: TUFA’s Durham Faculty Social is this Thursday, Oct 9 (3:30–5:30 pm) in Atrium A, Trent–Durham. Free for all TUFA members: snacks, charcuterie, wine & beer provided! Please RSVP tufa@trentu.ca. #TUFA #TrentU #DurhamCampus

TUFA Scholasticide Committee invites you to a screening of The Encampments (dir. Macklemore, 2024) this Fri Oct 3, 6–9pm @ TCSA Event Space. Panel to follow on freedom of speech/assembly. Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1685378054...

On this day of reflection, remembrance, and action, CAUT, together with academic staff associations, honours the survivors of Canada’s residential school system who endured racism, violence and forced family separation. Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-st...

TUFA’s Executive Director walked the line this morning with OPSEU members, alongside Marcia Steeves, President of OPSEU 351 and the Peterborough & District Labour Council.

In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science. Join Canada's research & science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024. Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

DFA members accepted the agreement/back-to-work protocol. @dalhousieu.bsky.social also ratified. Faculty will be back in the classrooms/labs with students Tuesday. Thanks to our members for their resolve, to students for their support and to unions across Canada for having our backs. #KeepDalStrong