Social Media Day of Action: September 15th 2021

The UOITFA is running a social media day of action in support of your bargaining team as they head into bargaining for the first time in the Fall Semester and we need our members to show their support! How to get involved: Draft your own tweets or posts or use the UOITFA’s pre-drafted messages. See below …

Bargaining Support: Backgrounds and Graphics for UOITFA Members

Profile Pictures: I Support Fair and Equitable Workloads I Support Retiring With Dignity I Support Equal Pay for Equal Work I Believe Research is Vital to the University Downloads of these profile pictures are available here. You can also save the link by right clicking and choosing save link as! Tip: Backgrounds will show up …

Should UOITFA Members Be Thinking About Taxes Already?

As a result of working from home, we have all incurred expenses. As reported in the OTU Weekly Report back in April, the University will reimburse some costs such as additional Internet and long-distance charges, and possibly more. If you have any questions about this, please contact the FA at [email protected] for further information. As …

Ontario Tech U Budget: From projected deficit, cutbacks, and layoffs to 2.5-million-dollar surplus – where do we go from here?

On December 2nd, 2020, Ontario Tech U’s Board of Governors will meet to discuss Ontario Tech’s current budget situation including the 2.5-million-dollar surplus and the administration’s recommendation to the Board to allow President Steven Murphy to spend this surplus on strategic initiatives. Please click here for the report and motion that will be presented at …

Academic Council Update: Faculty asked to explore the President’s vision of “blended learning” while students voice concerns about surveillance software

At the last Academic Council meeting, which took place on October 27th, a policy instrument directing the the use of surveillance software for invigilation was put forward on the agenda. This meeting was attended by a large number of students who were vocal about the use of Proctortrack and other such surveillance software used for …

Voluntary Scholar’s Strike: Days of Action Against Racism

Professors from the UOITFA stand with in solidarity with the families of George Floyd (Minneapolis), Regis Korchinski-Paquet (Toronto), Ejaz Choudry (Mississauga), Breonna Taylor (Louisville) and Jacob Blake (Kenosha/Wisconsin) as well as the numerous others that have endured racist and white supremacist violence including Black, Indigenous, and racialized faculty, communities and others are hurting from these …