On August 30, 2018, the Office of the Premier put out a press release mandating that colleges and universities develop, implement, and comply with a free speech policy by January 1, 2019. The policy must apply to faculty, students, staff, management, and campus guests; and must follow the University of Chicago Statement on Principles of …
Last November, at the conclusion of bargaining for the Teaching Faculty’s new Collective Agreement, and on the very eve of their Strike Deadline, the Association and the University agreed to resolve the outstanding issues regarding workload, in particular the nature and equivalence of a “standard course” as it appears in the Collective Agreement. The Working …
Workplace bullying is becoming of increasing interest both by unions and labour movements, but also within the private sector. Dr. Hannah Scott, at UOIT, is conducting a study to test a model capturing everyday bullying experiences (click here for a link to the survey). The model was adapted from the Duluth Power-Control model which sought …
Dear Colleagues, We are looking for members to show support for bargaining by getting engaged in the process. But first some updates: We continue to try to get the University to the bargaining table. At this point it will be well into September before we are likely to be there with them. In the meantime, …
On application from the UOITFA, the Ontario Labour Relations Board has agreed to consolidate all three of our bargaining units into a single unit. Effective today, all UOITFA members will bargain with the employer together, and we will be covered by a single collective agreement. This is a great outcome for the union, UOIT faculty …
Dear Members, The Faculty Association gave the Employer notice to bargain in late June. We are currently trying to schedule dates to begin bargaining a new Collective Agreement for the Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty (TTTF) and a first CA for the newly certified Academic Associates. We are also awaiting the decision of the Ontario Labour …
It is that time of year! Yes, everyone should have now received workload expectations for 2018-2019! Teaching Faculty members have new language that caps course load assignment at the maximum of an equivalent of 7 standard courses, which would be a 70% teaching load. It is important to remember that an assignment of 7 standard …
Should I include work from my entire career? How big should my documentation package be? Should I include my annual performance reviews in my package? What counts as Research, Teaching, and Service? What if I do interdisciplinary work? Do I require a specific number of publications? Should I include technical reports in highlighting my career …