Category Archives: Fair Employment

QUFA invites Faculty to Celebrate Fair Employment Week at Grad Club, Wed., 24 October, 4-6 PM.

Posted on October 22, 2012 by mrkjns96

As sent to QUFA members by Paul Young via qufacomm, 22 October 2012: Dear Colleagues, Fair Employment Week (FEW) is a coordinated nationwide observance promoting awareness of the role of contract academic staff on campus. Canadian universities rely increasingly on … Continue reading →

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Fair Employment Week at Queen’s, 22-28 October (15 October 2012)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by mrkjns96

Fair Employment Week (FEW) is a coordinated nationwide observance promoting awareness of the role of contract academic staff on campus.  Canadian universities rely increasingly on Contract Academic Staff—that is, on hiring experts to teach for contractually limited periods.

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CAUT Statement: International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May 2012)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by QUFA

(May 17, 2012) On the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Canadian Association of University Teachers recognizes the work of tireless activists working to combat discrimination and violence against gay, lesbian, trans, bisexual, two-spirited, and queer communities. The eradication … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Petition against Government Interference in Collective Bargaining

Posted on June 22, 2011 by QUFA

Email from LabourStart, 22 June 2011: As trade unionists we understand that the right to free collective bargaining without interference from the state is fundamental to what we do. When the state interferes on behalf of an employer our rights … Continue reading →

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Chronicle of Higher Education: In Hiring and Promoting Female Faculty Members, It May Help to Have a Union

Posted on September 15, 2010 by QUFA

By Audrey Williams June, Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 September 2010 When it comes to increasing the numbers of female professors and promoting them up through the ranks, research institutions with faculty unions have an edge, a recent study shows.

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Poster: Northern Ontario School of Medicine Workers Deserve Fairness and Respect (18 August 2010)

Posted on August 18, 2010 by QUFA

The staff bargaining unit at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has taken strike action to support their drive for a first collective agreement. NOSM-InfoFlyer

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CAUT Bulletin: Failed by the ‘Star’ System

Posted on June 22, 2010 by QUFA

By: Patricia Rae, Mark Jones, Annette Burfoot, and Frank Burke Excerpt from: CAUT Bulletin, June 2010 The federal government’s having allowed 13 universities to hire 19 “academic stars” without including a single woman, even in their shortlist of 36 nominees, … Continue reading →

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Pensions, Salary Freezes, Board of Trustees, 30 April 2010

Posted on May 7, 2010 by QUFA

By Cathy Christie (QUFA President) and Paul Young (QUFA Vice President) on behalf of the QUFA Executive Principal Woolf announced at the 30 April 2010 Board of Trustees meeting that the current budgetary 2009-2010 deficit has been reduced to $2.6M … Continue reading →

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Top 100 Myths and other Fables

Posted on March 29, 2010 by QUFA

By Roberta Lamb & Mark Jones In October 2009, Mediacorp listed Queen’s among the top 100 Employers in Canada, citing its “progressive,” “family-friendly” practices. “It is extremely rewarding,” commented Rod Morrison, VP-Human Resources, “to be acknowledged nationwide for the practices … Continue reading →

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Letter from QUFA Executive to Principal Woolf.

Posted on March 25, 2010 by QUFA

Dear Principal Woolf, The Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) welcomes the news that Queen’s staff have applied for their representation vote with the United Steelworkers (USW). Freedom of association and unionization are fundamental human rights, protected by Canada’s Charter of … Continue reading →

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