LUFA stands with Contract Faculty! #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social

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.

Read the op-ed and join the call for #Fairness4CF ➡️ www.tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

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Today is OCUFA's Day of Action in support of #fairness4CF.

#ONPSE is increasingly being run on gig-style academic work, a result of years of provincial underfunding. The system is under strain, and students and faculty feel the impact.

Read the op-ed ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

The OCUFA Board stands with contract faculty calling for #Fairness4CF and an end to the gigification of faculty work.

Stable jobs, fair pay, and benefits strengthen our universities and support student learning.

Read the op-ed ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

This afternoon, Dr. Gautam Das (LUFA President) and Ben Hubbard (LUFA Executive Manager) met with Minister Patty Hajdu to discuss the urgent challenges facing Canada’s public universities and colleges. @caut.bsky.social

The financial struggles plaguing our postsecondary education sector are not a sudden development, nor are they solely a result of federal changes to international student permit caps.

Today OCUFA was proud to stand in solidarity with @opseusefpo.bsky.social support staff members on strike. This is about more than a fair contract—it’s about the future of public education in Ontario.

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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 and science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024.

Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

Coalition for Canadian Research calls on federal government to fulfil the Budget 2024 research commitments The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of CanadaOffice of the Prime Minister80 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0A2

Research is the key to unlocking Canada’s future and it needs proper funding.

The federal government must uphold its Budget 2024 commitment to Canadian researchers.

Read the Coalition for Canadian Research’s open letter: www.caut.ca/news/coaliti...

LUFA supports the Full-Time College Support Staff!
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LUFA stands in Solidarity with the OPSEU College Full-Time Support Staff!

This afternoon, LUFA stood in solidarity with OCEU/CUPE 1750 on the picket line. United for fair work and respect! ✊#WSIB

Help us Unlock Education

In one generation, the cost of undergrad tuition has more than DOUBLED in Canada. Meanwhile the cost of living has gone up 69%. What we need is affordable college and university – and instead Canada’s getting tuition fees that are outpacing inflation. app.sosha.ai/s/joonapig

U.S. government is asking Canadian researchers whether their work deals with DEI, climate, gender Questions to grant recipients infringe on academic independence, Canadian faculty group says

"Although the consequences of a yes or no answer are not spelled out, Mr. Robinson said the implications seem clear: Projects not compatible with the views of the U.S. government may lose their funding."

Read more: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

We condemn the unprecedented suspensions to admissions to programs at York...We denounce the attack on the Arts and Humanities as this weakens critical thinking as part of our educational mission and the university's role in working for social justice in the world. @yorkuniversity.bsky.social

I support Carleton professors and librarians. CUASA bargaining 2025.

CUASA is currently at the table with Carleton University.

This round of bargaining CUASA is focused on bargaining for equitable and sustainable working conditions for faculty and librarians because we know that our working conditions are student's learning conditions.

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1 in 2 students will graduate with debt that will take them an average of 10 years to pay off.

Saddling young Canadians with debt isn’t sustainable. We need affordable post-secondary education.

Learn more at Education2025.ca

Nova Scotia has proposed legislation increasing political interference in universities.

Political interference in education isn’t just an American phenomenon. It’s alive and well in Canada too.

Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities.

#StopNSBill12

🗳️ Tomorrow is Election Day—let’s prioritize the future of Ontario’s universities. Underfunding affects education quality and affordability. Vote for a stronger, more accessible education system! #OntarioElection2025 #ONpoli #ONpse

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It’s election day in Ontario and universities and colleges need your help.

Ontario colleges and universities are facing drastic program cuts, layoffs and campus closures.

Don’t forget to vote today – tell the Ontario government they need to act NOW to save PSE.

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“The lack of substantive consultation with faculty, or the imposition of pseudo-consultative gestures, undermines the spirit and functionality of collegial governance.”

Read the latest President’s Message: https://buff.ly/4gYuHA9

This Fair Dealing week, we’re breaking down myths and facts about fair dealing.

We tend to think of copyright as being only about protecting creators, works and ensuring those creators get paid. But copyright is all about balance.

Learn more at copyright.caut.ca

🚨 This election, let’s stand up for job security in higher education! 🚨

Many contract faculty rely on “part-time” teaching as their full-time income. It’s time to stop the gigification of teaching and support permanent positions.

#JobSecurity #HigherEd #ONpoli

It’s Fair Dealing Week! Join us THIS THURSDAY Feb. 27 to learn more about fair dealing and AI in the academy from legal scholar and copyright and artificial intelligence expert Carys Craig.

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By the numbers / Less provincial funding shifts more of the cost of Provincial grants and tuition fees as a share of university and college operating revenue, 2012-2013 to 2022-2023 For decades, provincial governments were the main source of fundin

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Let’s unlock the powers of post-secondary education:

✅ Affordable for everyone
✅Free from political interference
✅ Include new people and new perspectives
✅ Universities and colleges we can rely on

Visit Education2025.ca to learn more.

Interview / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, PhD, is a professor in the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa and the Research Chair in Gender, Diversity and the P

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On Canadian university and college campuses, students should be free to learn and teachers free to teach. Post-secondary education needs to remain free from political interference.

💡 This election, let's build resilient, affordable communities! Ask your candidates to convert more student loans into grants to keep Ontario’s best and brightest talent right here at home. 🎓✨

#ONpoli #AffordableEducation #StrongerOntario #OCUFA

Fair Dealing Week is right around the corner! Join us on Feb. 27 to learn more about fair dealing and AI in the academy from legal scholar and copyright and artificial intelligence expert Carys Craig.

Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...