OCUFA is alarmed to see the Ontario government’s proposal to take over #onpse accountability and performance measures and the responsibility for evaluating campus free speech policies. ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-no-mor...
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The OUCC says Ontario’s 2026 Provincial Budget fails to provide adequate funding for the postsecondary sector, despite the Government’s stated commitments to strengthening the workforce and protecting the economy.
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Ontario professors say budget short-changes universities OCUFA Responds: Budget 2026. Ontario government offers no stability to Universities. Image of the Ontario legislature in the background.
Demand for university education in Ontario is only growing, but funding is not keeping pace with the national average and cuts to student aid won't help Ontario families struggling with affordability. Read our budget response: ocufa.on.ca/press-releas...
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A large OCUFA flag above the Ontario legislature.
Hands off our education! OCUFA linked up with members from York and U of T Faculty Associations at today's rally organized by @cfson.bsky.social @opseusefpo.bsky.social and CUPE Ontario to rally for public, accessible postsecondary education!
More and more teaching at Ontario universities is being done on short-term contracts, and students are paying the price. OCUFA has solutions to stop the gigification of teaching. #Fairness4CF ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni...
The Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship is taking new applications until March 20 (tomorrow!). If you have a Canadian higher education story to investigate, OCUFA has $10,000 to help you make it happen: ocufa.on.ca/awards/the-m...
Supported by the OCUFA Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism, reporter Emma Bainbridge and co-authors published a story in @breachmedia.ca about the connections between campus protests and the RCMP in British Columbia. breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...
Apply or nominate by Friday March 20 for awards recognizing:
- Journalism
- Graduate student research
- Equity and social justice
- Teaching and academic librarianship
- Collective Bargaining
Join @cfson.bsky.social and allies on March 24 at 130 pm for a rally at Queen's Park to advocate for public funding of post-secondary education and oppose cuts to #onpse and #Bill33. Learn more: handsoffoureducation.ca
#Handsoffoureducation
A warm, human collage: several Polaroid-style snapshots are clustered and pinned to a corkboard, overlapping slightly like memories tacked up over time. Each photo shows a different person — men and women of various ages and appearances — posed casually, most smiling or looking directly at the camera with a calm, confident expression. Many are holding simple rectangular signs with short printed messages; the signs are predominantly white with teal or dark-colored text, and they say 'I support contract faculty," "stop the gigification of teaching," and "fairness for contract faculty." Clothing is everyday and approachable — sweaters, casual shirts, a bright green tee in one image — and a few people wear glasses. The overall color palette mixes the warm tan of the corkboard and the clean white frames of the photos with accents of teal, navy and a few floral and patterned backdrops inside individual shots.
Thanks to everyone speaking out today for #Fairness4cf during today's day of action.
Staff at OCUFA stand with contract faculty and everyone calling for an end to the gigification of teaching. Let’s keep the momentum going as we look ahead to the provincial budget on Mar 26.
Graphic featuring a quote from a contract faculty member in the Greater Toronto Area about how large class sizes make it harder to build meaningful relationships with students. The background shows a lecturer standing at the front of a large lecture hall facing a crowd of students. The OCUFA logo and campaign website appear at the bottom.
Building meaningful relationships with students is at the heart of good teaching but growing class sizes and chronic underfunding make that harder every year.
Better university funding means better learning conditions.
Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa #Fairness4CF
A poster with white text on a green background that says: "Contract faculty are typically vastly underpaid, putting in countless hours of unpaid labour to support their students. They often receive no research support and few opportunities to contribute to the broader academic life of their universities. Their growing presence on campuses represents the quiet 'gigification' of university teaching." - Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President
Stop the gigification of teaching on our campuses in Ontario! Fairness for Contract Faculty means not only healthier working conditions for contract faculty, but better conditions for learning for our students, too! #Fairness4CF
Read the op-ed from @ocufa.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4lmnVIp
Graphic featuring a quote from a contract faculty member in Northern Ontario about how improved job security and access to benefits would allow more time to support students and contribute to the university community. The background shows a classroom with a teacher standing at the front and students seated at desks. The OCUFA logo and campaign website appear at the bottom.
Contract faculty love teaching and supporting their students but too many do it without job security, fair pay, or benefits.
Stable employment would strengthen teaching, support students, and benefit our communities.
Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa #Fairness4CF
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
June Pak, Sessional Representative on the Negotiations Committee, reflects on what we achieved in previous rounds for our Sessional members and considers how we can strengthen our ultimate goal of establishing job security.
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Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “Ontario’s universities are being forced to operate under conditions that no public system should endure. Minor tweaks will not fix a structural problem. And a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education that Ontario students deserve, and our provincial economy needs to thrive.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a mason jar holding pencils and a laptop displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.
A poster with OCUFA President, Rob Kristofferson. White lettering on a greenish background "Ontario's universities are being run on gig work-and students are paying the price. Read the op-ed by OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson. OCUFA."
Recent progress at Laurier for CF matters. It also shows why collective action matters. But fairness for Contract Faculty depends on more than local gains. Chronic underfunding continues to drive precarious academic work across the sector. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @ocufa.bsky.social
Did you know @westernu.ca over 20% of courses are taught by contract faculty?
When universities rely on short-term contracts instead of stable jobs, faculty and students both pay the price.
Read the @ocufa.bsky.social op-ed and join the call for #Fairness4CF 🔗 in bio.
LUFA stands with Contract Faculty! #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social
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
"Across the province, more than half of undergraduate courses are now taught by contract faculty - highly trained instructors hired on short-term, often precarious contracts"
Full-time students deserve full-time professors.
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I support @ocufa.bsky.social 's Social Media Day of Action. #Fairness4CF @cuasa.ca @carleton.ca
Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “OCUFA’s Social Media Day of Action is a call to course correct. Fixing a strained system requires stable, predictable public funding that allows universities to hire permanent faculty, reduce class sizes, support students and plan for the future.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background is purple-toned and shows a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” The OCUFA logo and campaign website link appear at the bottom.
Universities power Ontario’s economy and communities, but a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education students deserve.
It’s time to stop the gigification of teaching.
Read the op-ed: ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni...
Share your support for #Fairness4CF: ocufa.on.ca/campaigns/fa...
Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “Ontario’s universities are being forced to operate under conditions that no public system should endure. Minor tweaks will not fix a structural problem. And a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education that Ontario students deserve, and our provincial economy needs to thrive.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a mason jar holding pencils and a laptop displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.
Why is this happening?
Ontario funds its universities less per student than any other province, leaving institutions to fill the gap by relying on precarious contract labour.
The result: bigger classes, heavier workloads, and fewer supports for students.
Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “Contract faculty are typically vastly underpaid, putting in countless hours of unpaid labour to support their students. They often receive no research support and few opportunities to contribute to the broader academic life of their universities. Their growing presence on campuses represents the quiet “gigification” of university teaching.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background is a university lecture hall. The OCUFA logo and campaign website link appear at the bottom.
Across Ontario, more than half of undergraduate courses are taught by contract faculty; highly qualified educators hired term-to-term with little job security, lower pay, and limited access to benefits or research support.
That instability affects both faculty and students.
Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “The growing presence of contract faculty on campuses represents the quiet ‘gigification’ of university teaching.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a yellow coffee cup and a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.
Walk into many Ontario university classrooms today and you’ll see a system under strain: overcrowded classes, overstretched instructors, and growing instability.
More and more teaching is being done on short-term contracts.
This is the gigification of teaching. 🧵 #Fairness4CF
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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Ontario's universities are being forced to operate under conditions that no public system should endure. Minor tweaks will not fix the problem. And a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education that Ontario students deserve, and our provincial economy need to thrive. - Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President OCUFA.ON.CA/CAMPAIGNS/FAIRNESS
#Ontario’s universities are the lowest funded in Canada, increasingly relying on contract faculty.
@ocufa.bsky.social President Rob Kristofferson’s op-ed digs further into the precarious employment of our contract faculty. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa
#Ontario’s universities rely on precarious labour with massive differences in compensation for similar work. Here’s @ocufa.bsky.social President Rob Kristofferson on the state of the problem: ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni... #Fairness4CF #cdnpse
Congrats to @wlufa.bsky.social on making gains for their contract faculty unit in their recent round of bargaining.
These are important steps towards ensuring #fairness4cf across our province and ending the gigifications of teaching in #onpse.
