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

A chart showing Ontario behind all other provinces in funding against a teal background. Text: Demand for an Ontario university education has never been higher. But per-student funding for Ontario’s universities is the lowest in the country. Ontario universities need stable long-term funding now.

Demand for an Ontario university education has never been higher.

But per-student funding for Ontario’s universities is the lowest in the country.

Ontario universities need stable long-term funding now.

Read our briefing note: tinyurl.com/4p7chy55

Precariously employed contract faculty teach almost 50% of university courses in Ontario with little job security or institutional support. OCUFA is holding a Social Media Day of Action to call for fair, stable working conditions for contract faculty.
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RSVP here: experiencebu.brocku.ca/actioncenter...

Stronger Together: Solidarity for Brock’s Future Keeping Universities public and fighting austerity Guest Speaker Jenny Ahn, Executive Director, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association February 24, 2026 (11:30am - 2:00pm, The Pond Inlet at Brock University

Please join the Brock community for Stronger Together: Solidarity for Brock’s Future, a collaborative event on FEB 24, 11:30am – 2:00pm.

Keynote speaker, Jenny Ahn, @ocufa.bsky.social, will join a panel to discuss the local and broader implications for chronic underfunding of education in Ontario.

Flying pickets on the LUFA picket lines in Sudbury.

Solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social as they wrap up a third week on the picket lines in the Sudbury cold!

Solidarité avec l’APPUL alors qui terminent une troisième semaine de piquetage dans le froid de Sudbury!

CAUT Defence Fund (@cautdefencefund.bsky.social), with BUFA (@bufa.bsky.social) and UMFA (@umfa-faum.bsky.social) stand in solidarity with LUFA (@lufappul.bsky.social) members on the picket line at Laurentian University.

@bufa.bsky.social and @umfa-faum.bsky.social stand in #solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social!

Click here to send a letter: www.lufappul.ca?page_id=6858
Today's Rally is at MSoA and social at 4:30pm at Daventry Pub on Regent St. @cautdefencefund.bsky.social #CDNpse

All @bufa.bsky.social members are invited to drop by if you have questions or just want to chat today, Thursday, November 13, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Coffee and tea are available in the BUFA Conference Room (MC D401).
Hope to see you in person soon!

Job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty will deliver fairness for workers and protect the high‐quality education our students deserve. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair @caut.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social

All academic staff deserve fair compensation for teaching, research, and service. Join the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff. #MakeItFair @carleton.ca

Too many contract faculty have to reapply for their jobs every term and don’t know if they will be teaching semester-to-semester or year-to-year. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair @caut.bsky.social

Promotional image for CAUT's Fair Employment Week keynote. Photo of speaker Dr. Kendra Strauss with text that reads "Make it Fair. A Discussion with Dr. Kendra Strauss on academic freedom and precarity. Wednesday, October 22 at 12pm EDT."

There's still time to register for Wednesday's Fair Employment Week keynote! Register for the webinar now to hear Dr. Kendra Strauss discuss academic freedom and precarity.

More information: www.caut.ca/event/a-disc...

#MakeItFair The many names of contract academic staff: Contract instructors Part-time faculty Sessional instructors Limited term appointment Adjunct faculty #CAUT

Contract academic staff have many names, but what they all have in common is a lack of job security and access to resources. Join the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff. #MakeItFair #Fairness4CF @caut.bsky.social

BUFA open office hours, on Thursday, September 18, 10:00a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

All @bufa.bsky.social members are invited to drop by if you have questions or just want to chat, on Thursday, September 18, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Coffee and tea are available in the BUFA Conference Room.

Hope to see you in person soon!

BUFA Executive stands in solidarity with @OPSEU, joining the picket lines at the Niagara College (Welland campus) today.

BUFA Executive stands in solidarity with @OPSEU, joining the picket lines at the Niagara College (Welland campus) today.

@OPSEU members walking the picket line today at Niagara College (Welland campus).

BUFA Executive stands in solidarity with @OPSEU, joining the picket lines at the Niagara College (Welland campus) today.

@bufa.bsky.social Executive stands in #solidarity with @opseusefpo.bsky.social! #onpse #StrikeSupport #SaveOurColleges

Such an amazing show of solidarity! Reps from 20 faculty associations from coast to coast came to join the fight. The Board at @dalhousieu.bsky.social is not just fighting 1000 DFA members - they’re fighting an entire army. #keepdalstrong

@bufa.bsky.social with a solitary donation to @dalfaculty.bsky.social
All of the @cautdefencefund.bsky.social are behind you in your fight!!!!!

@bufa.bsky.social standing in #solidarity with @dalfaculty.bsky.social President at the 2nd DFA Lockout Rally!(6225 University Ave, Halifax - Outside Killam Library)
@cautdefencefund.bsky.social/@caut.bsky.social #KeepDalStrong #CDNpse

DFA President explains the past 24 hours and urges the @dalhousieu.bsky.social board to negotiate rather than dictate. Talk to us at the table ti #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

@bufa.bsky.social stands in #solidarity with @dalfaculty.bsky.social! Joining @cautdefencefund.bsky.social, and @caut.bsky.social Presidents. #KeepDalStrong #CDNpse

On the line with @dalfaculty.bsky.social
@caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

History-changing day for labour relations at @dalhousieu.bsky.social. Lockout of faculty could begin as early as Wed morning. Rest assured, DFA members are ready for what is about to happen. #keepdalstrong @cupe3912.bsky.social @nsgeu.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Dalhousie faculty association facing imminent lockout.

“Academic staff from across the country are watching closely and will be fully supporting the @dalfaculty.bsky.social and its members.”

Read more: www.caut.ca/news/dalhous...

#Election2025 is under way and it’s time to speak out for PSE.

Drastic cuts and threats to academia and research have shown that PSE is facing a crisis.

Our institutions are the key to Canada’s future.

Join us: education2025.ca

Politicians don’t get to dictate what is taught and researched at Canadian colleges and universities.

Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached.

Join us: education2025.ca

Professor teaching in front of a group of students. Text that reads "Canada needs strong universities and colleges."

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.

This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification of teaching. Reform the Employment Standards Act language to include equal pay for work of equivalent value for workers in the province, including contract faculty, using pro rata system. Vote for equal pay for equal work on February 27. OCUFA

Today is OCUFA's annual contract faculty social media day of action. This #ONElxn, we are asking political parties to stop the gigification of teaching and provide permanent, stable jobs for contract faculty. Join the movement for #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social t.co/AQ4MDkJC4c

This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification of teaching. For many contract faculty, "part time" teaching is not their side job. It's their only job and sole source of inclome. Hiring contract faculty into permanent positions will create good jobs on our campuses and allow them to invest in their local economies. On February 27 vote for job security! OCUFA

🗳️The Ontario election is February 27th. ➡️Send a message to the party leaders asking them to commit to supporting Ontario universities to help them drive innovation and economic growth. #ONpoli #ONPSE #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social buff.ly/4k2uXRA

This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification o teaching. End the precarious work crisis on campuses by introducing an updated funding model that allows universities to commit long-term, stable and permanent employment fot contract faculty members. @OCUFA

On February 27th, vote to end the gigification of teaching. Universities need a funding model that supports long-term, stable, and permanent positions for contract faculty. Email the party leaders now and ask them to commit to #Fairness4CF. #ONpoli#ONPSE buff.ly/4k2uXRA

Ontario Election 2025 - OCUFA

2025 Ontario Provincial Election:
OCUFA has developed an advocacy platform to guide the work ahead and mobilize our key election priorities. The election will be held February 27, 2025.
Here are OCUFA’s solutions for stronger universities, and a stronger Ontario:
ocufa.on.ca/campaigns/on...