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Ontario College Faculty are 15,000 professors, counsellors, librarians and instructors. We are part of OPSEU/SEFPO.
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caatfaculty.bsky.social
Ontario College Faculty stand in solidarity with LUFA members!
#solidarity
lufappul.bsky.social LUFAPPUL @lufappul.bsky.social · 14d
What are LUFA's priorities for a fair deal?

(1) Pensions, (2) Compensation, and (3) Workload

LUFA members want a deal that improves supports for students, boosts morale, and attracts and retain talent.
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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stfxaut.bsky.social
Faculty, academic librarians, and counsellors represented by @lufappul.bsky.social have been on strike since Monday, January 19th.

@stfxaut.bsky.social is pleased to stand with our LUFA colleagues by making a donation of $1000 to support their efforts to achieve a fair and equitable agreement.
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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lufappul.bsky.social
Yesterday’s BBQ with the Pit Crew 🌭

LUFA Strong!
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Barbecue d’hier avec l’équipe Pit Crew 🌭

APPUL fort !
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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lufappul.bsky.social
Last night the LU Nursing Students Association joined their faculty on the lines. Students and faculty united!

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Hier soir, l'association des étudiants en sciences infirmières de l'UL s'est jointe à leur faculté sur les piquets de grève. Étudiants et professeurs unis !
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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lufappul.bsky.social
What are LUFA's priorities for a fair deal?

(1) Pensions, (2) Compensation, and (3) Workload

LUFA members want a deal that improves supports for students, boosts morale, and attracts and retain talent.
January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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lufappul.bsky.social
Together we will win a better, stronger university for all ✊
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Ensemble, nous construirons une université meilleure et plus forte pour tous ✊
January 19, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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lufappul.bsky.social
Solidarity is in full force for LUFA's first day on strike!
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La solidarité est au rendez-vous lors de la première journée de grève de l'APPUL !
January 19, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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caut.bsky.social
Members of @lufappul.bsky.social have taken to the picket lines following months of negotiations.

LUFA members have endured years of instability and made extraordinary sacrifices following the university’s unprecedented use of the CCAA.

Read more: www.caut.ca/news/laurent...
Laurentian University academic staff on strike - CAUT
Members of LUFA have taken to the picket lines to achieve a fair contract, following months of negotiations.
www.caut.ca
January 19, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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ocadfa.bsky.social
Faculty and academic staff are being asked to do more, with less. We all deserve better!
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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smufu.bsky.social
We will never accept this template: corporatization of higher education: No to Nousferatu
nationalpost.com/feature/how-...
How to run a university in Canada? Outsource it to this management consulting firm
Nous Group's template for getting out of the red has been adopted by major schools. Critics call it the corporatization of higher education.
nationalpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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jwbrown556.bsky.social
Conestoga College President John Tibbits resigns after union pressure, OPSEU/SEFPO invites interim leadership to rebuild together www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
Conestoga College President John Tibbits resigns after union pressure, OPSEU/SEFPO invites interim leadership to rebuild together
Toronto, ON, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Faculty and support staff at Conestoga College are celebrating the start of a new chapter – after their...
www.globenewswire.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
caatfaculty.bsky.social
“This win belongs to every worker, student, and neighbour that has been devastated by John Tibbits’ destructive tenure,” said Leopold Koff, President of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 237, representing faculty. “Now the adults can sit down and talk.”

www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
Conestoga College President John Tibbits resigns after union pressure, OPSEU/SEFPO invites interim leadership to rebuild together
Toronto, ON, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Faculty and support staff at Conestoga College are celebrating the start of a new chapter – after their...
www.globenewswire.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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ocadfa.bsky.social
OCAD U lags behind other universities in terms of working conditions, benefits & pay.

That why Fair and Reasonable Compensation is at the heart of our negotiating plans.

www.ocadfa.ca

@ocufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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profsavage.bsky.social
At a time when official statistics are under political pressure elsewhere, Canada has an opportunity & a responsibility to strengthen its own commitment to open, reliable labour relations data. Adam King & I explain why:

theconversation.com/why-canada-n...

#cdnpoli #canlab
Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues
Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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ocufa.bsky.social
Act now: email the Ontario government telling them to remove the unnecessary limitations on @lufappul.bsky.social's right to free and fair bargaining. Send your letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/act-...
Act Now: End the CCAA Exit Loan Controls — Let LUFA bargain freely
Join LUFA in calling on the government and the Laurentian University Board of Governors to lift the remaining CCAA Exit Loan Agreement restrictions to allow for free and fair collective bargaining.
actionnetwork.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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ocufa.bsky.social
(1/4) While the Ontario government has announced new funding reviews, Ontario’s public universities continue to receive the lowest level of provincial funding in the country, and it is not close.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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caut.bsky.social
Scholars at Risk’s most recent Free to Think report highlights the threats to academic freedom around the world, documenting 328 verified incidents of attacks on higher education in 49 countries and territories from July 2024 to June 2025.

Learn more in the latest Bulletin: buff.ly/ucPlxWM
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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caut.bsky.social
Ready to welcome delegates from across the country for the 99th Council Meeting.

Prêts à accueillir des délégués de tout le pays pour la 99e Réunion de l’Assemblée du Conseil.
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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caut.bsky.social
Welcome to our newest member, the Association of McGill Library Academic Staff!

Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association du personnel académique des bibliothèques de McGill!
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
caatfaculty.bsky.social
Utterly shameful. It's time for this provincial government to acknowledge its responsibility and properly fund the post-secondary education sector.
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ocufa.bsky.social ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · Nov 21
Ontario’s universities have the lowest per-student funding of any province in Canada. The provincial government can address this embarrassing gap by funding our universities at $11.75 for the next 5 years.

Read the full article: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Image of a Toronto Star opinion piece on a tablet. The title of the article is: opinion - federal budget creates a massive educational opportunity for Doug Ford. A pulled quote at the top of the image reads: The premier has a golden political opportunity to swoop in to save Ontario’s universities by restoring adequate public funding for post-secondary institutions. But more importantly, the premier has an opportunity to leave a lasting, meaningful legacy for Ontario’s young people and the province’s future prosperity. Diane Orihel, Associate Professor at Queen's University
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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cupe3912.bsky.social
We are happy to announce that SMU PT Faculty members have ratified the Tentative Agreement. Members will return to work and classes will resume on Monday.

Congratulations everyone!

#cdnpse #canlab

@caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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ocufa.bsky.social
(1/4) The Government of Ontario has been interfering systemically and structurally with the Laurentian University Faculty Association’s free and fair collective bargaining rights.
Teal background with a white quote symbol at the top, followed by the words in white, bold text: "The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations and the Canadian Association of University Teachers are both supporting LUFA and will seek intervenor status in this charter challenge." Below the text is an iPhone displaying the CTV News article: Faculty union at Laurentian to make a human rights challenge over pension plan bargaining by Darren MacDonald. Published November 17, 2025 at 12:45PM EST. Teal background with a white quote symbol at the top, followed by the words in white, bold text: "Bargaining belongs to us: not the government, not the courts." Below that in smaller white text the quote is attributed to: "Fabrice Colin, President of the Laurentian University Faculty Association." Taking up the bottom two thirds of the frame, a tablet displays the Sudbury Star article: Laurentian union launches constitutional challenge as contract talks begin by Harold Carmichael. Published November 17, 2025.
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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opseu556.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/news/gta/geo...
George Brown suspended hospitality programs here, but still runs them in Dubai. ‘That doesn’t make sense,’ say faculty
The international partnership was agreed to just before a provincial ban. The college said the overseas school “serves a different student market.”
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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cuasa.ca
University students are rallying against Bill 33.

www.excal.on.ca/news/2025/11...
Students rally for hands off their education - Excalibur
A recap of the YFS-coordinated Bill 33 press conference.
www.excal.on.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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rgwhitaker.bsky.social
"..suppressing teachers’ rights is exactly what the UCP intended to do...And if the UCP can take the rights away from 50,000 of them, then nobody’s safe."

@acifa.bsky.social's @drmacd.bsky.social & CAFA's Lee Easton on why we must fight Bill 2. @caut.bsky.social

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: If the UCP can take away teachers' rights, no one is safe
But Bill 2 does far more than end a strike. It turns fifty-thousand Albertan teachers into second-class citizens.
edmontonjournal.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM