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The official BlueSky feed of OCAD University Faculty Association (OCADFA), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Happy Holidays Everyone!
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And just a reminder that our office will be closed from Monday, 22 December to Friday, 2 January. We will be reopening on Monday, 5 January 2026.
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And just a reminder that our office will be closed from Monday, 22 December to Friday, 2 January. We will be reopening on Monday, 5 January 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy Holidays Everyone!
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And just a reminder that our office will be closed from Monday, 22 December to Friday, 2 January. We will be reopening on Monday, 5 January 2026.
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And just a reminder that our office will be closed from Monday, 22 December to Friday, 2 January. We will be reopening on Monday, 5 January 2026.
An exclusive excerpt of OCADFA Negotiations Team representative Ross Bullen's new book!
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How to Succeed in Academia
(While Failing at Everything Else)
Dear OCADFA colleagues, Ross Bullen (FAS) has just published a book of academic satire with Humorist Books called How to Succeed in Academia (While Failing at Everything Else). Ross is also a member o...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An exclusive excerpt of OCADFA Negotiations Team representative Ross Bullen's new book!
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Ines Tang (Executive Director of Campaigns & Advocacy, OCAD Student Union) recounts their fight against #Bill33.
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The OCAD Student Union’s Fight Against Bill 33
It is no secret that the education sector has been underfunded by billions of dollars. Ford's government has previously given students the illusion of choice and affordability while refusing to compen...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ines Tang (Executive Director of Campaigns & Advocacy, OCAD Student Union) recounts their fight against #Bill33.
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An update from the 99th Council of the Canadian Association of University Teachers @caut.bsky.social
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The 99th CAUT Council: Defending Education, Democracy, and Labour Rights
We are living through a moment of historic underfunding of post-secondary education—at the same time as governments across the country are openly attacking labour rights. Education is increasingly tre...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
An update from the 99th Council of the Canadian Association of University Teachers @caut.bsky.social
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In this month's "Dear Graeme" we go over what #AcademicFreedom is, and if only tenured faculty are covered.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In this month's "Dear Graeme" we go over what #AcademicFreedom is, and if only tenured faculty are covered.
Read in full:
www.tinyurl.com/A-Freedom
Read in full:
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By Faculty-at-Large Senator b.h. Yael (Art)
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"Rather than seeing the work of Senate as a productive space...we are reduced to narrow or limited business decisions..."
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"Rather than seeing the work of Senate as a productive space...we are reduced to narrow or limited business decisions..."
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
By Faculty-at-Large Senator b.h. Yael (Art)
Read in full: www.tinyurl.com/OCADUsenate
"Rather than seeing the work of Senate as a productive space...we are reduced to narrow or limited business decisions..."
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"Rather than seeing the work of Senate as a productive space...we are reduced to narrow or limited business decisions..."
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In our conversations with #SessionalInstructors the issue of financial #precarity & #jobsecurity are always among the top concerns.
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#makeitfair
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#makeitfair
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December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In our conversations with #SessionalInstructors the issue of financial #precarity & #jobsecurity are always among the top concerns.
Read in full: www.tinyurl.com/SessionalProfile
#makeitfair
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#makeitfair
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OCAD U is the least funded university in Ontario and among the lowest-paid faculties in the sector. What will a new round of fiscal tightening bring?
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#SMA4 #EducationCuts @caut.bsky.social
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#SMA4 #EducationCuts @caut.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
OCAD U is the least funded university in Ontario and among the lowest-paid faculties in the sector. What will a new round of fiscal tightening bring?
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#SMA4 #EducationCuts @caut.bsky.social
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#SMA4 #EducationCuts @caut.bsky.social
Dec 2025 Newsletter:
www.tinyurl.com/Dispatch-122025
- OCADU's #SMA4 & Ontario's Funding Crisis
- A Profile of #SessionalPrecarity
- Senate Update: Shrinking Democratic Space
- CAUT Council: Defending Education, Democracy, and Labour Rights
- Student Union & #Bill33
- and more!
@caut.bsky.social
www.tinyurl.com/Dispatch-122025
- OCADU's #SMA4 & Ontario's Funding Crisis
- A Profile of #SessionalPrecarity
- Senate Update: Shrinking Democratic Space
- CAUT Council: Defending Education, Democracy, and Labour Rights
- Student Union & #Bill33
- and more!
@caut.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dec 2025 Newsletter:
www.tinyurl.com/Dispatch-122025
- OCADU's #SMA4 & Ontario's Funding Crisis
- A Profile of #SessionalPrecarity
- Senate Update: Shrinking Democratic Space
- CAUT Council: Defending Education, Democracy, and Labour Rights
- Student Union & #Bill33
- and more!
@caut.bsky.social
www.tinyurl.com/Dispatch-122025
- OCADU's #SMA4 & Ontario's Funding Crisis
- A Profile of #SessionalPrecarity
- Senate Update: Shrinking Democratic Space
- CAUT Council: Defending Education, Democracy, and Labour Rights
- Student Union & #Bill33
- and more!
@caut.bsky.social
Mutual Support When You Need It
All OCADFA members have access to a small emergency fund created to assist with unexpected financial hardship.
Members may apply for up to $250 in assistance. Applications are confidential and reviewed as quickly as possible.
To apply: www.tinyurl.com/OCADFAfund
All OCADFA members have access to a small emergency fund created to assist with unexpected financial hardship.
Members may apply for up to $250 in assistance. Applications are confidential and reviewed as quickly as possible.
To apply: www.tinyurl.com/OCADFAfund
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Mutual Support When You Need It
All OCADFA members have access to a small emergency fund created to assist with unexpected financial hardship.
Members may apply for up to $250 in assistance. Applications are confidential and reviewed as quickly as possible.
To apply: www.tinyurl.com/OCADFAfund
All OCADFA members have access to a small emergency fund created to assist with unexpected financial hardship.
Members may apply for up to $250 in assistance. Applications are confidential and reviewed as quickly as possible.
To apply: www.tinyurl.com/OCADFAfund
OCADFA Town Hall
Mon, 26 Jan 2026
1-2:30pm, Rm 230, 100 McCaul
Right now, OCADFA resolves bargaining disputes through interest arbitration instead of the right to strike. What does that mean for our power at the table—and what would change if we pursued strike rights?
Mon, 26 Jan 2026
1-2:30pm, Rm 230, 100 McCaul
Right now, OCADFA resolves bargaining disputes through interest arbitration instead of the right to strike. What does that mean for our power at the table—and what would change if we pursued strike rights?
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
OCADFA Town Hall
Mon, 26 Jan 2026
1-2:30pm, Rm 230, 100 McCaul
Right now, OCADFA resolves bargaining disputes through interest arbitration instead of the right to strike. What does that mean for our power at the table—and what would change if we pursued strike rights?
Mon, 26 Jan 2026
1-2:30pm, Rm 230, 100 McCaul
Right now, OCADFA resolves bargaining disputes through interest arbitration instead of the right to strike. What does that mean for our power at the table—and what would change if we pursued strike rights?
OCADFA is always active on the grievance front. We successfully settled two grievances in mediation over the summer that were slated for arbitration, including a workload group grievance concerning Faculty of Art thesis courses:
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Grievance Corner
OCADFA is always active on the grievance front. We successfully settled two grievances in mediation over the summer that were slated for arbitration, including a workload group grievance concerning Fa...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
OCADFA is always active on the grievance front. We successfully settled two grievances in mediation over the summer that were slated for arbitration, including a workload group grievance concerning Faculty of Art thesis courses:
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If OCADFA is a trade union, why can’t we strike? And secondly, doesn’t not being able to strike hurt our leverage at the bargaining table?
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Why Can't We Strike?
I get asked this question a lot: if OCADFA is a trade union, why can’t we strike? And secondly, doesn’t not being able to strike hurt our leverage at the bargaining table? These questions require a mu...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If OCADFA is a trade union, why can’t we strike? And secondly, doesn’t not being able to strike hurt our leverage at the bargaining table?
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In recent weeks, several faculty and staff have raised a troubling question: has the office charged with upholding human-rights protections at OCAD U quietly been dismantled?
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The Erosion of Equity at OCAD University
What’s Happening to the RWLEP and ODESI?
President's Message (November 2025) In recent weeks, several faculty and staff have raised a troubling question: has the office charged with upholding human-rights protections at OCAD U quietly been d...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In recent weeks, several faculty and staff have raised a troubling question: has the office charged with upholding human-rights protections at OCAD U quietly been dismantled?
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Min Sook Lee, OCADFA President
“We made sure that every single labour category at OCADFA saw improvements in their working conditions.”
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“We made sure that every single labour category at OCADFA saw improvements in their working conditions.”
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OCADFA Bargaining 2025: Min Sook Lee
YouTube video by OCADFA
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November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Min Sook Lee, OCADFA President
“We made sure that every single labour category at OCADFA saw improvements in their working conditions.”
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“We made sure that every single labour category at OCADFA saw improvements in their working conditions.”
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Isra Amsdr, Graduate Student representing #TeachingAssistants
On fighting for better rights for those with disabilities through a #DesireBasedFramework.
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On fighting for better rights for those with disabilities through a #DesireBasedFramework.
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OCADFA Bargaining 2025: Isra Amsdr
YouTube video by OCADFA
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November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Isra Amsdr, Graduate Student representing #TeachingAssistants
On fighting for better rights for those with disabilities through a #DesireBasedFramework.
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On fighting for better rights for those with disabilities through a #DesireBasedFramework.
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Eric Steenbergen, Representing Technical Staff
“When I started Sessional rates were the lowest in the province, now our pay is in the centre of the pack, I’m proud of that.”
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“When I started Sessional rates were the lowest in the province, now our pay is in the centre of the pack, I’m proud of that.”
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OCADFA Bargaining 2025: Eric Steenbergen
YouTube video by OCADFA
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November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Eric Steenbergen, Representing Technical Staff
“When I started Sessional rates were the lowest in the province, now our pay is in the centre of the pack, I’m proud of that.”
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“When I started Sessional rates were the lowest in the province, now our pay is in the centre of the pack, I’m proud of that.”
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June Pak, Sessional Instructor, OCADFA Vice-President
On how this MoA added transparency to the three level Sessional pay scale.
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On how this MoA added transparency to the three level Sessional pay scale.
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OCADFA Bargaining 2025: June Pak
YouTube video by OCADFA
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November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
June Pak, Sessional Instructor, OCADFA Vice-President
On how this MoA added transparency to the three level Sessional pay scale.
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On how this MoA added transparency to the three level Sessional pay scale.
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Maria-Bélen Ordóñez, Representing the Teaching Stream
“It was important to me that the Faculty of Art would be teaching 6 courses as their workload as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences had been teaching for some time.”
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“It was important to me that the Faculty of Art would be teaching 6 courses as their workload as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences had been teaching for some time.”
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OCADFA Bargaining 2025: Maria Bélen Ordóñez
YouTube video by OCADFA
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November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Maria-Bélen Ordóñez, Representing the Teaching Stream
“It was important to me that the Faculty of Art would be teaching 6 courses as their workload as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences had been teaching for some time.”
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“It was important to me that the Faculty of Art would be teaching 6 courses as their workload as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences had been teaching for some time.”
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Roderick Grant, Representing Permanent Faculty
Getting Chair GPD language into the MoA will have immediate and long term positive impact for faculty moving into and out of the role knowing that it’s a defined position in the MoA.
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Getting Chair GPD language into the MoA will have immediate and long term positive impact for faculty moving into and out of the role knowing that it’s a defined position in the MoA.
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OCADFA Bargaining 2025: Roderick Grant
YouTube video by OCADFA
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November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Roderick Grant, Representing Permanent Faculty
Getting Chair GPD language into the MoA will have immediate and long term positive impact for faculty moving into and out of the role knowing that it’s a defined position in the MoA.
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Getting Chair GPD language into the MoA will have immediate and long term positive impact for faculty moving into and out of the role knowing that it’s a defined position in the MoA.
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Wed, 19 Nov @1230-2pm
Are you a sessional instructor at OCAD U and do you have questions about your contract, your workload, pay or general working conditions?
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Are you a sessional instructor at OCAD U and do you have questions about your contract, your workload, pay or general working conditions?
www.ocadfa.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Wed, 19 Nov @1230-2pm
Are you a sessional instructor at OCAD U and do you have questions about your contract, your workload, pay or general working conditions?
www.ocadfa.ca
Are you a sessional instructor at OCAD U and do you have questions about your contract, your workload, pay or general working conditions?
www.ocadfa.ca
We just started a LinkedIn page!
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OCAD University Faculty Association | LinkedIn
OCAD University Faculty Association | 2 followers on LinkedIn. Representing faculty and academic staff at OCAD University | OCADFA is the union that represents more than 600 faculty and academic staff...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We just started a LinkedIn page!
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Graeme Reniers, OCADFA Executive Director
On how there were 33 total changes to MoA, making this the most successful in OCADFA history.
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On how there were 33 total changes to MoA, making this the most successful in OCADFA history.
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OCADFA Bargaining 2025: Graeme Reniers
YouTube video by OCADFA
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November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Graeme Reniers, OCADFA Executive Director
On how there were 33 total changes to MoA, making this the most successful in OCADFA history.
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On how there were 33 total changes to MoA, making this the most successful in OCADFA history.
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