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Brock University Faculty Association
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BUFA is the official bargaining agent for full time faculty and professional librarians at Brock University. BUFA represents more than 590 members.
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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!
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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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
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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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
October 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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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
#MakeItFair The many names of contract academic staff: Contract instructors Part-time faculty Sessional instructors Limited term appointment Adjunct faculty #CAUT
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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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 open office hours, on Thursday, September 18, 10:00a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
September 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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@bufa.bsky.social Executive stands in #solidarity with @opseusefpo.bsky.social! #onpse #StrikeSupport #SaveOurColleges
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.
September 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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@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
August 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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@bufa.bsky.social stands in #solidarity with @dalfaculty.bsky.social! Joining @cautdefencefund.bsky.social, and @caut.bsky.social Presidents. #KeepDalStrong #CDNpse
August 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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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. 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
February 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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🗳️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 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
February 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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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
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
February 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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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 ocufa.on.ca/fairness makeitfair.caut.ca
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. A photo of Paddy, who is a golden doodle wearing a @CAUT t-shirt.
October 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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It doesn’t have to be this way. With an 11.75% increase in funding, universities could make more permanent, tenured positions for contract faculty. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair #CDNPSE ocufa.on.ca/fairness makeitfair.caut.ca
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. 53% of Canadian faculty are underpaid, and they're untenured, which means they don't have job security.
October 24, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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Ontario is in last place compared to all other provinces and territories when it comes to funding the university sector. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair #CDNPSE ocufa.on.ca/fairness makeitfair.caut.ca
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. The Ontario government can help end the precarious work crisis on campus by properly funding universities.
October 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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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 #CDNPSE ocufa.on.ca/fairness makeitfair.caut.ca
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. Workers on campuses across the province are fighting for fairness and job security, benefits, and equal pay for equal work.
October 22, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair #CDNpse
ocufa.on.ca/fairness and makeitfair.caut.ca/
#MAKEITFAIR for contract academic staff. More than 84% of Ontarians think that contract faculty should receive fair pay, access to benefits, and be converted into full time positions.
October 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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BUFA stands in solidarity with the Association of McGill Professors of Law, with Canadian Association of University Teachers flying pickets at McGill. #solidarity #CDNpse
BUFA, and other Faculty Associations across Canada, standing in solidarity with Association of McGill Professors of Law @AMPL/AMPD with CAUT flying pickets.
May 17, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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OCUFA is calling on the provincial government to invest 11.75% into our universities over the next five years to ensure #Fairness4CF, students, and all campus workers to improve campus conditions for everyone. #TogetherWeCan #OnLAB #BrockU #OnPOLI #CDNPSE #ONPSE #ONLAB ocufa.on.ca/fairness
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: together, we can improve working conditions for faculty and learning conditions for students. Many contract faculty face unfair working conditions, and all faculty are facing unsustainable workloads. For faculty, this means less time for research and course development. For students, this means larger classes, less one-on-one student-faculty engagement, and fewer opportunities for mentorship and advising. For the community, it means less time for faculty to engage in pioneering research that can benefit Ontario economically, culturally, and socially. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
February 28, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Many #ContractFaculty can't put down roots on campus because their jobs are unstable. OCUFA calls for an 11.75% increase in funding investment in our universities over the next five years to create good jobs, strong campuses, and strong communities. #TogetherWeCan #Fairness4CF ocufa.on.ca/fairness
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: Together, we can create more good jobs on campus. Hiring contract faculty into tenured or permanent positions will create more good jobs on our campuses and ensure students have access to the quality learning experience they deserve. The background has yellow and blue lines in a sunburst style emanating from the group of people. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
February 28, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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With an 11.75% increase in provincial #OnPSE funding, we could bring student-to-faculty ratios closer to the national average and make more contract faculty permanent. #Fairness4CF #BrockU #OnLAB #OnPOLI #CdnPSE #TogetherWeCan ocufa.on.ca/fairness
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: Together, we can improve student-to-faculty ratios. In 2020-21, the student-to-faculty ratio at Ontario universities was about 32:1, well above the Canadian average of about 26:1. The background has yellow and blue lines in a sunburst style emanating from the group of people. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
February 28, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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It doesn’t have to be this way. OCUFA is proposing an 11.75% annual increase to #ONPSE provincial funding over the next five years, ensure job security and #Fariness4CF. #BrockU #CdnPSE #ONPOLI #ONLAB #TogetherWeCan ocufa.on.ca/fairness
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: Together, we can win job security for contract faculty. Contract faculty are hired by individual course or on limited-term appointments. Many must reapply for their jobs every term, are hired to teach courses for less pay than their full-time, tenure-stream colleagues, and lack access to benefits. The background has yellow and blue lines in a sunburst style emanating from the group of people. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
February 28, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! #fairness4CF #BrockU #CdnPSE #OnPSE #OnLAB #OnPOLI
makeitfair.caut.ca
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff More than 84% of Ontarians think Contract Faculty should receive fair pay, access to benefits, and be converted into full time positions.
October 16, 2023 at 12:58 PM