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UWO Faculty Association
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The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) is a union representing faculty members, academic librarians, and archivists at Western University

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ocufa.bsky.social
Ontario’s university funding review is nearly complete, yet faculty and students, the people at the heart of our institutions, were excluded from consultations.

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Briefs and Submissions - OCUFA
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November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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peggysattlerndp.bsky.social
University faculty & staff are the backbone of our postsecondary system. Great to meet with @ocufa.bsky.social reps from @uwofa1.bsky.social, King’s & Huron. With record enrolment, Ontario needs more investment, not more red tape, to keep our campuses strong. #onpse #onpoli
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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cupe3912.bsky.social
SMU Part-Time Faculty have a tentative agreement! SMU PT members, check your email for more information.

#SMUstrike #FairDealNow #cdnpse #canlab
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT! (SMU PT FACULTY, CHECK YOUR EMAIL! NOW!) Information Sessions on Nov 13: 9 am via Zoom with the Bargaining Team 12 pm in-person at the SMU Picket Line with Neil and Howard 6 pm via Zoom with the Bargaining Team
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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caut.bsky.social
As universities and colleges cut academic programs, close programs, and slash 13,000+ jobs, Budget 2025 halves international student enrolment without boosting core funding.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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ocufa.bsky.social
This Advocacy Day, OCUFA continues to share critical issues facing our sector. Despite the government’s 2019 decision to cap and freeze domestic tuition, Ontario domestic undergraduates still pay rates of tuition well above the Canadian average with higher levels of debt.
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
uwofa1.bsky.social
📣 Faculty, librarians, staff, and students stood together for fairness, accountability, and the future of the campus community. The Rally for Arts and Humanities was just the beginning — we’re "all in". 💜
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
uwofa1.bsky.social
It’s @caut.bsky.social Fair Employment Week! 🎓 Contract faculty go above and beyond, mentoring students, supporting their publishing, and bringing them to conferences, all out of passion, not pay. Join the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff! #fairemploymentweek #makeitfair #onpse
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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caut.bsky.social
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...
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."
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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ocufa.bsky.social
🚨 Emilda Thaveratnam's recent op-ed in @theconversation.com provides valuable context about the founding vision for post-secondary education in Ontario, as well as the serious threats this vital sector is facing.
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
uwofa1.bsky.social
Today we honour survivors of residential schools, their families, and the communities forever impacted. Reconciliation lives in what we teach, collect, and research. We must choose to challenge colonial narratives, and make space for Indigenous voices and ways of knowing.
September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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caut.bsky.social
In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science.

Join Canada's research and science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024.

Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...
Illustration of a magnifying glass above text that reads "Take action now! Tell the Prime Minister not to cut science and research funding in the Budget on November 4."
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
uwofa1.bsky.social
📢 We stood with @opseusefpo.bsky.social college front line workers on strike today.

Chronic underfunding and short-sighted policies leave workers carrying the burden. Fair funding and a post-secondary system that values the people who make it work are long overdue. ✊#onpoli #onpse #onlab
September 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
uwofa1.bsky.social
Congrats to our colleagues @dalfaculty.bsky.social on reaching a tentative agreement! ✊ Your strength and unity throughout this difficult round of bargaining are an inspiration to faculty associations across the country.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dalhousie, faculty association come to tentative agreement | CBC News
The date that classes will resume is expected to be announced later Tuesday.
www.cbc.ca
September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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dalfaculty.bsky.social
Join us! Friday September 12 for the Solidarity March starting at the Killam Library on University Avenue. Let's show @dalhousieu.bsky.social Admin and Board a level of solidarity they have not seen before! #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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ocufa.bsky.social
@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social analysis in The Local continues to shine a light on the deep-seated crisis facing our world-class public universities.

Ontario can and must do better. The future of the province’s learners and economy depends on it.

#OntarioPSE #PostSecondaryFunding #HigherEd
September 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
uwofa1.bsky.social
At the LDLC Labour Day Picnic, we stood with workers across sectors to celebrate solidarity 💪. We spoke with the community about the urgent need to fund public higher education. Universities should be places where students succeed & faculty/staff are fairly supported. Public funding is needed🎓.
September 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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appusb.bsky.social
Need to know more about what's going on between APPUSB and USB's admin?
APPUSB went on CBC's Information Radio with Cory Funk last Tuesday.
https://f.mtr.cool/nvdmmdtlmu
August 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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appusb.bsky.social
L'APPUSB a déjà récolté plus de 200 signatures. 
Avez-vous envoyé votre lettre ? Deux minutes suffisent: 

https://f.mtr.cool/qgadwknnxc

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APPUSB has collected over 200 signatures. 
Have you sent your letter? It only takes two minutes: 

https://f.mtr.cool/qynsahohxd
August 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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dalfaculty.bsky.social
Patti Doyle-Bedwell is on DFA’s Bargaining Team. She urges the @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board to come back to the table- we are now on day 7 of complete silence from the Board. Time to talk, don’t you think? #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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dalfaculty.bsky.social
Naiomi Metallic talks about how her students will miss an opportunity to learn some foundational info re: indigenous law the longer this lockout continues. @dalhousieu.bsky.social, come back to bargain and help us to #keepdalstrong @caut.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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dalfaculty.bsky.social
All welcome to join DFA's 1st rally in 23 years! In front of the Killam Library, Friday August 22 at 12 noon, half an hour only. See you there! Help us to #KeepDalStrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @nsgeu.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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caut.bsky.social
“As a national association of employee organizations and trade unions, CAUT proudly stands in solidarity with CUPE’s Air Canada flight attendants."

Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-co...
CAUT condemns federal government’s violation of right to strike 
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August 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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dalfaculty.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
August 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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caut.bsky.social
"In stark contrast to the aspirations of a more prosperous, productive Canada, governments at all levels have abandoned the post-secondary sector to shuttered programs. Highly qualified personnel are being displaced at an unprecedented rate."

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Opinion: A stronger Canada needs a healthy post-secondary sector
But little attention has been given to reasonable levels of public funding amid disruptive changes to policies on international study
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August 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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dalfaculty.bsky.social
Short article on where were are because @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board refuses to bargain. Aug 11 is right in front of us. Start bargaining, stop jeopardizing the future of 10s of thousands of students. #KeepDalStrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

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1K Dalhousie faculty members could be locked out by next week
More than 1,000 faculty members at the largest university in Nova Scotia could be locked out or in legal strik...
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August 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM