Colleagues, The overuse of contingent faculty is a chronic problem throughout the Academy. Every fall, our national and provincial affiliates (CAUT and OCUFA) focus their advocacy efforts on this issue in support of Fair Employment Week. To reinforce these efforts TUFA, in collaboration with CUPE 3908 (the union representing sessional lecturers at Trent), has organized an … Read More
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TUFA End of Term Socials Dec 4th and 5th
Colleagues, TUFA’s Executive is delighted to invite members to our end-of-semester Socials on Symons and Durham campuses. The Durham social will be in the Atrium and the Peterborough social at the Ceilie in Champlain College and is amply provisioned with health-free nibbles, craft beers, mocktails and other spirit-lifting refreshments for your enjoyment. Plus, TUFA is … Read More
Help Trent Raise $120,000 for Peterborough & Durham
Greetings Colleagues, Trent’s annual United Way campaign has an enormous impact on our local community. In fact, TUFA members and other Trent employees account for about 10% of the United Way’s campaign in Peterborough while making significant contributions in Durham as well. Stable funding allows the United Way’s many Partner Agencies to provide an array of services … Read More
TUFA Community Funding
Reflecting our ongoing comittment to the community and principles of social justice TUFA has committed funds to support community and social justice initiatives in Peterborough and Durham.
Applications in support of local cultural, intellectual, educative, community service, humanitarian, and/or social justice events and initiatives will be preferred.
More information can be found here
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA)
- OCUFA’s Third Annual Awards of Distinction November 1, 2024
- Academic Matters Fall 2024 October 21, 2024
- Bargaining Stronger Together conference recap October 7, 2024
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
- Les professeurs de droit concluent une entente avec l’Université McGill et mettent fin à leur grève October 9, 2024
- Défenseur d'octobre : L’AMPD conclut un accord avec McGill - Nouvelles restrictions à l’égard des manifestations sur les campus October 8, 2024
- October Advocate: AMPL reaches agreement with McGill - New campus protest restrictions - Federal legislation to watch October 8, 2024