Dear Colleagues, We have scheduled two bargaining consultations for this week. Tuesday – March 29th Consultation – Late-Career Members (1:00 pm – 2:30 pm) Thursday – March 31st Consultation – Members on Limited Term Appointments (9:30 am – 11:30 am) These sessions may be joined using the Zoom link previously sent to TUFA members. Please contact the tufa … Read More
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Spring GMM
Dear Colleagues, We have scheduled our Spring General Membership Meeting (GMM) to begin at 9:30 am on Monday, April 4th. The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. Members have been sent the Tentative Agenda and the Unapproved Minutes from our last GMM (December 3rd). Alternative formats for these documents are available on request. The zoom link … Read More
Pension Plan Information session – recording now available.
Colleagues, On January 18th, the University Pension Plan (UPP) provided a virtual information session on the new pension arrangement for TUFA members at Trent. The Employer has now posted a link to that recording to the Bulletin section of the myTrent website. The first part of the session includes an overview of UPP plan provisions … Read More
Executive Committee – Call for Nominations
Dear Members, The 2021/22 Nominating and Elections Committee is pleased to open nominations for elected positions on the Executive Committee in accordance with Article VIII of TUFA’s Constitution. Any contested positions will be decided by election with a mailing date of Friday, March 25th. Completed nomination forms (attached) must be received by the Association’s Secretary … Read More
Message from TUFA President
Dear Colleagues, I hope that you all had a good reading week. As a collective, we have excelled at keeping the institution going in these Covidian times, and I want to take a moment to commend everyone on their outstanding work so far this term. It has not been easy, but it has been genuinely … Read More
TUFA Statement on Sept. 30th
Dear Colleagues, In June of this year, the federal government passed legislation marking September 30th as a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to ‘recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools.’ This date coincides with Orange Shirt Day, which began in 2013, and involves wearing orange shirts to honour Indigenous children pulled from their families … Read More
Update – call for vaccine policy
Dear Colleagues, We write this morning to express our frustration with the lack of decisive action on the part of Trent’s administration with regard to our call for a vaccine policy. Virtually every other university in Ontario acted prior to yesterday’s provincial announcement to adopt vaccination requirements in light of the evolving Covid-19 pandemic. Although … Read More
Welcome message from your academic staff association
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of TUFA’s Executive Committee and staff, we welcome you to Trent University and hope that your time here exceeds your expectations. TUFA is your union and advocate for all matters relating to member employment at Trent and we encourage you to visit our website when you have few moments. Certainly, it would be good … Read More
Update on TUFA’s advocacy for a safe return to campus
Dear Colleagues, On Friday, TUFA contacted the local Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, to let her know that our members have called for a required vaccination policy at Trent. We also thanked her for her leadership and for the work she has done with Trent to provide vaccine clinics, wastewater testing, and management … Read More
TUFA calls on Trent University to adopt Covid-19 vaccine mandate
TUFA members look forward to the safe resumption of in-person instruction and a return to other on-campus activities this Fall. We recognize our responsibility as educators to ensure that this is done safely and with respect for the communities in which we work. Given that we are still in a pandemic, and that we are … Read More