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Dear Colleagues, This has been an extraordinary couple of weeks for developments with relevance to the sector and our own negotiations with the Employer. Specifically, TUFA Officers and Bargaining Team members are turning our collective minds to the implications of the following. Superior Court decision finding Bill 124 to be contrary to the Charter of … Read More

Colleagues, Bargaining Update It has been an intense couple of weeks for TUFA’s Executive and Bargaining Team. Yesterday, we hit the half-way point of our scheduled meetings with the Employer and we want to take this opportunity to bring members up to speed on what has happened to this point. Following an exchange of initial proposals … Read More

Dear Colleagues, We have been planning for several social events this term, but Covid continues to challenge a return to in-person socializing. Given this, we have arranged several open-topic Zoom meet-ups to give us an opportunity to connect and discuss issues affecting our work.  We had hoped to host a couple of lunches (on TUFA!) at … Read More

Dear Colleagues,  Maclean’s Rankings of Canadian Universities came out yesterday and Trent’s administration was quick to share: “Trent University Ontario’s #1 Undergraduate University 12 Years Running”.  Now we might quibble and say that Trent actually slipped a spot down to fourth overall in Canada, but we don’t begrudge the celebration. After all, Trent’s accomplishments are largely a … Read More

Dear TUFA Members, Covid-19 remains a more serious illness than the flu, and new variants may pose new challenges this fall.  At the meeting of Joint Committee on Tuesday, TUFA’s officers pressed the Employer to provide clearer communications and stronger leadership with respect to Covid-19 health and safety protocols, formal student accommodations (through SAS), and … Read More

Dear Colleagues,  Please note the following events that may be of interest to TUFA members:  1. Provost and Deans’ BBQ – September 7th Interested members who have not already done so should register promptly for the Provost and Deans’ BBQ on September 7th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We checked with the Provost this morning and the event will … Read More

Dear New Members,A very warm welcome to Trent and to the Trent University Faculty Association! The TUFA team is very much looking forward to meeting you. We will have our first opportunity to greet most of you in-person on August 31st at the Deans’ New Faculty Orientation. Marcus Harvey, TUFA’s executive director, and I will … Read More

Colleagues,Further to our last message (copied below): 1. Regarding the syllabus review process (item 3 in our last communication), we have had some questions about the August 15 due date for syllabuses at the dean’s office. As indicated, chairs and directors are responsible for syllabus review and the dean’s office no longer has this role.  The … Read More

Colleagues, Please note the following updates and Solidarity request from our Provincial affiliate, OCUFA. 1. Solidarity with our colleagues at Laurentian. With the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) process at Laurentian University drawing to a close, OCUFA has teamed up with the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) and Laurentian University Staff Union (LUSU) to issue a joint media release calling for … Read More

Colleagues, Further to our General Membership Meeting call for June 8th, the proposed bargaining mandate as recommended to you by the Executive Committee was circulated to members. It reflects the feedback that we received from members in our consultation sessions over the course of the winter semester, broader sector developments, as well as our own … Read More