Dear Colleagues, This weekend, Marcus and I represented TUFA at the OCUFA Board Meeting in Toronto. Sue Wurtele, of course, was also there, but in her capacity as President of … Read More
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TUFA update – events and affiliate activities
Dear Colleagues, Please note items of possible interest below: 1. CAUT’S Equity Conference, “Activism for Equity,” February 10 to 11 Our national affiliate’s 6th Equity Conference provides opportunities to learn about organizing … Read More
Sector Update / Tonight’s Zoom cancelled
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 … Read More
Bargaining/Solidarity Update Nov. 17th
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 … Read More
Upcoming TUFA events and survey
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 … Read More
Rankings and Bargaining
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 … Read More
Update on Covid-19 and student expectations
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 … Read More
Upcoming Events
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 … Read More
Welcome to TUFA
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 … Read More
Re: TUFA Update and Solidarity with Laurentian
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 … Read More