Anti-Racism Workshop – Tuesday April 6th (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm) This free workshop organized by CUPE 3908 and co-sponsored by TUFA is designed to inspire and guide participating members on ways to incorporate the fight against racism and discrimination into their academic work. The workshop, led by Future Ancestors Services, will interrogate identity and its impact … Read More

Following-up on several very productive meetings with LTA members last semester, we have scheduled the last Town Hall for this semester. Zoom details have been sent to members, if you haven’t received this email please contact the TUFA office. LTA CAUCUS - April 9 beginning at 11:00 am ET

It was decided at last week’s General Membership Meeting to schedule a continuance meeting in April to conclude the agenda.  We will send updated meeting information nearer to the date, but for now would ask that members note the morning of the 21st in their calendars. Since this meeting will be yet another shared on Zoom, … Read More

Colleagues, We have scheduled a caucus meeting for our members on limited term contracts for this coming Friday (November 19th) from 2:00 to 3:30 pm.  As Michael Classens has left the institution, Robin Quantick volunteered to take over the duties of the Member-at-Large (LTA) and will be chairing the meeting. The meeting is open to … Read More

Dear TUFA Members, It's time to dig your winter gear out of storage and get ready to bundle up for TUFA's Chilly Chili Social! On Friday, November 26, 12-1pm, we are hosting an outdoor lunch in the general area of the Champlain College firepit. We will have Seasoned Spoon vegetarian chili, campfire s'mores and other … Read More

Dear Colleagues, We have scheduled our Fall General Membership Meeting (GMM) to begin at 1:00 pm on Friday, December 3rd. The meeting will be held virtually and members will be able to participate by Zoom. Attached in your GMM notice email, are the Tentative Agenda and Unapproved Minutes from our last GMM (March 24th) and … Read More

On January 1, 2022, TUFA members’ pension converted from The Contributory Pension Plan for TUFA Employees of Trent University (the “TUFA Plan”) to the University Pension Plan Ontario (“UPP”). An interactive education session has been scheduled for January 18, 2022 (3:30 pm to 5:30 pm) to discuss the impact of this change on you and … Read More

TUFA’s current collective agreement expires on June 30, 2022, and the Executive Committee has begun planning for the upcoming round of negotiations. To this end, we have scheduled a virtual town hall for Friday January 21st (10:15 am to noon) to provide members with a briefing on the bargaining process, how our terms and conditions … Read More

LTA Caucus meeting – hold the date Members on Limited Term Appointments are invited to a meeting of the LTA Caucus scheduled for January 28th (10:00 am to 11:30 am). A reminder of this meeting and Zoom link will be sent to LTA members next week.

February Workshop #1 with Dr. Afua Cooper Greetings Everyone, We are pleased to invite members to the upcoming TUFA-sponsored workshop below with Dr. Afua Cooper, Professor at Dalhousie University in the Sociology and Anthropology Departments. TUFA Workshop #1. Open to all members – (attachment 1) Black perspective: "What does safe and inclusive spaces look like in … Read More