News

To enhance TUFA’s capacity to support community and social justice initiatives and projects, the membership charged a subcommittee this year to oversee the Association’s disbursement of funds budgeted for this purpose in the current fiscal year. Applications in support of local cultural, intellectual, educative, community service, humanitarian, and/or social justice events and initiatives will be … Read More

Colleagues, TUFA and its retirees have been remarkably receptive to this year’s United Way (UW) charity appeal and we already have 11 TUFA pledges as UW Leaders ($1,200 – $1,499), 3 as Builders ($1,500 – $2,499), and 6 as Patrons (+$2,500). This is especially important in light of the impending layoff of production workers at … Read More

Dear Colleagues, Please be advised of the following: 1. New Executive Committee We are pleased to announce that, as a result of the work of our Nominating and Elections Committee, we have finalized TUFA’s Executive Committee for the coming year. We would like to thank departing Executive Committee members Joanna Freeland, Helen Haines, and James … Read More

Please note: The exhaustive process of finalizing revisions to the restructured collective agreement is almost concluded and we expect to have the full-text available electronically and in hard copy shortly. Meantime, however, an important operational question relating to new language in the collective agreement has arisen and TUFA’s Chief Negotiator has prepared the following member … Read More

Dear Members, The 2016/17 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 Wednesday, March 15th. Completed nomination forms must be received by the Association’s Secretary on … Read More