TFA stands in solidarity with striking PSAC Local 901 members
The Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (TFA) stands in solidarity with the striking members of Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 901 at Queen’s University.
Get to know your faculty candidates for the Board of Governors
The TFA has reached out to all candidates for the Board of Governors faculty positions, asking them to provide answers to three questions to help inform our members about their positions on key issues. Find out more.
TFA condemns program suspensions at York University
The TFA condemns the unprecedented suspensions to programs at York University and call for York University to rescind these enrollment suspensions. Even in the face of shrinking government funding, these suspensions have been made without proper academic consultation and directly hinder diverse and inclusive educational offerings available to students and broader mandates, such as Truth and Reconciliation calls to action.
OCUFA election resources: Party voting record and platform analysis
The Ontario provincial election is less than a week away. OCUFA has produced an analysis of each party’s commitments to the post-secondary education sector and their voting record. We encourage members to use these resources to inform their decision at the polls.
It’s time to strengthen Ontario’s public universities
We encourage TFA members to read the platform and raise these issues with candidates. Showing support for strong sectoral funding, long-term investments for Northern universities, removing barriers to domestic student enrolment, fairness for contract faculty, and increased student aid at all Ontario’s universities will be key to strengthening public universities in Ontario.
Lunch and Learn: What you need to know about Human Rights Services
Over the span of their careers many TFA members will experience a process conducted by HRS – whether as a witness, complainant, or respondent. This session will provide members with the information they need to know about engaging with HRS and provide an opportunity to ask questions.
Negotiation Brief: Associate Chairs, Program Directors etc.
The TFA’s proposed new article that was rejected would have required that (largely department driven) procedures be followed to define the duties and responsibilities, minimum qualifications, selection criteria, appointment process, compensation, term, and evaluation of the positions of Assistant/Associate Chairs/Directors, Program Directors, First Year Program Director, Practicum Director, Zone-Practicum Director, Co-Op Director, Graduate Program Directors.
Negotiation Brief: Campus Health and Safety
During the negotiating committee’s preparation for bargaining, TFA members’ feelings of physical insecurity on campus and the unhygienic and slovenly nature of our campus, as well as the inadequacy of much of the equipment and teaching environment were raised with a resounding regularity.
Support the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa
Improving student-to-faculty/librarian ratios at University of Ottawa would be a crucial step in the right direction for bargaining at universities across the province.
Remembering Weina Wang
TMU Libraries has lost one of its most cherished colleagues. Weina Wang, TFA Librarian, recently passed away after a long illness. Weina joined TMU Libraries in 2008 as a Borrower Services Systems Librarian. She continued to support the TMU community in a number of capacities, including librarian and managerial roles in Borrower Services, as well as liaising…
Feb 28th, join OCUFA’s day of action for contract faculty
OCUFA is holding a social media day of action for contract faculty on Wednesday, February 28th. This is a day for contract faculty and allies to come together to support better working conditions for contract faculty and other precariously employed workers in the postsecondary sector. This year, OCUFA wants to build support for its provincial…
Bill 124 ruling reaffirms our collective bargaining rights
On Monday, in a victory for public sector collective bargaining rights the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court decision striking down the Ford government’s Bill 124. The Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, better known as Bill 124 was passed by the Ford government in 2019. Bill 124 capped public…