After years of advocacy, OCUFA and its allies welcome the news that federal legislation excluding public universities from corporate restructuring has passed third reading in Senate of Canada buff.ly/4b8TSwR

“we felt very strongly that it’s completely inappropriate to use it in the case of a public university — or any public institution for that matter — when it fails,” said Sue Wurtele, chair and past-president of ⁦⁦OCUFA⁩ Congrats to all! ✊🏾👏🏾🎉🙏🏿 thestar.com/politics/provi…

OCUFA's response to recent Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences announcement to hold the 2025 Congress gathering at a public college instead of a public university: buff.ly/4b74gp3

#UofG | Congratulations to Dr. Mavis Morton, sociology professor CSAHS, University of Guelph, named Outstanding Teacher by OCUFA 👏 Learn more about Morton here: news.uoguelph.ca/2024/07/u-of-g…

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"There's an alternative to the Dollarama model; the province's own blue-ribbon task force that advocated a sustainable approach that encourages institutions to pursue revenue through quality rather than "bums in seats." - Jonathan Malloy in The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

.@BrockUEducation Professor Dolana Mogadime was recently recognized by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) for her meaningful contributions to advancing equity and social justice initiatives on campus and beyond.

Another campus showdown and shutdown will impact on the reputation of the university and have detrimental effects on already strained relations between York faculty, staff and management. #Reckless Campus Unions Call On York To Negotiate with YUFA 3903.cupe.ca/2024/07/19/cam…

OLRB decision paves the way towards the long-deserved recognition of part-time and sessional faculty voices! #Fairness4CF 📣🎉👇 opseu.org/news/contract-…

"[Dr. Wurtele] said this is also a moment where the general public should be reminded about the true value of universities – and should never forget the impact on the people behind funding cuts." buff.ly/3YxTJQX

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OCUFA looks forward to working with new Minister of Colleges and Universities ocufa.on.ca/press-releases…

"It is important to foster spaces for deep understandings of community dynamics and healthy contestation on ways of partnerships." - Katherine Cheng, community-based research coordinator UBC Learning Exchange in new Academic Matters piece academicmatters.ca/university-com…

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Happy Labour Day weekend! Let's celebrate with a look back at some important labour movement milestones in the university sector:

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New Post: McGill University has gone rogue in its fight to crush the law faculty union. The students are the victims. "On McGill University's Scorched Earth Labour Relations Strategy" lawofwork.ca/on-mcgill-univ…

We couldn't agree more that unions are essential to building strong universities. Read Letter to Editor by McGill Law Professor Evan Fox-Decent Faculty unions are essential to the higher ed mission. And they're under threat. (insidehighered.com)

Latest Educated Solutions issue offers critical discussions and fresh insights into internationalization, from policy to the international student experience; OCUFA President Nig Narain proposes solutions for international students success. ousa.ca/educated_solut… OUSA