📢Post-secondary education in MB needs immediate attention! Join Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations in urging Wab Kinew, @ReneeCable, & Adrien Sala to prioritize: funding for universities, affordability and accessibility for students, university autonomy: mofa-fapum.mb.ca/invest-in-univ… #MBpoli #MBpse

📢 The MB budget needs to include investments in post-secondary education! Join @MOFA_MB in demanding: adequate funding for universities, affordable education for students, respect for university autonomy. Read more: mofa-fapum.mb.ca/invest-in-univ… #MBpoli

Op-ed from UWFA pres Peter Miller in today's Winnipeg Free Press on the need for federal research funding: winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analys…

Applications/nominations are being accepted for Merit Awards for members of the UMFA bargaining unit. Applications must be received by the Joint Committee no later than this Friday, March 1 at 4pm. Forms are available on the UMFA website: umfa.ca/news/240-um-um…

Upcoming UMFA Member event: “How Your Faculty Union Works”. Check your email for details and to register.

Happy New Year! The UMFA office is open. Visit us week days between 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

Hi Folks! I'm at the UofM Faculty Assoc. in Fletcher Argue today from 9am-1pm. Come talk to me about how you can stay healthy during exam season, the importance of ventilation, pick up free KN95 masks, and enter our draw to win a gift card! Hope to see you there!

MOFA rejects political attempts to silence Manitoban academics. Read the full Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations statement here: mofa-fapum.mb.ca/mofa-rejects-p…

'Next year, the average cost of a four-year post-secondary program in Canada will rise to just over $75,000 when factoring in residence costs. This figure is forecast to rise by 39 per cent over the next 18-years, reaching $104,898 by 2041.'
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Today is the Day of Action for free and accessible post-secondary education. Join at 11 a.m. at the MB Legislature.

Happening tomorrow! Don't miss out! Check last week's Fast Facts for the meeting link. You can also email [email protected], or contact OCC Chair Jenna Tichon.

UMFA Members - mark your calendars to attend this Zoom event on November 2 at 2:30 p.m. hosted by the UMFA Organizing and Communications Committee (OCC). The meeting link was emailed earlier this week.

UMFA is holding a Zoom event Nov. 2 where faculty members and a student from the University of Illinois Chicago will share how art and activism helped them mobilize their fellow union members, forge new community connections & win significant improvements for faculty & students.

The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505 has received a strong strike mandate from its membership and is organizing an Info/Practice Picket for Wed., October 11, 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm at 421 Osborne St. S (in front for the Fort Rouge Garage). ATU would welcome your support.

Manitoba’s universities and this election – Winnipeg Free Press winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analys… via Winnipeg Free Press