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Announcements: QUFA Summer Hours - Please note that the QUFA office will be closed on Fridays, June 28- August 30 inclusive. We will also be short-staffed from time to time to accommodate staff vacations and appreciate your patience during this period.
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Announcements: UPP Consent Achieved - Dear Colleagues, Another significant milestone has been achieved towards the creation of the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP). We are extremely pleased to share that the required consent threshold has been surpassed at Queen’s University, enabling the conversion to the UPP to proceed. UPP consent thresholds were also met at → Learn More
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Announcements: QUFA-Queen’s University Collective Agreement information links - Dear Members, Please note that the new QUFA-Queen’s University Collective Agreement begins on May 1st, 2019.  Due to the unique nature of bargaining in December, as a result of the UPP consent process, MOAs were signed with the intention to update the relevant articles of the Collective Agreement in the → Learn More
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QUFA Voices: May, 2019 - Download May 2019 QUFA Voices here
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Announcements: QUFA President Kayll Lake discusses the Ford government initiative to reduce salaries of Professors earning income and pension at the same time. -  
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Announcements: Mandatory Retirement in the Post-Secondary Sector - (Letter from Michael Conlon, Executive Director OCUFA (April 15, 2019) Dear colleagues, Following our review of the budget document on Friday, we have been further looking into the details of the different provisions and changes in the Ontario budget bill. We have identified a new amendment to the Ministry of → Learn More

Announcements: QUFA Summer Hours

Please note that the QUFA office will be closed on Fridays, June 28- August 30 inclusive. We will also be short-staffed from time to time to accommodate staff vacations and appreciate your patience during this period.

QUFA Digest Emails: July 2019

Dear Members, A few matters have arisen that we want to bring to your attention. University Pension Plan Consent: The phase for non-union members of the Queen’s Pension Plan to consent and for retirees to object to moving to the UPP has ended. Sufficient consent was received from pension plan → Learn More

Announcements: UPP Consent Achieved

Dear Colleagues, Another significant milestone has been achieved towards the creation of the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP). We are extremely pleased to share that the required consent threshold has been surpassed at Queen’s University, enabling the conversion to the UPP to proceed. UPP consent thresholds were also met at → Learn More

Announcements: Farewell Ramneek

After many years of proudly serving the QUFA Membership, Ramneek decided it was time to move on to seek new opportunities.

Announcements: Mandatory Retirement in the Post-Secondary Sector

(Letter from Michael Conlon, Executive Director OCUFA (April 15, 2019) Dear colleagues, Following our review of the budget document on Friday, we have been further looking into the details of the different provisions and changes in the Ontario budget bill. We have identified a new amendment to the Ministry of → Learn More

Announcements: Pension Information Packages: Clarification

Dear QUFA Members, You recently received a notice package explaining your current pension status and comparing the Queen’s plan with the University Pension Plan under development. Many people have inquired about the difference in the value of their pension reported in these packages with the value projected in our annual → Learn More

Announcements: Adjunct Scholarly Fund deadline Monday June 3, 2019

Dear Adjunct Faculty Members, This fund will provide support either in the form of salary stipends or a grant (provided through a research/professional development account) for scholarly and creative work or professional development undertaken by eligible Adjunct Members.  Link to Faculty Relations Office – Fund for Scholarly Research and Creative → Learn More

QUFA Digest Emails: March 2019

QUFA Annual Event: This year, instead of a lecture, QUFA is hosting a workshop on “Illness and Disability: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Future” on April 16, 2-3:30pm, University Club. There is more information on the topics and presenters here. Please RSVP to Elizabeth Polnicky at ep43@queensu.ca. QUFA Spring General → Learn More

Announcements: Ratification Results

We are very pleased to announce that 96% of QUFA members of the Queen’s Pension Plan who voted said yes to convert the pension and renew the collective agreement. This represents 75% of all Queen’s Pension Plan Members in QUFA. This is a clear mandate to move forward and build → Learn More

Announcements: QUFA Pension News: Toronto & Guelph Faculty Vote Yes to the UPP

The University of Toronto Faculty Association concluded its vote to consent to convert to the University Pension Plan. 93.8% of those who voted said “Yes” (see here for more details: https://www.utfa.org/content/utfa-members-vote-yes-upp). The University of Toronto Faculty Association will grant its consent to convert the pension. In addition, faculty at the University → Learn More