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QUFA’s Purpose - QUFA is the exclusive bargaining agent for all faculty, librarians, and archivists at Queen’s University and Queen’s Theological College. The Association’s aims are to promote the interests of academic staff, including faculty, librarians and archivists; to promote equity in recruitment and hiring of academic staff; to promote a positive working → Learn More
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Announcements: Nominations for QUFA Committees are Open! - Please contact Nominations Committee Chair, Lynne Hanson (lh2 at queensu.ca) if you’re interested in serving on any QUFA Committees or in representing your unit on Council. A full list of Committees and Council units is here.
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Announcements: Bargaining has Started! - Please bookmark the Bargaining page to keep up to date with negotiations for a new Collective Agreement. The current Collective Agreement expires 30 April 2015.
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Bargaining Alerts: Collective Bargaining Has Begun (#1) - Dear Members, As you may know, QUFA and Queen’s have begun to negotiate a new Collective Agreement. Please find the first Bargaining Alert with an update on those negotiations attached to this email. If you have questions or concerns to share with Elizabeth Hanson, Chief Negotiator, please reply to this → Learn More
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Announcements: Office Closed on March 4th - Due to ongoing utility repairs the QUFA office will be closed on Wednesday (March 4), QUFA staff will be working offsite and are available by email should you require immediate assistance.

Announcements: Bargaining has Started!

Please bookmark the Bargaining page to keep up to date with negotiations for a new Collective Agreement. The current Collective Agreement expires 30 April 2015.

Announcements: Office Closed on March 4th

Due to ongoing utility repairs the QUFA office will be closed on Wednesday (March 4), QUFA staff will be working offsite and are available by email should you require immediate assistance.

QUFA Digest Emails: January 2015

1. Migration to “Microsoft Exchange Online” Email and Calendaring: QUFA is working to get you more information about what moving email and calendar functions to Microsoft’s Office 365 means for Faculty, Librarians and Archivists before the opt-out date of 28 January. Please stay tuned to the Events page and QUFA → Learn More

Announcements: QUFA Supports National Adjunct Week

Dear Colleagues, The casualization of the workforce, where employers replace permanent, full-time positions with temporary, part-time jobs with less pay and few, if any, benefits is a growing international trend. In Canada, about one third of all academic staff in post-secondary institutions are now hired on a per course or → Learn More

QUFA Digest Emails: November, 2014

1. QUFA is Preparing to Bargain a New Collective Agreement: The current contract between Queen’s and QUFA expires April 2015. The QUFA Bargaining Team wants to hear from you about issues of concern. Please join us November 24 for a discussion about Pension Options – all welcome! The meeting is → Learn More

QUFA Digest Emails: October, 2014

1. QUFA-CAUT Lunch & Learn Drop-in for Term Adjuncts and Allies: Join us on Tuesday, 28 October, 11am-1pm, West Lake View Room (University Club) to learn and talk about the rights of Term Adjuncts at Queen’s. This event is in honour of Fair Employment Week. Lunch and refreshments will be → Learn More

QUFA Digest Emails: September, 2014

Welcome to the new term! The Digest resumes as a monthly email highlighting information of interest to QUFA Members. 1. QUFA Council Rep Training Tomorrow: If you’re a new or returning Unit Representative to QUFA Council, please join us tomorrow (Friday) at 12-2pm at the University Club (lower level) for → Learn More

QUFA Digest Emails: May, 2014

1. Feminist Transformative Leadership in the Academy Workshop, May 23, Toronto Westin Harbour Castle: There are spaces available for this Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association (OCUFA) event. Please see here for more details. 2. QUFA Bargaining Protocol Advisory Group: As we will begin negotiating the next Collective Agreement in → Learn More