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SUMMARY:Joint Special Membership Assembly
DESCRIPTION:“Queen’s is an important partner in Kingston’s local and regional community. Our students\, faculty\, and staff learn\, work\, and live here\, contributing to a strong economy\, vibrant arts and culture\, and increased health and wellbeing.”\n-Queen’s University Local Impact statement\n\nDear QUFA Members\,\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nWe\, the joint Executive Committees of a substantial majority of all unionized workers at Queen’s University\, are writing to invite our members and the Queen’s Community to join us at a Joint Special Membership Assembly on April 4th\, at 12:00 pm\, in the ARC main gym. At this historic event\, we will be making an important announcement together.\n  \n\nThis year\, Queen’s is facing a budget deficit as a result of years of provincial government underfunding and tuition freezes. As we all know\, budgets are political documents\, and it is not lost on us that the current “crisis” suddenly appeared when Queen’s is either actively bargaining or preparing to bargain with nearly every unionized worker on campus. Like many of our neighbours in Kingston and across Ontario\, we(1) recently had our wages illegally suppressed under Bill 124. That these are the first contracts to be negotiated following that unconstitutional law’s repeal is also not lost on us.\n\n  \nThe more we all see and learn about how Queen’s decides to present its financial situation and prioritize its spending for the coming years\, the more we doubt the administration’s claims and motivation. Their responses to the budget deficit threaten to cause immediate and long-lasting economic damage\, not only to our members and their families\, but to the broader Kingston community — our community — by way of layoffs\, a hiring freeze\, non-renewals\, and loss of real-wages in a continuing\, and very real\, cost of living crisis. Queen’s University is the largest employer in Kingston. United\, the members of our unions represent almost 5\,000 workers in this community. We will not let Queen’s address its deficit crisis on our backs: an injury to our members is an injury to the entire Kingston community.\n\n  \nAs the majority of our members prepare to enter bargaining\, we stand together to declare that as workers and community members we cannot and will not be the ones to finance the budget shortfall by continuing to sacrifice our purchasing power and our jobs. Queen’s has to engage with the unions to ensure our members\, their workers\, can afford a reasonable standard of living and can continue to contribute to a vibrant Kingston community.\n\n  \nOur solidarity is our strength\, and we plan to demonstrate that on April 4th and every day until we all get a fair contract.\n\n  \nSincerely\,\n\nCUPE 229\, CUPE 254\, CUPE 1302\, ONA 067\, OPSEU 452\, PSAC 901\, USW 2010\, QUFA\n\n  \n(1) QUFA was one of the few unions in Ontario to avoid the unconstitutional wage moderation imposed by Bill 124.\n\n\nAfter the Assembly\, please join us for a social at the University Club at 4pm.
URL:https://qufa.ca/event/joint-special-membership-assembly-inter-union/
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SUMMARY:Joint Members Assembly Social
DESCRIPTION:QUFA and its Political Action and Communications Committee (PACC) invites all workers at Queen’s to celebrate the historic Joint Member Assembly at the University Club on April 4th at 4pm. Drinks and snacks will be provided.
URL:https://qufa.ca/event/joint-members-assembly-social/
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SUMMARY:QUFA Spring General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE OF THE 2024 QUFA SPRING GENERAL MEETING (SGM) \nDear QUFA Members\, \nThis is the official notice for the QUFA Spring General Meeting. Please see below for details\, including important information about elections. \nSincerely\, \nChantal Brunette (QUFA Secretary) with QUFA Staff \n*Originally sent to the QUFA membership via email on April 5\, 2024. \n2024 SGM Meeting Details \nThe QUFA Spring General Meeting will be held on Friday April 19\, 2024 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm via Zoom. \nPlease RSVP to Elizabeth Polnicky at ep43@queensu.ca to receive the Zoom link. The deadline to RSVP to attend the SGM is April 17 at 3pm. \nAs per Article 5(iii) of the QUFA Constitution\,  you will receive a full agenda package via email one week prior to the meeting. \n2024 Executive Committee Elections \nQUFA is holding elections for some Executive Committee positions at the SGM. The policy for virtual elections can be found here: https://qufa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024_01-QUFA-Policies-Protocols.pdf (Section 1\, Policy 8). \nIn accordance with By-Law No. 1 (A\, iii)\, nominations close one week prior to the meeting. Candidate statements will be included with the agenda package next week. \nTo vote in elections\, you must be an Association Member who has sent an email RSVP to Elizabeth by April 17 at 3pm. Everyone paying dues to QUFA is part of the Bargaining Unit (covered by the Collective Agreement)\, but you must fill out a Membership Form to be an Association Member which allows you to vote in Executive Committee elections. If you have already filled out a Membership Form in the past\, you don’t need to do it again. An online Membership Form is available here: https://qufa.ca/membership-form/ \nAssociation Members who RSVP before April 17 at 3pm will receive Simply Voting ballots via email the day of the meeting and the election will open and close during the meeting. This information\, plus additional information\, will be included with the full agenda package on April 12. \nSee candidate statements here: https://qufa.ca/election-candidates/
URL:https://qufa.ca/event/qufa-spring-general-meeting-sgm/
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