Following two days of Interest Arbitration, months of mediation, and over a year of bargaining, we are pleased to announce significant gains in our Memorandum of Agreement, especially in the areas of Sessional and Teaching Intensive Stream job security and in equity hiring and retention. This Award adds to the improvements to TA/RA allocation already …Continue Reading
OCADFA acknowledges the sacred land on which we live and work. For over 15,000 years this land has been home to Indigenous people who have lived and continue to live in relation with the land in ways that have been proven to be ecologically sustainable and vital, and that deepen our humanity by honouring our relations. This land …Continue Reading
Dear OCADFA, On April 23, 2021, Delegates to the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Council voted to censure the University of Toronto because of the Administration’s failure to resolve concerns regarding academic freedom stemming from a hiring scandal in the Faculty of Law. “When reviewing all the evidence, CAUT Council delegates concluded that the …Continue Reading
Yesterday, our Negotiations Chair sent the following update to the OCADFA membership: Dear OCADFA members, I am writing with an update on our current negotiations. For over a year, OCADFA’s bargaining team has represented our collective interests to secure a new contract. We secured a mandate from you and have worked hard to ensure we …Continue Reading