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Bulletin: Sessionals – Expression of Interest for 2023-24

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Deadline for Expression of Interest for Sessional Instructors due on February 1st, 2023. Click below for more details (mobile-friendly) Interactive PDF version (accessible)


Dispatch – Year End 2022

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In This Issue: President’s Note. 1 Negotiations report/update: Bill 124. 3 Call for Action: “Repeal, don’t appeal Bill 124”. 4 Negotiations report/update for the upcoming round. 4 CORE FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIZING.. 4 JHSC report/update. 5 Right of Reappointment – Teaching Reviews. 5 VP Report/Sessionals Count! Update. 6 Grievance report/update. 7 President’s Note  In our November   …Continue Reading


Job Posting: Communications and Membership Engagement Coordinator

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Posted: November 14, 2022 Deadline: December 5, 2022 Position Title: Communications and Membership Engagement Coordinator Position Type: Temporary, Part Time (16 weeks, 14 hours per week) Employer: OCADFA Compensation: $45/hr, plus 4% vacation and 7% in lieu of benefits Workplace Environment: Union, OCAD Faculty Association Workplace Location: Online, some in person (OCAD University campus –   …Continue Reading


Solidarity Statement on Uprising in Iran

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. OCADFA writes this statement of solidarity in honor and recognition of Mahsa/Zhina Amini. a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who died while in the custody of the “Morality Police” in Tehran on 16 September 2022.  Mahsa was arrested for not properly wearing the government’s mandatory hijab and was severely beaten while under arrest. Although the   …Continue Reading


Call for Disability Caucus Members

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. The newly formed OCADFA Disability Caucus is inviting new membership from OCADFA disability members and allies. Acknowledging the intersectional nature of OCADFA disability membership, our intention is to advance equity by establishing inclusive, accessible, and welcoming disability hiring, comprehensive disability accommodation, and by attending to disability member retention. . Many disability faculty are not   …Continue Reading