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Don’t Put The Hook to OCADU Professional Academic Librarians

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The campaign in support of OCADU’s librarians is ramping up. On May 4th, 2021 four senior academic librarians who work at OCAD University were laid off (as of June 1, 2021) because the Administration has decided to restructure the library.   Together, the four people who lost their jobs in the middle of a pandemic have   …Continue Reading


Negotiations Update: Interest Arbitration Award

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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


Indigenous Education Network Response to CAUT Censure of University of Toronto

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OCADFA Monthly Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 3 (April 2021)

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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


Negotiations Update – Heading to Arbitration

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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