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
The OCADFA Monthly Newsletter keeps you in the know with information about our Association’s activity, articles that address emerging membership issues, and details about our involvement in coalitions and broader campaigns. If there’s something you want covered in our newsletter, or you want to contribute a piece, please contact Mary Eileen Wennekers at ocadfavp@gmail.com. OCADFA MATTERS Information about …Continue Reading
The OCADFA Monthly Newsletter keeps you in the know with information about our Association’s activity, articles that address emerging membership issues, and details about our involvement in coalitions and broader campaigns. If there’s something you want covered in our newsletter, or you want to contribute a piece, please contact Mary Eileen Wennekers at ocadfavp@gmail.com. OCADFA MATTERS Information about our …Continue Reading
It’s time for OCAD University’s budgetary priorities to match its mission statement. We need a budget that prioritizes community over capital. The OCAD U 2020/21 Alternative Budget, produced by OCADFA speaks to the need to reinvest in OCAD U and offers concrete mechanisms to do so. Our Alternative Budget proposes viable changes to the operating budget that re-centres the …Continue Reading
Memorandum of Understanding, Sessional Training for Remote Delivery (PDF) OCADFA and OCAD U reached an agreement on June 24, 2020 to provide paid training in online teaching for sessional faculty preparing to deliver curriculum for the 2020-21 academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The voluntary professional training opportunity offers a one-time payment of $650.00 after …Continue Reading