Dear Members, It has been quite a while since I updated you with news of “progress” concerning OCADU/OCADFA Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) negotiations. This is, in part, because of a lack of progress. However, I feel I must provide a follow-up to the recent “Message from Interim, Vice-President Academic, Dr. Gillian Siddall” on current bargaining” …Continue Reading
Hello everyone – This post is just a brief note about some upcoming events and issues. The most important of these events is the Sessionals-only bargaining meeting, Thursday March 10 at 6 pm in Room 230 of 100 McCaul. The purpose of this meeting is for sessionals to provide further input into negotiations for the …Continue Reading
Hello OCADFA members – This post addresses three specific points: (1) some follow-up on last month’s “Town Hall”; (2) workload complaints; and (3) avoiding abusive meetings. Follow-up on Sara Diamond’s January Town Hall All budgets are zero-sum scenarios: more money spent on item A means less money available for item B. This is the significance …Continue Reading
Hello Everyone – Here we are at the start of a new semester, which means it’s time for me to remind one and all: Research and Teaching Assistants, Technicians, Academic Counsellors, Contract Instructors, Permanent Instructors and Program Chairs—all can count on OCADFA for representation in grievances and at negotiations. So, if you have problems or …Continue Reading
Hello everyone: Here are the results of the OCADFA election, as acclaimed at this morning’s annual general meeting. Frederick Burbach (associate professor, Design) is returned as vice-president; Chris Bennell (technician) is returned as secretary/treasurer; Kathleen Morris (TIS, Design) is elected as director; and Eric Steenbergen (technician) is elected as director. Thanks to everyone who turned …Continue Reading