Hi everyone – I know the semester is really heating up, so I’ll keep this note even briefer than usual. However, there are two things I need to mention. 1) Nipissing flying pickets: When strikes start to drag on, moral support from other associations becomes increasingly important. For this reason, both the provincial and national …Continue Reading
Hello everyone – As many of you know, Thursday’s Negotiations Mandate meeting was just the start of a whirlwind month for the Faculty Association, as we prepare for negotiations while getting ready for our AGM at the end of November. So I want to offer some further information about those points, as well as say …Continue Reading
Dear OCADFA Members: A General Meeting of the OCADFA Membership will take place from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on October 29th to, first, finalize the list of items to be negotiated in the upcoming round of OCADU/OCADFA Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) and, second, elect the Members of the OCADFA Negotiations Committee. (A call to …Continue Reading
Hello everyone: On this beautiful—if humid—Labour Day weekend, I’d like to take a moment to remind you of this holiday’s significance. As CAUT says in their Labour Day statement, the impact of the labour movement over the years has reached far beyond organized labour, to create a more equitable society for all. Maternity and parental leave, …Continue Reading
Hello everyone! To everyone new to OCAD University: welcome. And to everyone returning: welcome back. A lot has been happening over the summer, starting with Christine Bovis-Cnossen leaving for Thompson Rivers University (in the interior of British Columbia) and the announcement from Gayle Nicoll that she won’t seek renewal as Dean of Design, and we’ll …Continue Reading