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
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