Bargaining, Campaign Assistant and OCADFA’s Future
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
Election Results
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
Nipissing Flying Pickets & OCADFA AGM
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
Negotiations, AGM and more
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
Upcoming General Meeting
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