On behalf of the UOIT Faculty Association, we would like to extend our commendation on the agreement reached between Ontario Tech University and the pro-Palestinian student encampment protesters. We would like to express our gratitude to the student protesters who reminded us of the importance of peaceful protest, freedom of expression, and speaking out on …
The UOIT Faculty Association defends the right to free expression and assembly and academic freedom on our campus at Ontario Tech and we call on all members of our Ontario Tech community to work to ensure that all students, faculty, and staff on our campus—regardless of their position on current or any other world conflicts—are …
Ontario Tech University and the UOITFA are pleased to announce that the parties have agreed to a process for addressing and/or removing inappropriate comments from student course feedback surveys. This process stems from a set of recommendations that came from the joint Student Course Feedback Surveys working group. The final report and recommendations of that …
What is Bill 26 Bill 26, the Strengthening Post-Secondary Institutions and Students Act, comes into effect July 1st, 2023, and amends prior acts by setting out rules respecting sexual misconduct toward students by employees of universities and colleges in Ontario. Bill 26 expands the definition of sexual misconduct and/or harassment that triggers the requirement for …
On April 6, the UOITFA sent a member via flying picket to Charlottetown. By then the University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association had been on strike for 18 days. Each day of the strike faculty walked the length of the campus boundary on University Avenue. The winter weather may have been biting, but the …
By Dr. Toba Bryant In early November, Ontario was on the brink of a general strike when the Ford government pass Bill 28 imposed a contract on education workers that would have restricted their incomes – already the lowest in the education system — for four years. The government invoked the notwithstanding clause denying them …
The UOITFA has recently created new resources for our members including new digital backgrounds and a new profile picture for members to use in online meetings and on other virtual platforms. UOITFA Meeting Background 1 UOITFA Meeting Background 2 UOITFA Meeting Background 3 UOITFA Profile Picture Tip: To save the picture to your computer, click …
Fair Employment Week, taking place this year from October 17th to 21st, is CAUT’s (Canadian Association of University Teachers) annual campaign to raise awareness about precarious employment on campuses and support local organizing to improve the working conditions of contract academic staff. More information on CAUT’s Fair Employment Week can be found here. Join the …