We Believe Survivors at UOIT

We were shocked, saddened and shamed by recent news of one survivor’s experience with UOIT. How could something like this happen? Our hearts are with the courageous survivor that shone her light on this appalling incident. Now that we are aware of this, it is imperative that we work to improve our responses so survivors …

[PETITION] Teaching Faculty Workload at UOIT

Please show support for Teaching Faculty by signing on to their letter below.   President McTiernan, This Fall will mark half a year of negotiations between Teaching Faculty and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). We want to be clear that we made every effort possible to reason with this institution and are …

Student Course Evaluation Working Group Final Report

At a special joint committee meeting of the UOITFA and UOIT, the following final report and recommendations were approved. While more work remains to be done in implementing the recommendations, this concludes the activities of the working group set out in Letter of Understanding #4 Re Student Course Evaluation Working Group in the 2015-18 Tenured …

Bargaining Update (July 11 2017)

May was a very busy and productive month of bargaining; we achieved a lot in this time, and have signed-off on most of our non-monetary proposals. The outstanding issues are office space and the definition of the bargaining unit. We have otherwise made some great gains in language on what is categorized as non-monetary Articles. Should …

Student Course Evaluations – A UOITFA Position Paper

Student Course Evaluation Working Group UOITFA Position Statement Summer 2016 The UOITFA has identified the use, storage and value of student opinion surveys (SOS) as a significant priority. A number of studies have been produced on this topic; while debate on the usefulness of these as a measure of teaching effectiveness abounds, virtually all scholarship …

Violence, Sexual Violence, Harassment and Discrimination: Experiences from the UOIT Context

Abstract: What follows is a brief piece outlining the UOIT Faculty Association’s ongoing concerns surrounding harassment and discrimination at UOIT, and the Administration’s initiatives to create an umbrella violence, sexual violence, harassment and discrimination policy. Previous survey results indicate 47% of responding members have experienced and/or witnessed harassment and discrimination in their workplace. As such, …