UOIT Faculty Association

UOITFA requests “no board”: Ontario Tech faculty move closer to striking as university resists investing in quality education

OSHAWA, January 11, 2022—After seven months of negotiations, the union representing full-time faculty at Ontario Tech University has requested a “no-board” notice from the Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development; once issued, the countdown toward a potential strike will begin. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology Faculty Association (UOITFA) is disappointed bargaining has …

FAQ’s From and For Ontario Tech Students: How Do UOITFA Issues Affect Students?

The UOITFA has been hearing a lot of questions from students about current negotiations between the Faculty Association and University. We wanted to compile these questions to help inform students as much as possible, and address commonly asked questions the various ways faculty bargaining issues directly impact students and their learning experiences at Ontario Tech. …

Take Action to Avoid a Strike and Improve Learning Conditions at Ontario Tech: Link and Other Resources

Click here to send a letter to Ontario Tech’s Administration to help us avoid a strike and Improve Learning Conditions at Ontario Tech. Click here for a PowerPoint resource that Faculty can use to discuss the UOITFA’s 2021 Bargaining Round with our students. Click here for a short leaflet on the Take Action to Avoid …

UOITFA 2021 Strike Mandate Vote Result

OSHAWA, October 22, 2021—Members of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Faculty Association (UOITFA), which represents full-time faculty at Ontario Tech University, have voted 90% in favour of striking if the university administration refuses to agree to a fair deal. The vote comes after six months of bargaining, during which the UOITFA has been …

UOITFA Strike Mandate Vote FAQs

Strike Mandate Vote: FAQ for UOITFA Members What is a Strike Mandate? A strike mandate may not result in a strike. It is a bargaining tool that can be used to secure a better deal at the table. The UOITFA’s bargaining team must receive direct explicit empowerment from the membership to be able to carry forth …

Social Media Day of Action: September 15th 2021

The UOITFA is running a social media day of action in support of your bargaining team as they head into bargaining for the first time in the Fall Semester and we need our members to show their support! How to get involved: Draft your own tweets or posts or use the UOITFA’s pre-drafted messages. See below …

Bargaining Support: Backgrounds and Graphics for UOITFA Members

Profile Pictures: I Support Fair and Equitable Workloads I Support Retiring With Dignity I Support Equal Pay for Equal Work I Believe Research is Vital to the University Downloads of these profile pictures are available here. You can also save the link by right clicking and choosing save link as! Tip: Backgrounds will show up …

UOITFA honours and mourns the 215 Indigenous Children from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation

The UOITFA would like to honour the lives of the 215 children from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation who were taken from and never returned to their families and the countless other Indigenous children who suffered at the hands of Canada’s residential school system. We would like to hold space for those who are grieving …