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Nearly 1000 DFA members will be put to the picket lines tmr 930 am by @DalhousieU. A first for Canada's research intensive universities. Reckless move by the Board - jeopardizing the fall term, ruining relations with faculty for years. Join the picket lines to #keepdalstrong

@reggcohn Excellent column, just a note to not forget the massive $670M OSAP funding cuts that happened the same year as the tuition cuts: @OCUFA ocufa.on.ca/assets/OCUFA-b…, more than saved by students. @CFSON says this has continued cfsontario.ca/2022/04/29/bud… and cfsontario.ca/wp-content/upl…

Protect the Public Post Office! Tell your member of parliament to stand up and protect our public postal service, and its jobs, before it’s too late. cupw.ca/en/campaigns-a… #HandsOffMyPostOffice #SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli

Read @UOITFA's update on Ontario Tech's government mandated efficiency and accountability review. OCUFA invites all our member organizations to be in touch with updates about similar reviews at their institutions. #onpoli #onpse uoitfa.ca/uoitfa-update-…

Durham College Partial Load Registry & OPSEU Part-Time Welcome Town Hall Meeting mailchi.mp/opseu354/barga…

'We’re very angry’: Students, faculty at @WesternU protest proposed privatization deal with @Navitas with @PSAC610, @UWOSA, @CUPE2361 we all say #NoToNavitasUWO at #UWO in #LndOnt h/t @CtvNewsLondon ctvnews.ca/london/article…

Sign in support of professors and librarians fighting for a fair and equitable collective agreement! #cuasaWorks actionnetwork.org/petitions/supp…

Take a few minutes to read this important piece; and then think about the analyses’ implications! @honorbrabazon ✊🏾 @ocufa✊🏾

Wrote this piece on the significance of the York cuts: 'In a democratic society a university is not a “business” that sells degrees. It can serve as a bulwark against disinformation and against manipulation of the population by powerful interests.' @OCUFA @CAUT_ACPPU @YUFAyorku

Now is the time for the provincial government to provide the necessary funding to stop current proposed program cuts and layoffs and to chart out a more sustainable funding model for the sector going forward. #onpse campuscoalition.org/post/2025-02-2…

Today (Fri. 7 Mar. 2025): PACC presents AI, Austerity, and Pedagogy: Generating Change in Postsecondary Education Through Data: A Panel Discussion. 2.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m., George Teves Room, University Club, or via Zoom. RSVP: ep43@queensu.ca.

@YUFAyorku ✊ @utfaculty ✊@OCUFA ✊

CORRECTION. Great article by Dr. @honorbrabazon who works at St. Jerome's College at @UWaterloo Thanks to faculty association colleagues across the country standing with YUFA. #UnionStrong #SavePSE

York United for Equity and Against (reckless) Austerity. #WeAReYorkU #WeRiseTogether

✊ Take action and say #NoToNavitasUWO! Faculty, staff, and students deserve a say in decisions that impact our university’s future. Sign and share the petition to oppose the @WesternU + @Navitas partnership: change.org/p/no-navitas-a…

Many important questions re: @WesternU + @Navitas partnership answered in our new FAQ for the campus community! 🔗 in Bio. #SayNoToNavitasUWO

“The international enrolment was just to keep us afloat,” she said. “We can’t blame the federal government for capping that. We have to look to the provincial government to fund us for the domestic students. barrietoday.com/local-news/geo…

Nova Scotia has proposed legislation increasing political interference in universities. Political interference in education isn’t just an American phenomenon. It’s alive and well in Canada too. Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities.

Reminder: PC Parachute Candidate Chris Scott Failed Northern Ontario once already.   Doug Ford’s hand-picked candidate for Sault Ste. Marie oversaw the financial collapse of Laurentian University from his senior position at the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.   #OnPoli

The Ontario election is Thurs. 27 Feb. 2025. Send a message to the party leaders asking them to commit to ensuring more student loans become grants, making university education affordable for all Ontarians @OCUFA #ONpoli #ONPSE: ocufa.on.ca/campaigns/onta…