Dear Colleagues, Today is exactly a year since the beginning of our forty-day job action on campus last year. This is an anniversary that, like many Members, I suspect, I am experiencing with mixed emotions. On the one hand, having given years of my best research, teaching, and service to this University, I found it […]
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Dear Colleagues, As most Members will be aware, there has been considerable and harmful controversy on campus in the past week concerning a guest lecture. Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression are implicated in any difficult speech on campus. In this context, ULFA would like to highlight some of the things Members using their Academic
ULFA Executive Statement About the Controversy on Campus Read More »
The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) supports the University of Lethbridge Graduate Association (ULGA) in its proposal for academic freedom provisions for their collective agreement. ULGA is the union representing graduate student workers on campus, and academic freedom in Canada is a contractual right. The ULGA bargaining team has been in negotiations for almost
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ULFA is giving an enthusiastic Kudos to Andrea Amelinckx for her outstanding efforts over the many years that she has been involved with ULFA. Andrea Amelinckx led ULFA through challenging times, and has demonstrated exceptional leadership in her various roles. Read more to hear about her profound dedication to ULFA Members here.
Please join us in congratulating Joy Morris, recipient of ULFA’s Sutherland Service Award at the Fall General Meeting on December 12, 2022 for her outstanding contributions to re-organizing our new Academic Staff Collective Agreement and for her crucial role as part of our Bargaining team during our last rounds of Collective Bargaining. The Sutherland Service Award is awarded to a member that provides or has provided exceptional service to the members of ULFA. Read more about her contributions here.
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Dear Members, You may have seen information around campus that on Friday, December 9th, 2022, ULFA submitted an Unfair Labour Board Complaint regarding the behaviour of the Provost and VP (Academic), in relation to what ULFA believes was harassment and intimidation of the ULFA President and other union officers at a recent meeting. ULFA is
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SNAC+, the Support Network for Academics of Colour Plus, stands in solidarity with AUPE Local 53 as they negotiate for fair working conditions.
As you may have heard, negotiations have broken down between AUPE Local 053 and the UofL BOG. We will provide more information about this process as it becomes available to us.
The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) stands in solidarity with members of Local 3912 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3912)
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