The ULFA Executive has joined unions from across Alberta in signing the Common Front Alberta Solidarity Pact. This pact commits ULFA to supporting unions against any attacks by the government preventing the right to strike. We are committed to standing in solidarity with organized labour, and know the value of this support from our own […]
Dear Members, ULFA has recently had a vacancy arise on the Study Leave Relocation Committee and is seeking a Member to participate on this committee. This is for a term ending June 30th, 2025. The committee’s work is defined in the application package here. An initial call for submissions for Members on study leave over 2025-2026 has
Member Needed to Serve on Study Leave Relocation Committee Read More »
We have many positions to fill, so we ask that you take a moment to look at the open vacancies. In an effort to make sure that ULFA continues to be an inclusive place, representative of the membership, we are looking for ULFA Members from underrepresented groups, particularly those with senior experience, to fill a number
Nominations for the 2025-2026 year are now open! Read More »
On January 24, 2025, the ULFA negotiation team contacted the Board’s negotiation team to see if sufficient proposals (Articles) were available for the scheduled January 29 and 31 negotiation sessions. The two teams mutually agreed to cancel these bargaining dates and use the time to instead continue developing proposals. The Board had previously cancelled the
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining – Cancelled Dates Read More »
The Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their eighteenth and nineteenth bargaining sessions toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA) on January 20 and 22, 2025. Two ULFA members attended as observers, one on each of the two days. Teaching obligations required two ULFA negotiating team members to be absent for a portion of
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining January 20 & 22, 2025 Read More »
On January 16th and 17th, 2025, ULFA hosted its seventh and eighth Bargaining Town Halls in the current round of negotiations toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). Both town halls focused on proposals presented by the ULFA and Board negotiating teams on what a new Teaching Professor rank could look like and how it could be introduced. After a
Report on Bargaining Town Halls of January 16 & 17, 2025 Read More »
On December 19, 2024 the Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their seventeenth bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). The session began with renewed discussion of an Article 4 issue regarding the role and scope of activities of inactive ULFA members who serve as appointed representatives of academic staff on the
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining December 19, 2024 Read More »
On December 3 and 4, 2024, the Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their fifteenth and sixteenth bargaining sessions toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). Teaching obligations and other commitments required that these be half-day sessions and that some ULFA team members be absent for portions of the sessions. One ULFA Member observer
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining December 3 & 4, 2024 Read More »
December 6th marks the 35th Anniversary of the murder 14 women at the Polytechnique Montréal. Canada has marked this date as a day of remembrance and action on violence against women. While there have been numerous campaigns to address gender-based violence, including the current UN campaign to eliminate violence against women and girls (November 25-December
ULFA Statement for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Read More »
On November 26, 2024 the Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their fourteenth bargaining session toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). Teaching obligations required two ULFA team members to be absent for portions of the session. The session began with discussion seeking to clarify which aspects of the ASCA’s Article 11 provisions addressing
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining November 26, 2024 Read More »
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