ULFA Members joined hundreds of others on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 for a rally to support CUPE education support workers. Six thousand education support workers are on strike across the province and ULFA is proud to stand in solidarity with these striking workers. ULFA has recently signed onto the Common Front Alberta Solidarity Pact a commitment to collective […]
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
February is Black History Month in Canada and across the world. The theme for 2025 is “Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations.” At a time when long-overdue equity initiatives are already coming under direct threat from various quarters, including within the post-secondary sector, it is essential to celebrate our diversity, to
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
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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 »
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 12 and 20, 2024, ULFA hosted its fifth and sixth Bargaining Town Halls in this round of negotiations toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). Both town halls began with a brief update on the overall progress of bargaining to date and a reminder of the membership-approved ULFA bargaining mandate, which can
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ULFA Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The United Nations has designated November 25th as the day to mark the ongoing campaign to eliminate violence against women and girls. The global figures are staggering: in 2023, a woman or a girl was killed, on average, every 10 minutes by
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November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, first observed on this day in 1999 to memorialize Rita Hester and Chenelle Pickett, both transgender African American women who were murdered in Boston in the 1990s. Transgender people continue to be subjected to some of the highest rates of sexual harassment and violence in Canada and
ULFA Statement for the Transgender Day of Remembrance Read More »
On October 31 and November 1, 2024, the Board and ULFA negotiating teams held their twelfth and thirteenth bargaining sessions toward a new Academic Staff Collective Agreement (ASCA). For the October 31 session, one ULFA member joined as an observer, and the ULFA Labour Relations Officer attended as a resource person for part of November
ULFA Update on Collective Bargaining October 31 & November 1, 2024 Read More »
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