Fair Dealing Week, Feb. 24 to Feb. 28, is a Canada-wide initiative intended to promote awareness and discussion of copyright issues affecting academic staff and students. The recent trade deal with the United States and Mexico has made copyright extension
Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation
AUNBT joins other Canadian university faculty associations in expressing solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation and its Hereditary Chiefs in their insistence on respect for their sovereignty over their unceded territory. We urge the federal and provincial governments involved to avoid
MAFA ratifies new collective agreement
Full-time and part-time members of the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) have voted 91% to ratify their new collective agreement. The new three-year contract includes improvements on accommodation of members with disabilities and greater job security for long-serving part-time faculty members. The
Strike ends at Mount Allison University
The Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) and Mount Allison University have reached a negotiated settlement. The strike that began on February 3 has now ended. From the MAFA press release of Saturday February 8: The six-day strike of full- and
Rally in support of PTSU
PTSU (Professional Technical Staff Union) Local 60551 is in ongoing first contract negotiations with UNB. As you may be aware, they do not yet have their first collective agreement after having been at the bargaining table for the past 6
Mount Allison Faculty Association on Strike
Picket lines went up in Sackville on Monday February 3, as full-time and part-time faculty and librarians at Mount Allison University began job action after seven months of trying to negotiate new full-time and part-time collective agreements. The key issues