On March 18, 2020, in a message regarding COVID-19 measures at UNB, we informed members of an informal agreement between AUNBT and UNB that Winter 2020 Student Opinion Surveys (SOS) results will not be used in future assessments and will
CAUT welcomes new measures for post-secondary students
(Ottawa, 22 April 2020) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) welcomes today’s announcement by the federal government of new supports for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The financial support initially provided through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
Assessment deferral
Dear Colleagues, UNB and AUNBT have agreed that in light of potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic work of full-time (all streams) and contract academic employees and on their upcoming assessments, colleagues shall have the right to
Resolved: AUNBT email issues
This has been resolved by our email provider. Monday March 23: we are noticing issues with sending and receiving email from/to our @aunbt.ca addresses. These difficulties are not specific to AUNBT and are affecting an email server hosted in Toronto.
CAUT: Quebec urged to reverse decision to suspend teachers’ collective agreements
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is calling on the government of Quebec to reverse its decision to suspend the collective bargaining agreements for teachers in the province. Teachers were notified by email that agreements were no longer considered
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
FNBFA and CAUT on Performance Based Funding
The Federation of New Brunswick Faculty Associations (FNBFA) has released a Position Paper on the Implementation of Performance-based Funding in New Brunswick Public Universities (January 2020). Also of interest is CAUT’s review of performance based funding in higher education (October