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
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
University of Northern British Columbia Faculty Association (UNBC-FA) on strike
Members of the University of Northern British Columbia Faculty Association (UNBC-FA) went on strike on November 7th. UNBC Faculty Association President Stephen Rader has called for support to “demand the employer return to the table with a fair proposal that
Rally in Support of Rod Cumberland, November 19
A rally in support of Rod Cumberland is being organized by Friends of Rod Cumberland for Tuesday, Nov. 19, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Rod Cumberland is a wildlife biologist
AUNBT statement on dismissals at the Maritime College of Forest Technology
AUNBT is concerned about the academic freedom of colleagues teaching at the Maritime College of Forest Technology in Fredericton. Wildlife biologist Rod Cumberland was fired from his teaching position at MCFT on June 20, as reported by the CBC on
CAUT condemns dismissals at Maritime College of Forest Technology
CAUT Press Release (Ottawa – July 5, 2019) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is raising concerns about academic freedom at the Maritime College of Forest Technology in New Brunswick following the recent dismissal of two teachers. Wildlife biologist
Canadian Developments Around the Use of Student Opinion Surveys
Colleagues: There have been some recent developments in Canada with respect to the use of Student Opinion Surveys that should be of interest to members. We have prepared a report on the Kaplan arbitration decision, the OCUFA report, and the
Request for Feedback on Presidential Search
Dear AUNBT member: Over the last several weeks, AUNBT has received correspondence from members raising concerns about the processes that were recently followed for the selection of the incoming UNB President. While that process is now complete, we feel that it is
SJ: Invitation from the Human Rights and Positive Environment Office
As part of Respectful Workplace Week, the Human Rights and Positive Environment Office invites AUNBT members on the Saint John campus to attend the social at the Faculty Staff Lounge on Tuesday Sept 4, 2pm-3pm, to discuss what respectful workplace means to