Current Members

This section offers information pertaining to members of the Faculty, Librarians, and Archivists Bargaining Unit, governed by the 2008 - 2011 Collective Agreement. This includes Tenure or Tenure-Track Faculty, Continuing Track/Continuing Librarians and Archivists, Non-Renewable Appointees, Non-Renewable Replacement Appointees, Special Appointees, Term Adjuncts, Initial or Renewable Adjuncts, Continuing Adjuncts, Special Term Adjuncts. Membership is defined by Article 25.

• QUFA Membership Information and Form
• Years of Experience (YOE) Guidelines
• Interim Protocol on How to Deal with Threats from Students
• Pension Information
• Benefits
  • Tuition Support Plan
    • For a list of recognized postsecondary institutions in Canada please visit The Canadian Information Centre for International Credientials (CICIC) website
  • Child Care Benefit
  • Professional Expense Reimbursement
  • Dental: Please note that the University will be paying 100% of dental plan premiums as of May 1, 2009. See Article 42.6.2(e) of the Collective Agreement.
• Archived information on Sessional Adjuncts - The appointment category "Sessional Adjunct" no longer exists. For appointments that are not Continuing, please refer to the provisions for Term Adjuncts in the new collective agreement, noting in particular Articles 25 and 32.

Prospective Faculty

This section offers information for Prospective Faculty. QUFA welcomes you; we would be happy to answer any questions you might have regarding appointments processes and/or any other employment conditions.

• CAUT Handbook for Prospective Faculty
• The Faculty Recruitment and Support Office

Retirees

This section offers information for Retired Faculty. Please call the QUFA office if you have specific questions about Retiree benefits.

• Retirees' Association of Queen's
• CAUT Services for Retirees

Know Your Collective Agreement

The Know Your CA series are documents explaining various aspects of the 2008 collective agreement which we hope you will find informative. The topics covered are:

• Adjunct Processes - Adjunct Appointment, Reappointment, and Promotion
• Leaves
• Surveillance and Privacy
• Tuition and Child Care Benefits
• Workload Standards
• Compensation and Benefits
• Patents
• Copyright
• Renewal Tenure and Promotion Processes - From the Perspective of a Committee Member
• Harassment
• Merit
• Renewal, Tenure and Promotion Processes - From the Perspective of an Applicant (Tenure-track/Tenured)
• Financial Exigency
• Illness and Disability

CAUT Advisories

• Intellectual Property Advisory: Fair Dealing - January, 2009
• Protecting the Privacy of Personal Health Information - October, 2008
• US Customs Searches of Electronic Devices - September 17, 2008