Queen's University Faculty Association – Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Dear Members, 1) QUFA Workshop: “Off” Duty but Still Accountable? – Join us to learn more about why employers concern themselves with employee’s private lives and what consequences this can have for employees. Jessica Greenwood and Geoff Dunlop, Raven Law, will reflect on fact scenarios to illustrate the principles at → Learn More
Dear QUFA Members, Please be advised of the following deadlines. The deadline for submitting an application for QUFA Tuition Support is February 28. More information and the application form may be found on the here. The deadline for submitting an application for Childcare Support Plan is February 1. More information → Learn More
Dear Adjunct Faculty Members, Please read these instructions carefully and use the updated on-line form, noting that this is now a fillable PDF application. The link for the guidelines and the application, as well as COVID-19 updates are listed below. The Fund for Scholarly Research and Creative Work and Professional Development (Adjuncts) will → Learn More
Dear QUFA Member, I hope that the return to classes has gone smoothly for you. As you might imagine the QUFA Staff have been quite busy assisting members who require accommodations in order to comply with the recent requirements that our employer has mandated. I especially want to acknowledge the → Learn More
Dear QUFA Member Since the spring QUFA has worked hard advocating for all our Members, negotiating Memoranda of Understanding, and holding the University’s feet to the fire to prepare for a safe return to in-person classes; something we jointly agreed was a shared goal for the fall term. It will → Learn More
Dear QUFA Member, Late last week, the university finally published their “Teaching Space Ventilation Review” on their ‘Ventilation Management at Queen’s’ website (https://www.queensu.ca/facilities/our-services/operations-maintenance/ventilation). QUFA has been actively seeking this information since January 2021 at Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) meetings. In the absence of such information, QUFA and the → Learn More
Dear QUFA Member, QUFA has been notified that the Town Hall meetings announced last week by the Principal, that were to have taken place on Monday 23 August for faculty and on Wednesday 25 August for staff, have been postponed until further direction is provided by the provincial government regarding → Learn More
Dear QUFA Member: The QUFA Executive endorses Queen’s University’s recently announced policy mandating vaccinations in order for students, staff, and faculty to access campus starting 7 September 2021. We look forward to working with the university administration as they make the necessary plans to implement this policy with a view to ensuring, among other things, that our Members’ privacy → Learn More
Dear Members, Tomorrow marks an important milestone for University Pension Plan (UPP) and the beginning of our journey with you – our members. On July 1, 2021, UPP will formally assume responsibility for administering the pensions and investing the assets of its predecessor plans. This landmark realizes the historic vision → Learn More
Dear Members, I apologize for throwing so much at you at the end of the term and in one email. Please save this email or print it to review again in January if you cannot process it now. It contains important information about the next round of merit assessment in → Learn More
Dear QUFA Members, As you are aware, things are changing rapidly with regard to how institutions are responding to the threats posed by Covid-19. QUFA will remain in step with public health authorities’ advice and with decisions made by Queen’s in determining its own operational response. During the same period, → Learn More
Dear Members, There have been a number of questions raised with QUFA around purchasing equipment for home offices in light of COVID-19 and remote working. There are a number of options available to you to pay for the purchase of equipment for a home office and to manage remote teaching. → Learn More
Dear Members, Please find attached an introduction and explanation for the agreement recently signed between QUFA and Queen’s to govern certain aspects of work while the COVID emergency prevails. The actual agreements can be found on the QUFA website here: QUFA COVID-19 Information We recommend that you read the brief → Learn More