Queen's University Faculty Association – Kingston, Ontario, Canada
NOTICE OF A GENERAL MEMBERS MEETING to DISCUSS ONGOING BARGAINING ISSUES TO: All Members of Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) Faculty, Librarians, and Archivist DATE: September 29, 2022 Dear QUFA Members, We were remiss in scheduling the Bargaining Update Member Meeting for October 5 as it is Yom → Learn More
Dear QUFA Members; I hope that you have had a restful and productive summer. As we approach September our minds turn to preparations for fall term classes. As directed by Membership at our special general meeting in May, QUFA has had discussions with the University about health and safety issues → Learn More
The deadline to apply for Childcare Support Plan is February 1, 2023. The application is now available on-line at https://queensuca.sharepoint.com/sites/HR-employees/SitePages/Childcare-Support-Plan.aspx Please contact your Human Resources Advisor, not QUFA, if you have any questions about this benefit. Deadlines are strict, so please make sure you mark your calendars and submit the paperwork → Learn More
The deadline to apply for the 2022-2023 academic year is November 1 for the fall term and February 28 for the winter term. The application is now available on-line.at https://queensuca.sharepoint.com/sites/HR-employees/SitePages/Tuition-Support-Plan.aspx. Please contact your Human Resources Advisor, not QUFA, if you have any questions about this benefit. Deadlines are strict, so → Learn More
Mask Mandate: At the May 31st Special General Meeting, the QUFA membership passed the following motion: “That QUFA negotiate with the University to maintain the mask mandate until October 1, 2022, at which time the parties will assess the ongoing health and safety risks posed by COVID-19.” The meeting was → 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 Members, We have heard from many of you that you are concerned about the change to Queen’s COVID protocols beginning May 1st. The shift to optional masking and distancing and no vaccination requirement is in line with Ontario public health recommendations. QUFA relied heavily on the public health experts → Learn More
You can visit the CFC Resource Bank on the OCUFA website for all the materials you might need to participate in the action including email templates for FA members and allies, as well as graphics, and sample tweets in French and English.You can also pre-draft and time the release of your tweets by following these instructions. And please be sure to engage with others tweets, you can → Learn More
Dear QUFA Members, As you are aware from Principal’s message of January 28th in-person activities including classroom teaching will resume on February 28th. In taking this decision the University is acting on advice from Public Health officials about the safety of in-person activities by that date, based on epidemiological evidence. → Learn More
QUFA would like to raise awareness of issues PSAC 901 is facing at the bargaining table and encourages QUFA members to show solidarity with PSAC 901 by signing QUFA’s letter of support. Questions or concerns should be raised with Astrid Hobill at president.psac901@gmail.com.