Solidarity – QUFA

Events & Campaigns

2022

QUFA Solidarity with CUPE-OSBCU Education Workers (Nov. 4)

Read the statement from QUFA President Jordan Morelli here. Images from the Kingston and Napanee Solidarity Pickets are below.

2021

QUFA Walks and New Faculty Quaff (Oct. 5)
QUFA Welcome Back BBQ for Faculty (Sept. 29)

2018

QUFA BBQ (Sept. 13)
Labour Day in the Park (Sept. 3)
QUFA Walks and Quaff (Aug. 24)
National Day of Mourning (Apr. 28)
QUFA’s Annual Academic Lecture “Virtue Signals: Anti-Intellectualism and the Weaponization of Free Speech on Campus” Speaker: Ira Wells (Apr. 6)
QUFA Quaff (Apr. 6)
Pharmacare: A Plan for Everyone” Town Hall meeting (March 8)
Show Tim’s Workers Some Love, Valentine’s Day Event (Feb. 13)
National Day of Action for Tim Horton’s Workers (Jan. 19)

2017

Equal Pay Day (Apr. 11)

QUFA Academic Freedom Lecture with Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber (Feb. 15)

Event details here.

Other 2017 Events

Oliver Doyle Activism and Recognition Banquet (Dec. 8)
Fair Copyright Day (Dec. 1)
Quaff with QUFA (Dec. 1)m
Justice for Hassan Diab. Petition and appeal from CAUT. (Nov. 29)
OFL Convention (Nov. 20)
Solidarity Rally at St. Lawrence College (Nov. 17)
OPSEU Rally at St. Lawrence College (Nov. 2-3)
World Day for Decent Work. Showing support and signing the $15 and fairness petition (Oct. 7)
World Day for Decent Work – Corner of Union and University (Oct. 6).
Racialized Work, Precarious Work – Workshop exploring the precarious working conditions of racialized and women workers (Sept. 22)
Idle no More, Supporting Indigenous Peoples’ Resurgence Movement, Sir John A Public House (Sept. 4)
Labour Day in the Park (Sept. 4)
Anti-misogyny protest rally (Sept. 3)
Anti-Facism rally – protest against fascism and Hate (Aug. 19)
National Day of Mourning: Remember Westray – Enforce the Law (Apr. 28)
Stand Against the Ban: CAUT is urging all members to sign the American Association of University Professors petition opposing Donald Trump’s unconstitutional and discriminatory ban on entry into the United States for people from some Muslim-majority countries. The petition can be found here.
Petition for Fair Wages for Academic Assistants – USW Local 2010 & 2010-01

2016

KDLC Labour Day in the Park (Sept. 5)

USW Equal Pay Day (Apr. 19)

USW 2010, the Alma Mater Society, PSAC 901, and the Queen’s Faculty Association held an outdoor event at the corner of Union and University (in front of Stauffer Library), wearing red to show how far women, and especially racialized and Aboriginal women, are “in the red” with their paycheques!

OCUFA Day of Action on Precarious Academic Work (Feb. 11)

Other 2016 Events

Fight for 15 & Fairness Kingston Social & Fundraiser (Nov. 29)
World Day for Decent Work Rally – Co-sponsored campus only event with PSAC, USW and CUPE (Oct. 11)
Free Screening of Salt of the Earth (Oct. 6)
Information picket at the Royal Military College held by the union representing the Commissionaires. They have been without a contract since 2014 and their primary roadblock to reaching one is their employer’s refusal to provide them with paid sick days (May 19).
May Day March – Free BBQ at noon in Skeleton Park (May 1)
The Kingston and District Labour Council Day of Mourning Ceremony with Guest Speaker Nancy Hutchison from the USW.(Apr. 28)/li>
Evening Remembering Prison for Women Solidarity with Dr. Bonita Lawrence, Indigenous scholar/activist, who spoke on “Honouring the Sisterhood: P4W and Beyond” (Mar. 10)
Make it Fair Local Union Resolution
Supporting Sessional Instructors at First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv). Sign our petition here

2015

Oliver Doyle Activism and Recognition Banquet (Nov.20)
Get Science Right (Sept. 24)

QUFA:Letters of support and solidarity

The following are letters of support and solidarity:

November 10, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – CUPE 3912 – 3rd Contribution
November 3, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – CUPE 3912 – 2nd Contribution
October 26, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – CUPE 3912 – 1st Contribution
March 31, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – APPBUSA – 4th Contribution
March 24, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – APPBUSA – 3rd Contribution
March 16, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – ULFA – 5th Contribution
March 16, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – APPBUSA – 2nd Contribution
March 9, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – ULFA – 4th Contribution
March 4, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – APPBUSA – 1st Contribution
March 2, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – ULFA – 3rd Contribution
February 23, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – ULFA – 2nd Contribution
February 23, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – AUFA – 3rd Contribution
February 16, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – ULFA – 1st Contribution
February 16, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – UOITFA
Feb 11, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support- AUFA – 2nd Contribution
February 4. 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – AUFA – 1st Contribution
January 14, 2022 Afghan Refugee Donation to CAUT Refugee Foundation
January 14, 2022 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – CUEFA
November 29, 2021 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – UMFA – 4th Contribution
November 22, 2021 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – UMFA – 3rd Contribution
November 16, 2021 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – UMFA – 2nd Contribution
November 9, 2021 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – UMFA – 1st Contribution
July 30, 2021 Laurentian University contribution
October 30, 2020 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – PSUO-SSUO
October 30, 2020 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – Unifor Local 597
February 7, 2020 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 1st Contribution to MAFA
November 27, 2019 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 3rd Contribution to UNBC-FA
November 18, 2019 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 2nd Contribution to UNBC-FA
November 11, 2019 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support -1st Contribution to UNBC-FA
November 11, 2019 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support to PSAC Local 818 Commissionaires
April 13, 2018 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support to York University CUPE Local 3903
November 14, 2017 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 5th Contribution to OPSEU Local 417 (St. Lawrence College Faculty)
November 13, 2017 Thank you note from OPSEU Local 417
November 7, 2017 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 4th Contribution to OPSEU Local 417 (St. Lawrence College Faculty)
October 31, 2017 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 3rd Contribution to OPSEU Local 417 (St. Lawrence College Faculty)
October 23, 2017 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 2nd Contribution to OPSEU Local 417 (St. Lawrence College Faculty)
October 18, 2017 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 1st Contribution to OPSEU Local 417 (St. Lawrence College Faculty)
October 16, 2017 Copibec Opt-Out Letter
October 5, 2017 LUFA Strike Support Letter
January 29, 2017 Sophie Kiwala Letter
November 14, 2016 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 2nd contribution to UMFA
November 3, 2016 Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support – 1st contribution to UMFA
August 7, 2016 – Letter to Turkish Ambassador regarding University-Staff
June 15, 2016 – Donation to CUFA for their campaign to free Professor Homa Hoodfar from Iranian custody
April 27, 2016 – Letter of thanks from the Nipissing University Faculty Association
April 4, 2016 – Letter of support for Sessional Instructors at First Nations University
April 4, 2016 – Donation to USW Local 2010 Equal Pay Day Event
December 15, 2015 – Letter from Canadian Red Cross
December 1, 2015 – Donation to the Canadian Red Cross Refugee Crisis Fund
November 24, 2015 – Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support -3rd contribution to NUFA
November 17, 2015 – Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support- 2nd contribution to NUFA
November 11, 2015 KDLC sponsorship of Oliver Doyle Activism and Recognition Banquet
November 9, 2015 – Strike Fund Donation and Letter of Support- 1st contribution to NUFA
October 29, 2015 – Letter to Nipissing University Board of Governors, President, VPAR and Provost
September 22, 2015 Donation to QULA 50th Anniversary Celebration
June 25, 2015 – Letter from CAUT Academic Freedom Fund
May 5, 2015 – Letter from UNBC-FA
March 10, 2015 – Strike Fund Donation and letter of support to UNBC-FA
November 10, 2014 – Letter to Multi-Union Letter to Principal Woolf
November 3, 2014 – Letter to Members of Nipissing University Board of Governors

Events & Campaigns

QUFA:Letters of support and solidarity

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