Nominations for Board of Directors On behalf of the Election Committee Chair, Dr. Dora Tam, Ph.D.: TUCFA is accepting nominations for Board of Directors positions that will be vacant as of June 30, 2026. Following the close of the nomination…
On behalf of the President, Dr. Francine G. Smith, Ph.D.Dear Colleagues, I am writing to share the results of the TUCFA survey on Bill 2, which was sent to members on November 13. I want to thank everyone who…
On behalf of TUCFA President, Dr. Francine G. Smith, Ph.D. The University of Calgary Faculty Association (TUCFA) sends a message of support and solidarity to the members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA). ATA members have been on strike for over three weeks to improve their…
We are pleased to make available, for our membership and interested stakeholders, a recording of the recent webinar entitled "Academic Freedom in Today’s Academy" arranged by the Faculty Association. This session features Dr. James Turk, the Director of the Centre…
The Faculty Association of the University of Calgary supports the Student Union’s proposal that the Board of Governors initiate an independent review of the events leading up and including May 9, 2024. TUCFA’s support for asking the Governors to initiate…
The Faculty Association is steadfastly committed to the academic freedom rights of our members, and the rights of everyone in the campus community to have free expression and to peacefully protest. Regarding recent events on campus, we have been seeking…
On Jan 12, 2024, at 3:00 PM, Provost's Office <[email protected]> wrote: Good Afternoon Dora, Thank you for the fulsome feedback on the implementation plans. We appreciate the FA’s engagement in this process. I’ve shared your feedback with the other VPs…
The Graduate Labour Union (GLU), which is the bargaining agent for Graduate Assistants at the University of Calgary has reached an impasse in negotiations with the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary. In solidarity, and in recognition of the…
From CAUT Memorandum 23:29 The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is aware of several incidences in recent months when CSIS agents or “public safety officers” have contacted and requested interviews with academic staff. The primary motivation for these contacts…
Dear Colleagues, Like many of you I am deeply disappointed in the support for post secondary education outlined in the provincial budget this week. While there are no further cuts, with the impact of inflation, we are essentially asked once…
Fair dealing is a critical tool needed to balance the rights of users and owners under Canada’s Copyright Act. Protecting and enhancing fair dealing for users, learners, and researchers makes information and knowledge more accessible. Fair Dealing Week is an…
The Faculty Association of the University of Calgary (TUCFA) deplores the actions of the Ontario government in using the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its assault on the rights of education workers in that province to exercise their right to free…
(Ottawa – November 3, 2022) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) encourages members to support solidarity actions with CUPE’s 55,000 education workers who are being denied their legal right to strike by the Ontario government’s unconstitutional legislation. Members in Ontario…
(Ottawa – October 31, 2022) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) condemns the legislation introduced today by the Ontario government that will force a contract on CUPE’s 55,000 education workers and prevent a legal strike that was to start…
Your bargaining team has been continuing to work over the past several months. And while we have not provided a detailed update to you about our progress at the table since early Summer of last year, discussions continued to move…
The Faculty Association and university administration have been meeting remotely since late December, 2020 and engaging in collective bargaining discussions. Throughout these discussions, the parties have been actively working through the various non-monetary items and continue to make progress. Both…
The Faculty Association has been contacted regarding the “Alberta Student Day of Action” occurring this Friday, October 29th, at noon in the Quad (between Mac Hall and TFDL). We have been asked to invite all academic staff members to attend.…
Joint message from Teri Balser, University of Calgary Provost and Vice-President (Academic), and David Stewart, Faculty Association President, sent to members of the Faculty Association on August 10, 2021. In the past week, conversations between the University of Calgary administration…
Our Faculty Association’s Executive joins CAUT Council and our colleagues at Laurentian and across Ontario in opposing the actions that have taken place at Laurentian University and the threat to public universities posed by those actions. We stand with our…
The Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations has released a press release responding to the Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs report that was released last week by the Alberta Government. The response from CAFA highlights several concerns that may be…
Faculty Association members, including President, David Stewart, will be participating in a drive-by protest on March 27 to show support for post-secondary education in Alberta. This will be similar to the January 30 protest and will involve a drive-around of…
The Faculty Association at the University of Alberta is requesting support for an online petition and also looking for help for a more general campaign. Please visit protectourfuture.ca for more information and to participate.
A message from Alberta Advanced Education: March 16, 2021 Alberta Health has updated their Health Measures to reflect the latest Step 2b changes that came into effect on March 8th and Dr. Hinshaw announced on March 15th, details of Alberta’s…
We are disappointed that the government has persisted with cuts to college and university funding and we wish to make clear that the removal of $90 million from post-secondary operations will not contribute to higher quality education. Unfortunately, the budget makes clear that…
On January 30, 2021, the Faculty Association of the University of Calgary joined other supporters of post-secondary education in Alberta in voicing our support for stable funding of post-secondary education and expressing our concern about the province’s future. We hope…
A message from Alberta Advanced Education: December 10, 2020 On Tuesday, December 8th, 2020, Alberta announced new measures to protect the health care system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19. Alberta's government, under the guidance from the Chief Medical…
A message from Alberta Advanced Education: November 27, 2020 On Tuesday, November 24, Alberta announced new measures to protect the health care system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19. With respect to Alberta's post-secondary system, Alberta's government under the…
Letter from Faculty Association President, David Stewart, to McKinsey & Company Alberta-2030-ResponseDownload Related to submission from Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations which is available here
The Faculty Association at the University of Calgary is joining the call for stronger federal support for post-secondary education. Universities and colleges are critical to the COVID-19 response and recovery, providing much needed research, knowledge, education and training. Yet, as in Alberta,…
The Faculty Association of the University of Calgary (TUCFA) supports the efforts of front line health care workers to protect their jobs. We urge the Government of Alberta to reconsider the elimination of these positions and honour the contributions these…
The Faculty Association of the University of Calgary is standing in solidarity with our members and members of the community who are raising their voices to fight racism and discrimination in our communities and within the Academy. The Faculty Association…
September 25, 2018 The Faculty Association has filed a Labour Board application to designate all Management and Professional Staff (MaPS) as Academic Staff (except those few who might be excluded - e.g. HR/Labour Relations). It will take some time for…
