LUFA Barbecue at the Atrium
(Sudbury – Sept. 20, 2018) Last year’s “Come to the Table” LUFA barbecue was such a great success that we are doing it again! All faculty and students are invited to share food and fellowship at the Read More …
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Labour Disruption Looms at University of Sudbury as Sessional Security and Pay Equity for Faculty Remain Unaddressed
(Sudbury – Sept. 14, 2018) Following a full morning with a Ministry of Labour conciliator, and after seeing no movement from the University of Sudbury to address the important issues of job security and pay Read More …
Work Stoppage Looms as Conciliation Fails at the University of Sudbury
(Sudbury, Sept. 14, 2018) Dear Members, Despite the best efforts of the membership’s Negotiating Team, the conciliation that took place on Friday for a new Collective Agreement at the University of Sudbury failed to reach Read More …
Fair pay and job security major concerns as faculty and University of Sudbury prepare to meet with conciliator
(Sudbury – August 31, 2018) The Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA), representing all full-time and part-time faculty at the University of Sudbury, has filed for conciliation in an effort to reach an agreement with the Read More …
LUFA Update: Workload Committee
(Sudbury – May 22, 2018) As most of you may already know, an MOA was signed pursuant to negotiations to create a workload committee to explore the possibility of correcting inequities in workloads across the Read More …
LUFA Executive Update: University Committees
(Sudbury – May 15, 2018) One of the core components of academic freedom is the right to participate in collegial governance. For that right to be meaningful, members have to been given real opportunities to Read More …
Jean-Charles Cachon Receives OCUFA Service Award
(Sudbury – May 15, 2018) At an award luncheon in Toronto on May 12th, OCUFA President Gyllian Phillips presented LUFA/APPUL’s Jean-Charles Cachon with the prestigious OCUFA Service Award. The Award was established to honour individuals Read More …
Sessional Member at Ryerson University Seriously Injured in Toronto Van Attack
(Sudbury – 1 May 2018) Dear Colleagues, LUFA has donated $200 to the fundraising campaign in support of Amir Kiumarsi, a sessional member and union steward at Ryerson University who was seriously injured in the Read More …
Jean-Charles Cachon to Receive OCUFA Service Award
(Sudbury – April 26, 2018) LUFA is delighted to announce that Jean-Charles Cachon will be the recipient of the prestigious OCUFA Service Award. The award will be presented in Toronto on May 12. Jean-Charles has Read More …
Message from the LUFA President
(Sudbury – April 16, 2018) Dear Colleagues, It is with your support and many words of encouragement that today I begin my duties as President of LUFA. I would first like to acknowledge the outgoing Read More …