CUASA Communiqué Past Newsletter

January 8, 2019 In this issue: January General Membership Meeting Member Engagement Survey Ottawa Senators CUASA Social Night Instructor Workload Calculation Signing of the Collective Agreement [...]

December 17, 2018 In this issue: January General Membership Meeting Member Engagement Survey Ottawa Senators CUASA Social Night CUASA Office Closure ACORN Support   January General [...]

December 1, 2018 In this issue: Instructor Workload Update Member Engagement Survey Computer Funds for Faculty Prohibition of First Year Students from Taking Online Courses Openings for [...]

November 1, 2018 In this issue: October Council Meeting Recap Collective Agreement Ratification Issues for Instructors Sexual Violence Policy Review Professional Achievement Awards – Adjudicator [...]

October 1, 2018 Editor: Vandna Bhatia (Political Science) In this issue: Upcoming General Membership Meeting – Discussion of Ontario’s Campus Free Speech Policy Council Meeting Recap – September [...]

  Tenure & Promotion Workshops In light of the new collective agreement, CUASA is announcing the format of the annual Tenure & Promotion Workshops has been changed. The upcoming [...]

  Ratification of the Collective Agreement CUASA is pleased to learn that the University Board of Governors has approved the ratification of the new collective agreement. This follows [...]

  Now that a tentative agreement has been reached, it’s natural for our members to have questions and seek details about the new deal. In order to keep things fair, information will be [...]

  CUASA is very pleased to announce the Strike Vote has passed with 73% voting in favour. As previously announced, this does not mean we will be going on strike, but it does give your [...]

  An open letter from faculty at Carleton is being shared in support of closing the gender pay gap for professors and instructors: Dear CUASA Council, We are dismayed to learn that women [...]

  CUASA Issues Formal Request for Mediation CUASA’s Chief Negotiator, Chantal Dion, has issued a formal request to the Employer’s Chief Negotiator to pursue mediation. Pursuant [...]

  CUASA Council Unanimously Approves Call for Strike Vote We will be holding two information sessions on Wednesday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 16 from 10am-12pm in 360 Tory Building. In an [...]

  CUASA’s Response to Carleton’s Bargaining Update No. 2 In today’s email sent out to CUASA members, the University claims to have reached out by telephone and email to propose using an [...]

The Annual General Meeting was held on 24 April 2018. Below is a summary of major issues discussed at the Annual General Meeting.

In support of CUPE 2424, CUASA has been organizing solidarity pickets, sending funds to CUPE 2424, and delivering hot food to the picket lines. As CUPE 2424 has been saying, “we are better [...]