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Le nouveau Comité permanent de l’équité, mis en place par l’ACPPU, a tenu sa première réunion en août 2014 où étaient présents deux représentants de chacun des cinq groupes d’équité : le personnel académique autochtone, le personnel académique ayant une limitation […]

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Jan. 30 that the right to strike is constitutionally protected. The 5–2 decision in Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan found that the Public Service Essential Services Act, which created […]

It’s now even harder for qualified Canadians to be hired into scarce full-time academic positions in their own country. That’s the fallout of a February agreement between the federal government and post-secondary institutions that outlines special exemptions from the temporary […]

A committee ap­pointed by CAUT in March 2014 to investi­gate alleged inappropriate conduct in the faculty of archi­tecture at the University of Manitoba has uncovered violations of acade­­mic freedom and interfer­ence in the work of acade­mic staff. The committee’s report […]

Le 14 mars, des manifestants se sont rassemblés sur la Colline du Parlement à Ottawa lors d’une journée nationale d’action contre le projet de loi antiterroriste du gouvernement Harper. Plus tôt ce mois-ci, des milliers de Canadiens de partout au […]

Le ministre des Finances de la Colombie-Britannique Mike de Jong déclare avoir réussi un « tour du chapeau » avec son budget déposé le 17 février dernier. Certes, le gouvernement libéral britanno colombien a atteint l’équilibre budgétaire pour la troisième année d’affilée. […]

Dans une décision historique, la Cour suprême du Canada a statué le 30 janvier que le droit de grève jouit de la protection constitutionnelle. Selon le jugement 5-2 Saskatchewan Federation of Labour c. Saskatchewan, la loi de la Saskatchewan sur […]

CAUT executive director David Robinson says the ‘investigatory committee report exposes some deeply troubling issues in the department of economics.’ An investigation into the University of Manitoba’s economics department has found serious violations of academic freedom and a workplace climate […]

Stop the Cuts solidarity rally at the University of Manitoba Jan. 27 garners support from hundreds of students, faculty members & labour. The U of M plans to cut its budget by 8% over the next two years. The University […]

What would American universities and colleges look like without adjuncts, those fully-qualified academic staff members hired to teach on a course-by-course or temporary basis? The simple answer would be “empty” since the majority of university and college courses in the […]

As races shape up for the 2015 federal election, we need to ensure the well-being of our universities and colleges remains an important focus of political discussion. The contributions of the sector’s educators and researchers are undeniably essential for the […]

[Nikolay Petkov / Shutterstock.com] The salaries and benefits paid to top administrators at Alberta post-secondary institutions continue to soar in the face of government funding cuts and rising tuition costs. The plum compensation packages of university presidents and vice-presidents in […]