Bulletin Archive

More than 10,000 full-time college support staff across Ontario walked off the job on September 11, launching a province-wide strike after the College Employer Council exited contract talks without resolving key issues, including job security. 

Dalhousie University’s unprecedented lockout of nearly 1,000 faculty, librarians, counsellors and instructors ended on September 16 after the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and the administration reached a tentative deal. The union secured several gains, including: Throughout the lockout, the administration […]

On October 3 and 4, librarians and archivists from across the country convened in Ottawa for CAUT’s Librarians’ and Archivists’ Conference.

On November 4, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivered the 2025 federal budget in the House of Commons, protecting investments in research made in last year’s budget. 

Full issue of the November-December 2025 Bulletin

What if Donald Trump were a real-life Manchurian candidate? This is the subject of a recent essay by Christopher R. Browning in the New York Review of Books.

Several years ago, I asked a new member of our union’s executive committee what motivated him to run for election.

On August 20, the Dalhousie University administration locked out its nearly 1,000 faculty, librarians, counsellors and instructors.

Number of academic staff association strikes/lockouts, 2014-2024  Year Number of strikes/lockouts 2014 3 2015 2 2016 1 2017 1 2018 0 2019 2 2020 1 2021 1 2022 5 2023 4 2024 2 Average duration of academic staff association strikes/lockouts, 2014-2024  […]

In early August, Statistics Canada released its latest annual survey of university finances.

Scott Moir, a respected historian and educator, was a tireless advocate for faculty rights and a pillar of the Cape Breton University Faculty Association.

David Robinson’s call for a “new deal for post-secondary education and research” (March-April 2025 Bulletin) is much needed and warrants serious attention.