Bulletin Archive

On October 22 last, Jon Gerrard (Secretary of State for Science, Research and Development) held a press conference to officially announce the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). Also speaking at this event were Richard Van Loon, President of Carleton University, Ivan […]

Une grève est toujours émotivement épuisante. Cela est vrai partout, en toute circonstance. À l'université Trent toutefois, où les professeurs étaient en grève, les sentiments étaient à vif. Le climat qui régnait à l'Université Trent était celui d'une collectivité minée […]

Faits Saillants de la 41e Assemblée du Conseil Autorisation de former un groupe de travail qui étudiera la question des services et le statut de membre des retraités en vue du dépôt d'un rapport à l'assemblée de mai 1997 du […]

Le 3 décembre, les professeurs de l'Université Trent sont retournés au travail, mettant ainsi fin à une grève de deux semaines. Les deux parties ont négocié toute la nuit avant d'arriver à une entente de principe. La parité salariale, la […]

The two-week long strike by the Trent University Faculty Association has been settled at an all-night negotiating session allowing faculty to return to work on Dec. 3. The three main issues in the most recent dispute were parity, proportionality and […]

Higher Education Staff in UK Strike Throughout the UK university staffs were united in strike action on Nov. 19. Eight unions representing more than 100,000 members from porters to professors took action in protest against pay offers of 1.5 per […]

Authorized: A working group to explore the provision of services for retired faculty and the status of membership for retired members with the intention of presenting a report to Council in May 1997. Approved: Policy Guidelines on Cutbacks and Retrenchment […]

CAUT Council has approved a policy on performance indicators. The new policy follows at least two years of discussion, drafting and revisions. Dr. Bill Bruneau, president of CAUT, was the chief author of the policy. The CAUT policy, approved at […]

The Collective Bargaining and Economic Benefits Committee of CAUT has developed a series of guidelines and procedures to be used by CAUT in its fight against the increased number of threats to collective bargaining at Canadian universities. The document, entitled […]

The 1996 CAUT Status of Women Committee conference on "Doing Equity" took place in Halifax on Oct. 24-27. Activities included a workshop entitled "Coping with Loss and Betrayal in the Workplace," a networking session for feminist researchers, and the Sarah […]

A strike is an emotionally draining affair. This would be true anywhere, anytime. But the feeling at the Trent University strike was particularly sharp. At Trent, the sentiment was of an academic community undermined by its own administration. After years […]

In the matter of a complaint by Professor Ken Westhues Department of Sociology, University of Waterloo On Sept. 16, 1995, the CAUT Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee (the "CAUT AF&T Committee") considered a recommendation from Don Savage, Executive Director of […]