News / Ten actions to advance equity during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inequities in the academic workplace and CAUT has developed ten actions to help member associations advance equity during these challenging times.
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News / Pre-budget submission
COVID-19 has had extraordinary impacts that require extraordinary measures. CAUT’s pre-budget brief to the Standing Committee on Finance makes the case how post-secondary education can play an essential part of Canada’s solutions to this crisis.
News / Firing of Hong Kong professor condemned
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) condemned in July the dismissal of pro-democracy activist professor Benny Tai from his tenured position as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong.
News / CAUT condemns arrest of Beijing professor
CAUT has written to Chinese President Xi Jinping protesting the arrest of professor Xu Zhangrun, and calling for the repeal of the National Security Act for Hong Kong.
News / FUNSCAD votes no confidence in Board of Governors
Members of the Faculty Union of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (FUNSCAD) have overwhelmingly voted no confidence in the College’s Board of Governors after the abrupt removal on June 26 of President Aoife Mac Namara.
News / CAUT welcomes federal “restart” plan for recovery, but education left out
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) says this summer’s federal announcement of $19 billion for provinces and territories for a “safe economic restart” is a welcome beginning.
President’s message / Real rights, not virtual ones
By Brenda Austin-Smith
CAUT Labour Day Statement 2020
(Ottawa – September 7, 2020) This Labour Day, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) joins in celebrating the contributions of the trade union movement to improved working conditions, health and safety protections, and social programs.