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08/03/2016
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Statement for International Women’s Day 2016

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the gains that have been made toward achieving fairness and equity for women in Canada and around the world. It is also an occasion to remind ourselves that many inequities and injustices remain.
03/03/2016
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Carleton postdocs secure first contract

Postdoctoral researchers at Carleton University ratified their first collective agreement on February 26, 2016. The two-year deal contains a number of improvements, including wage increases, enhanced benefits, and academic freedom protections.
22/02/2016
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Financial analysis questions need for lay-offs at Cape Breton University

A report prepared by two professors of accounting with the Asper School of Business reveals that Cape Breton University (CBU) is in a “stable and healthy” financial position, casting doubts on the administration’s rationale for planned lay-offs of faculty.
16/02/2016
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CAUT calls for reinvestment in research and education in the Federal Budget

The Canadian Association of University Teachers is calling on the Liberal government to increase support for research and post-secondary education in the upcoming Federal Budget.
09/02/2016
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Carleton postdocs receive 93% strike mandate

Postdoctoral research fellows at Carleton University have given their union an overwhelming mandate at 93% to take strike action if necessary to reach a fair first contract.
02/02/2016
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Canadian educators join global teacher unions’ call to carve out education from Trans-Pacific Partnership

Canadian organizations representing 268,000 K-12 as well as post-secondary educators across the country are adding their voices to the global teacher unions’ call to their governments to carve out education from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
21/01/2016
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International outcry over Turkish government’s treatment of academics

The Canadian Association of University Teachers has joined higher education networks and associations from around the world in issuing a joint public
20/01/2016
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Cape Breton U moves to lay-off academic staff

The association representing Canada’s academic staff is expressing concern over Cape Breton University’s decision to invoke the lay-off clause in its collective agreement.
18/01/2016
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Concern over clamp down on Turkish academics

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has written to the government
12/01/2016
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Report calls for shake-up at Dalhousie U and Nova Scotia Health

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is welcoming the findings and recommendations of an independent investigation into long running disputes involving three clinical faculty members, Dalhousie University’s School of Medicine, and the Capital District Health Authority.

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