Carol Agócs / Western University
Carol Agócs
Professor Emerita
Western University
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Larry Rousseau / Executive V-P - CLC
Larry Rousseau
Executive Vice-President
Canadian Labour Congress
Key points on this week’s Federal Fall Economic Update
Overview
The federal government’s Fall Economic Update, delivered on Monday, extends many emergency measures, and takes small steps to address key needs in child care, long term care, and access to housing and high-speed internet.
CAUT welcomes supports for students in the Fall Economic Update
(Ottawa – December 1, 2020) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) welcomes measures in the Fall Economic Update to help vulnerable Canadians, including students, but calls on the government to make more concrete, robust and transformative commitments to research and post-secondar
CAUT Council condemns publisher’s reversal as violation of academic freedom
(Ottawa – December 1, 2020) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is speaking out against Springer Nature after it cancelled a book deal about Canadian mining companies, allegedly due to legal threats by an un-named third party.
CAUT Council passes motion of censure against the University of Toronto
(Ottawa - November 30, 2020) The national association representing Canada’s academics has moved a step closer to censuring the University of Toronto over a hiring scandal in the Faculty of Law.
Universities and colleges heading for a crisis
Governments need to invest in post-secondary education for a strong recovery
By Brenda Austin-Smith
FEW // Dr. Sam Trosow
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 / Intellectual Property in a Time of Remote Learning for Contract Academic Staff: A Webinar with Dr. Sam Trosow
Fair Employment Week / Member Panel
Monday, October 19 / Organizing to Win for Contract Academic Staff: A CAUT Members' Panel
Le lundi 19 octobre / S’organiser pour mener le personnel académique contractuel à la victoire — panel composé de membres de l’ACPPU
FEW // Dr. Liz Morrish
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 // A Keynote Address by Dr. Liz Morrish
Le mercredi 21 octobre 2020 // Discours principal par Liz Morrish