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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came out the BUFA BBQ. It was fantastic reminder of what makes BUFA strong — our members! From meaningful conversations to shared solidarity, it was an incredible event! Your support and participation continue to strengthen the bonds that unite us. #CDNPSE

Brock University Faculty Association (BUFA) solidarity image with many members gathered together on May 7th with members of the Executive Committee and Negotiations Team. A better contract makes a better Brock.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#Ontario’s universities are the lowest funded in Canada, increasingly relying on contract faculty. @ocufa.bsky.social President Rob Kristofferson’s op-ed digs further into the precarious employment of our contract faculty. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

Ontario's universities are being forced to operate under conditions that no public system should endure. Minor tweaks will not fix the problem. And a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education that Ontario students deserve, and our provincial economy need to thrive. - Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President

OCUFA.ON.CA/CAMPAIGNS/FAIRNESS

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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Demand for an Ontario university education has never been higher. But per-student funding for Ontario’s universities is the lowest in the country. Ontario universities need stable long-term funding now. Read our briefing note: tinyurl.com/4p7chy55

A chart showing Ontario behind all other provinces in funding against a teal background. Text: Demand for an Ontario university education has never been higher. But per-student funding for Ontario’s universities is the lowest in the country. Ontario universities need stable long-term funding now.

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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Precariously employed contract faculty teach almost 50% of university courses in Ontario with little job security or institutional support. OCUFA is holding a Social Media Day of Action to call for fair, stable working conditions for contract faculty. tinyurl.com/ybanf5yp

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Please join the Brock community for Stronger Together: Solidarity for Brock’s Future, a collaborative event on FEB 24, 11:30am – 2:00pm. Keynote speaker, Jenny Ahn, @ocufa.bsky.social, will join a panel to discuss the local and broader implications for chronic underfunding of education in Ontario.

Stronger Together: Solidarity for Brock’s Future
Keeping Universities public and fighting austerity
Guest Speaker Jenny Ahn, Executive Director, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association
February 24, 2026 (11:30am - 2:00pm, The Pond Inlet at Brock University

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social as they wrap up a third week on the picket lines in the Sudbury cold! Solidarité avec l’APPUL alors qui terminent une troisième semaine de piquetage dans le froid de Sudbury!

Flying pickets on the LUFA picket lines in Sudbury.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

@bufa.bsky.social and @umfa-faum.bsky.social stand in #solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social! Click here to send a letter: www.lufappul.ca?page_id=6858 Today's Rally is at MSoA and social at 4:30pm at Daventry Pub on Regent St. @cautdefencefund.bsky.social #CDNpse

CAUT Defence Fund (@cautdefencefund.bsky.social), with BUFA (@bufa.bsky.social) and UMFA (@umfa-faum.bsky.social) stand in solidarity with LUFA (@lufappul.bsky.social) members on the picket line at Laurentian University.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

All @bufa.bsky.social members are invited to drop by if you have questions or just want to chat today, Thursday, November 13, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Coffee and tea are available in the BUFA Conference Room (MC D401). Hope to see you in person soon!

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty will deliver fairness for workers and protect the high‐quality education our students deserve. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair @caut.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social

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CUASA - Carleton University Academic Staff Association @cuasa.ca · 23/10/2025

All academic staff deserve fair compensation for teaching, research, and service. Join the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff. #MakeItFair @carleton.ca

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Too many contract faculty have to reapply for their jobs every term and don’t know if they will be teaching semester-to-semester or year-to-year. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair @caut.bsky.social

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

There's still time to register for Wednesday's Fair Employment Week keynote! Register for the webinar now to hear Dr. Kendra Strauss discuss academic freedom and precarity. More information: www.caut.ca/event/a-disc...

Promotional image for CAUT's Fair Employment Week keynote. Photo of speaker Dr. Kendra Strauss with text that reads "Make it Fair. A Discussion with Dr. Kendra Strauss on academic freedom and precarity. Wednesday, October 22 at 12pm EDT."

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Contract academic staff have many names, but what they all have in common is a lack of job security and access to resources. Join the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff. #MakeItFair #Fairness4CF @caut.bsky.social

#MakeItFair
The many names of contract academic staff:
Contract instructors
Part-time faculty
Sessional instructors
Limited term appointment
Adjunct faculty
#CAUT

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

All @bufa.bsky.social members are invited to drop by if you have questions or just want to chat, on Thursday, September 18, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Coffee and tea are available in the BUFA Conference Room. Hope to see you in person soon!

BUFA open office hours, on Thursday, September 18, 10:00a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Such an amazing show of solidarity! Reps from 20 faculty associations from coast to coast came to join the fight. The Board at @dalhousieu.bsky.social is not just fighting 1000 DFA members - they’re fighting an entire army. #keepdalstrong

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Michael Shaw @shawmp.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

@bufa.bsky.social with a solitary donation to @dalfaculty.bsky.social All of the @cautdefencefund.bsky.social are behind you in your fight!!!!!

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

@bufa.bsky.social standing in #solidarity with @dalfaculty.bsky.social President at the 2nd DFA Lockout Rally!(6225 University Ave, Halifax - Outside Killam Library) @cautdefencefund.bsky.social/@caut.bsky.social #KeepDalStrong #CDNpse

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

DFA President explains the past 24 hours and urges the @dalhousieu.bsky.social board to negotiate rather than dictate. Talk to us at the table ti #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

History-changing day for labour relations at @dalhousieu.bsky.social. Lockout of faculty could begin as early as Wed morning. Rest assured, DFA members are ready for what is about to happen. #keepdalstrong @cupe3912.bsky.social @nsgeu.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Dalhousie faculty association facing imminent lockout. “Academic staff from across the country are watching closely and will be fully supporting the @dalfaculty.bsky.social and its members.” Read more: www.caut.ca/news/dalhous...

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

#Election2025 is under way and it’s time to speak out for PSE. Drastic cuts and threats to academia and research have shown that PSE is facing a crisis. Our institutions are the key to Canada’s future. Join us: education2025.ca

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Politicians don’t get to dictate what is taught and researched at Canadian colleges and universities. Research and institutional funding shouldn’t come with political strings attached. Join us: education2025.ca

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It’s election day in Ontario and universities and colleges need your help. Ontario colleges and universities are facing drastic program cuts, layoffs and campus closures. Don’t forget to vote today – tell the Ontario government they need to act NOW to save PSE.

Professor teaching in front of a group of students. Text that reads "Canada needs strong universities and colleges."

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Today is OCUFA's annual contract faculty social media day of action. This #ONElxn, we are asking political parties to stop the gigification of teaching and provide permanent, stable jobs for contract faculty. Join the movement for #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social t.co/AQ4MDkJC4c

This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification of teaching. Reform the Employment Standards Act language to include equal pay for work of equivalent value for workers in the province, including contract faculty, using pro rata system. Vote for equal pay for equal work on February 27. OCUFA

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🗳️The Ontario election is February 27th. ➡️Send a message to the party leaders asking them to commit to supporting Ontario universities to help them drive innovation and economic growth. #ONpoli #ONPSE #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social buff.ly/4k2uXRA

This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification of teaching. For many contract faculty, "part time" teaching is not their side job. It's their only job and sole source of inclome. Hiring contract faculty into permanent positions will create good jobs on our campuses and allow them to invest in their local economies. On February 27 vote for job security! OCUFA

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

On February 27th, vote to end the gigification of teaching. Universities need a funding model that supports long-term, stable, and permanent positions for contract faculty. Email the party leaders now and ask them to commit to #Fairness4CF. #ONpoli#ONPSE buff.ly/4k2uXRA

This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification o teaching. End the precarious work crisis on campuses by introducing an updated funding model that allows universities to commit long-term, stable and permanent employment fot contract faculty members. @OCUFA

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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

2025 Ontario Provincial Election: OCUFA has developed an advocacy platform to guide the work ahead and mobilize our key election priorities. The election will be held February 27, 2025. Here are OCUFA’s solutions for stronger universities, and a stronger Ontario: ocufa.on.ca/campaigns/on...

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Ontario Election 2025 - OCUFA

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

On Canadian university and college campuses, students should be free to learn and teachers free to teach. Post-secondary education needs to remain free from political interference.

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Sur les campus collégiaux et universitaires canadiens, la population étudiante doit être libre d’apprendre et le corps professoral doit être libre d’enseigner. L’enseignement postsecondaire doit être libre de toute ingérence politique.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. A photo of Paddy, who is a golden doodle wearing a @CAUT t-shirt.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

It doesn’t have to be this way. With an 11.75% increase in funding, universities could make more permanent, tenured positions for contract faculty. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair #CDNPSE ocufa.on.ca/fairness makeitfair.caut.ca

#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. 53% of Canadian faculty are underpaid, and they're untenured, which means they don't have job security.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Ontario is in last place compared to all other provinces and territories when it comes to funding the university sector. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair #CDNPSE ocufa.on.ca/fairness makeitfair.caut.ca

#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. The Ontario government can help end the precarious work crisis on campus by properly funding universities.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Too many contract faculty have to reapply for their jobs every term and don’t know if they will be teaching semester-to-semester or year-to-year. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair #CDNPSE ocufa.on.ca/fairness makeitfair.caut.ca

#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. Workers on campuses across the province are fighting for fairness and job security, benefits, and equal pay for equal work.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair #CDNpse ocufa.on.ca/fairness and makeitfair.caut.ca/

#MAKEITFAIR for contract academic staff. More than 84% of Ontarians think that contract faculty should receive fair pay, access to benefits, and be converted into full time positions.

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Tim R @elibtronic.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

CAUT Journal has published a new piece. It is on the experience of Contract Academic Staff. Check it out: journal.caut.ca/index.php/ca... #CdnPSE

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Where will we put you? Stories of Office Space from a Precarious Academic in Higher Education | CAUT Journal

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

"There’s still time for @mcgillu to right the ship, to sit down and bargain a contract, to drop its spurious judicial review, and to begin to rebuild the relationship with its faculty and students." lawofwork.ca/on-mcgill-un... @BUFABrock stands in #Solidarity with @AMPL_AMPD! @CautFund #CDNPSE

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On McGill University’s Scorched Earth Labour Relations Strategy – The Law of Work

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

BUFA stands in solidarity with the Association of McGill Professors of Law, with Canadian Association of University Teachers flying pickets at McGill. #solidarity #CDNpse

BUFA, and other Faculty Associations across Canada, standing in solidarity with Association of McGill Professors of Law @AMPL/AMPD with CAUT flying pickets.

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

OCUFA is calling on the provincial government to invest 11.75% into our universities over the next five years to ensure #Fairness4CF, students, and all campus workers to improve campus conditions for everyone. #TogetherWeCan #OnLAB #BrockU #OnPOLI #CDNPSE #ONPSE #ONLAB ocufa.on.ca/fairness

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Many #ContractFaculty can't put down roots on campus because their jobs are unstable. OCUFA calls for an 11.75% increase in funding investment in our universities over the next five years to create good jobs, strong campuses, and strong communities. #TogetherWeCan #Fairness4CF ocufa.on.ca/fairness

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

With an 11.75% increase in provincial #OnPSE funding, we could bring student-to-faculty ratios closer to the national average and make more contract faculty permanent. #Fairness4CF #BrockU #OnLAB #OnPOLI #CdnPSE #TogetherWeCan ocufa.on.ca/fairness

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

It doesn’t have to be this way. OCUFA is proposing an 11.75% annual increase to #ONPSE provincial funding over the next five years, ensure job security and #Fariness4CF. #BrockU #CdnPSE #ONPOLI #ONLAB #TogetherWeCan ocufa.on.ca/fairness

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Brock University Faculty Association @bufa.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! #fairness4CF #BrockU #CdnPSE #OnPSE #OnLAB #OnPOLI makeitfair.caut.ca

#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff
More than 84% of Ontarians think Contract Faculty should receive fair pay, access to benefits, and be converted into full time positions.

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