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OCUFA represents 18,000+ faculty, librarians & academic professionals across Ontario. We’re committed to strengthening higher education and advocating for our members’ rights and interests. #ONpse #HigherEd #FacultyVoice

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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Current funding levels for #onpse won't sustain our sector after 2027-2028. Ontario is already last in the nation in per-student funding. We need more long-term, stable investment to support universities and students. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario's health-care, education sectors need to spend more or service levels will drop: FAO reports | CBC News
The province's health-care, university and college sectors will need to make cuts in order to sustain their current service levels, according to reports from Ontario's Financial Accountability Office ...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
True then, true now! OCUFA stands in solidarity with education workers and teachers for publicly funded education!
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This update to existing grants provides helpful tuition credits, but OSAP cuts have made university more expensive. While studying, students need more grants, not loans, to complete their education. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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UWO Faculty Association @uwofa1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What matters to Members, matters at the bargaining table. A YES vote strengthens our position to keep pushing for the priorities we've set together. Bring a colleague and vote today! 🗳️In person: Social Science Kiosk, today until 6pm 💻Can't make it in person? Vote online, Weds 9am to Thurs 6pm
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UWO Faculty Association @uwofa1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A YES vote strengthens our negotiating team’s position at the bargaining table and gives them the support to keep pushing for a fair agreement. Make a plan. Bring your colleagues. Vote. In person: today at Conron Hall until 6pm, Tues. at Social Science Kiosk, 9am-6pm Online: Wed. 9am to Thurs. 6pm
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Newly funded postsecondary seats are welcome, the government must recognize that all university programs produce graduates with skills needed for Ontario’s diverse economy. Read our media release: ocufa.on.ca/press-releas...
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Ontario faculty call for long-term planning on university seat allocations - OCUFA
TORONTO, September 10, 2026 – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations welcomed today’s provision of newly funded postsecondary seats and called on the government to recognize that...
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freegrassy.bsky.social @freegrassy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#GrassyNarrows mother and grandmother Chrissy Isaacs is asking us to join her at #RiverRun2026 — will you be there? Show up and make sure Grassy Narrows cannot be ignored Sept. 23 • 12 PM • Grange Park RSVP - actionnetwork.org/events/river...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Students and their families are taking on more debt while the government continues to underfund universities. There's another way forward that will help students, their families, and Ontario's economy.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ontario students become Ontario workers. They need a fully funded university system with more student support, not more debt for themselves and their families. For Labour Day, read the latest from OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson ocufa.on.ca/doug-fords-o...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon! Tell the York University Board of Governors keep Glendon College - a bilingual liberal arts college - in its current home to serve its unique community. actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
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Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon!
Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters in calling on York University's Board of Governors to keep Glendon in its historic home. ✍️ Sign now: https://actionnetwork.org/.../sauvons-glendo...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The ON govt is rushing major changes to teacher education in Ontario without proper consultation. Tell them to listen to experts and stop political interference into teacher education! ocufa.on.ca/campaigns/st...
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Protect Teacher Education. Stop Bill 101 - OCUFA
Listen to Teaching Experts. Work with Teaching Experts.  Ontario’s government is rushing major changes to teacher education programs through the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026, (or Bill 1...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ontario's government is rushing major changes to teacher education programs through Bill 101 without meaningful consultation. Add your name to support high-quality teacher education, academic freedom, and a stronger public education system in Ontario. tinyurl.com/496srjsr
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The latest from #OCUFAReport: Ontario’s universities remain Canada’s least funded, plus a call to action for teacher education and new bargaining updates at NOSM and @bufa.bsky.social ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Call on Athabasca to reinstate Dr. Graf and let her get the best care for her son. 📩 bit.ly/4zfMz3F
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The government gave public dollars to private companies to help with student mental health. Now the contracts are cancelled, and students still need help. We need more sustainable public funding to support students, not unreliable private actors.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ontario's government is rushing major changes to teacher education programs through Bill 101 without meaningful consultation. Add your name to support high-quality teacher education, academic freedom, and a stronger public education system in Ontario. tinyurl.com/496srjsr
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“Nous didn’t cause that situation, but they found a way to profit from the austerity” facing Canadian universities - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson in this investigative piece from @breachmedia.ca on the private consulting firms entering Canadian postsecondary education.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New in the #OCUFAReport: A new record for student registrations at Ontario universities, a first agreement for librarians at #Huronuniversity and a call to action with #YUFA ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon! Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters in calling on York University's Board of Governors to keep Glendon in its historic home. ✍️ Sign now: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa... #SaveGlendon #SpaceMeansPlace
Campaign poster urging saving Glendon College: bold bilingual headline "SAUVONS GLENDON! / SAVE GLENDON!", button "Signez la pétition / Sign the Petition", sketch of Glendon College building and OCUFA logo, asking York University Board to keep Glendon a bilingual liberal arts college in its current home.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“An Ontario university education is in high demand and is highly valued by Ontario employers... That’s why it’s essential that the government provide the long-term, stable funding that will be required to sustain our sector.” - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
ctvnews.ca
These are the fields in which Ontario will need the highest number of university graduates
Ontario needs more than one million university graduates to meet its labour market needs over the next decade, a new report finds.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Catch OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson across Ontario on the vital role of university graduates to the future of the ON economy. Tune in starting with CBC London Morning at 6:40 am www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson will be on CBC Toronto's Metro Morning at 6:50 am to talk about job prospects and projections for university graduates. Tune in!
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
“All university degree programs are designed to benefit communities and the economy” - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson www.thestar.com/politics/ont...
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Ontario needs 60,000 more university grads in these key areas over next decade
Science/technology, health care and business are the biggest needs in analysis from Stokes Economics, commissioned by Council of Ontario Universities.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
OCUFA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 Awards of Distinction! Congratulations to all the recipients! Check out the full list of recipients: tinyurl.com/yz6ex4mw
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We're glad to see govt consulting with the Ontario College of Teachers on teacher education. We hope they will consult all relevant expert stakeholders at this critical moment. Our recommendations: tinyurl.com/avpdkhff
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Tuition is going up. OSAP grants are getting cut. During a cost of living crisis, families can't afford to take on more student debt. Students need more grants, not loans. And universities need more funding to help them thrive.
An illustration of hands throwing up graduation caps. Text reads: "Four years of tuition at an Ontario university costs about $40,000. Only 20% of Ontarians age 15-17 have enough saved for tuition. Ontario students more grants, not loans. Ontario universities need more funding."
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This is the final step in a painful 5-year journey. The CCAA process caused deep harm to Laurentian faculty, staff, and Sudbury. Thanks to strong advocacy, inappropriate corporate restructuring can no longer be used at public universities www.sudbury.com/local-news/f...
sudbury.com
Five years after CCAA layoffs, terminated Laurentian employees finally receive payouts
It’s ‘the last and final step of that painful process,’ says faculty union president
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Supported by the OCUFA Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism, investigative reporters Tahmeed Shafiq and Jadine Ngan covered a critical story on one university campus for @thewalrus.ca. Congratulations to Tahmeed and Jadine for this award!
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The Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism - OCUFA
Deadline for applications: March 20, 2026 Rationale There is a marked shortage of informed investigative reporting on Canadian higher education issues in the Canadian media. The Ontario Confederation ...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
After years of funneling public dollars into the private system, the response to an “unsustainable” bill is to cut OSAP and leave all students with more debt. Make it make sense. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show | CBC News
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited "unsustainable" costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among ...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In a new episode of Beyond the Lecture Hall, OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson goes deep on the latest news at Ontario's universities open.spotify.com/episode/4zj7...
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Episode 10: Alberta Separatism and PSE
Beyond the Lecture Hall · Episode
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
At our meeting this weekend, the OCUFA Board said NO to political interference in public universities and YES to collaborating with faculty experts to design teaching and learning programs! Read our submission to the ON Govt: tinyurl.com/avpdkhff
A group smiling and holding posters that say "Stop political interference at Ontario universities" and "Listen to teaching experts, work with teaching experts"
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
How should newly funded #onpse student seats be allocated? Ontario university faculty say the decision should be based on the diverse needs of Ontario’s economy now and in the future. ocufa.on.ca/press-releas...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Attend this important event about the crisis of postsecondary education from the support staff perspective! Registration and more info ⤵️⤵️
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"A fully funded university system would provide university students, faculty, and staff with the tools they need to set students up for success despite shocks to the labour market." - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
thestar.com
To help students “future-proof” their careers, Ontario must “future-proof” our universities
Is your degree already obsolete? Inside Ontario students’ scramble to ‘future-proof’ their careers as AI targets entry-level jobs, May 17
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson on new international student data: "We need robust public funding to get our university system up to [the] level it needs to be, and then we need to think hard about how to re-attract international students" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario will lose more than a third of its international students following permit cap, StatsCan estimates | CBC News
Ontario is set to lose more than a third of its international student population following the federal government's student permit cap , preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada show.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Always nice to see respect for #HigherEd, especially when Premier Ford is accepting an honorary degree 🎓 Let’s celebrate that same value with strong support for Ontario’s public universities. #ONpse www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
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Dr. Doug Ford: Ontario premier receives honorary degree from U.S. university
Ford received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
OCUFA stands in solidarity with teachers and education workers across Ontario. Alongside @etfoeducators.bsky.social , AEFO, OECTA, @osbcu.bsky.social, & @osstf.bsky.social we stand together for publicly funded education from kindergarten to PSE!
Group of 8 people of varying heights and ethnicities wearing red and purple with their fists raised holding a teal flag that says OCUFA
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New in the #OCUFAReport: our recommendations for the OHRC policy on family-status discrimination, a bargaining update from @wlufa.bsky.social and a response to the government's proposed changes to HEQCO. Read all our back issues and subscribe to stay informed: ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
OCUFA is alarmed to see the Ontario government’s proposal to take over #onpse accountability and performance measures and the responsibility for evaluating campus free speech policies. ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-no-mor...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Are you subscribed to the OCUFA Report? Our newsletter arrives in your inbox every 2 weeks with news from our office and updates from the post-secondary sector ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The OUCC says Ontario’s 2026 Provincial Budget fails to provide adequate funding for the postsecondary sector, despite the Government’s stated commitments to strengthening the workforce and protecting the economy. 🔗 buff.ly/jRaBlrZ
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Demand for university education in Ontario is only growing, but funding is not keeping pace with the national average and cuts to student aid won't help Ontario families struggling with affordability. Read our budget response: ocufa.on.ca/press-releas...
Ontario professors say budget short-changes universities
OCUFA Responds: Budget 2026. Ontario government offers no stability to Universities. Image of the Ontario legislature in the background.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Hands off our education! OCUFA linked up with members from York and U of T Faculty Associations at today's rally organized by @cfson.bsky.social @opseusefpo.bsky.social and CUPE Ontario to rally for public, accessible postsecondary education!
A group outside the Ontario legislature holding a large OCUFA banner.A person holding an UTFA flag takes a selfie with 3 other people holding signs outside.A group of teal flags in the wind.
A large OCUFA flag above the Ontario legislature.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
More and more teaching at Ontario universities is being done on short-term contracts, and students are paying the price. OCUFA has solutions to stop the gigification of teaching. #Fairness4CF ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Supported by the OCUFA Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism, reporter Emma Bainbridge and co-authors published a story in @breachmedia.ca about the connections between campus protests and the RCMP in British Columbia. breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...
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A notorious RCMP unit shaped B.C. universities’ reaction to Palestine encampments ⋆ The Breach
From Fairy Creek to university campuses, CRU-BC is positioning itself as the go-to police force for repressing dissent
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Apply or nominate by Friday March 20 for awards recognizing: - Journalism - Graduate student research - Equity and social justice - Teaching and academic librarianship - Collective Bargaining
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Join @cfson.bsky.social and allies on March 24 at 130 pm for a rally at Queen's Park to advocate for public funding of post-secondary education and oppose cuts to #onpse and #Bill33. Learn more: handsoffoureducation.ca #Handsoffoureducation
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Thanks to everyone speaking out today for #Fairness4cf during today's day of action. Staff at OCUFA stand with contract faculty and everyone calling for an end to the gigification of teaching. Let’s keep the momentum going as we look ahead to the provincial budget on Mar 26.
A warm, human collage: several Polaroid-style snapshots are clustered and pinned to a corkboard, overlapping slightly like memories tacked up over time. Each photo shows a different person — men and women of various ages and appearances — posed casually, most smiling or looking directly at the camera with a calm, confident expression. Many are holding simple rectangular signs with short printed messages; the signs are predominantly white with teal or dark-colored text, and they say 'I support contract faculty," "stop the gigification of teaching," and "fairness for contract faculty." Clothing is everyday and approachable — sweaters, casual shirts, a bright green tee in one image — and a few people wear glasses. The overall color palette mixes the warm tan of the corkboard and the clean white frames of the photos with accents of teal, navy and a few floral and patterned backdrops inside individual shots.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Building meaningful relationships with students is at the heart of good teaching but growing class sizes and chronic underfunding make that harder every year. Better university funding means better learning conditions. Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa #Fairness4CF
Graphic featuring a quote from a contract faculty member in the Greater Toronto Area about how large class sizes make it harder to build meaningful relationships with students. The background shows a lecturer standing at the front of a large lecture hall facing a crowd of students. The OCUFA logo and campaign website appear at the bottom.
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McMaster University Academic Librarians' Association @muala.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Stop the gigification of teaching on our campuses in Ontario! Fairness for Contract Faculty means not only healthier working conditions for contract faculty, but better conditions for learning for our students, too! #Fairness4CF Read the op-ed from @ocufa.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4lmnVIp
A poster with white text on a green background that says: "Contract faculty are typically vastly underpaid, putting in countless hours of unpaid labour to support their students. They often receive no research support and few opportunities to contribute to the broader academic life of their universities. Their growing presence on campuses represents the quiet 'gigification' of university teaching." - Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President
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