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Let’s Join our PhD students and Postdocs in their National Walkout Campaign 11:00 a.m. on May 1 in the Bowl

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers across Canada are planning to walk out at 11:00 a.m. on 1 May in protest at government-funded salaries that have remained flat since 2003. Support our Science, a grassroots group, is organizing a national student walkout hoping to get the attention of decision makers in Ottawa.  “Federal scholarships – $17,500 for a master’s […]

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Important Information: Ratification Reminder and USFA Office Not Reopening

Happy new year!  This is a reminder that a Special General Meeting of the Faculty Association will be held virtually on Monday, January 10th at 2:00 pm to consider ratification of the tentative agreement (attached). The meeting will take place via Zoom. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdO2vrzwqHtSG8g7_A3zKGpkWF75NfTRJ The USFA office will not reopen today as planned and will be closed until January 24.

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Important Notice: Ratification Meeting January 10, 2022

Since May 2021, USFA has been engaging in negotiations regarding a retirement incentive proposed by the Employer. We are pleased to let you know these discussions have concluded with a tentative agreement that provides some certainty and stability for an additional year through an extension to the Collective Agreement, enhancements to permanent retirement incentives in […]

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Notice of Fall General Meeting, Wed, Oct 20, 2021 2:00 PM

Pursuant to Section 10 (a) of the Constitution of the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association, a Fall General Meeting of the Faculty Association will be held on: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm  Via Zoom The meeting login instructions and agenda package will be sent in a separate email.

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Academic Freedom Event: Open for Business: on What Terms

2:00 p.m. May 13, 2021 Please register in advance. Over a century ago, Thorsten Veblen (1918) warned that the intrusion of business principles in Universities would weaken the pursuit of learning, resulting in a digression of interest and support from scholarly achievements to the competitive acquisition of wealth. With chronic underfunding, Universities, look to collaborative research […]

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Important Event: Laurentian University Phone Bank

The insolvency process at Laurentian University is moving swiftly and will conclude mid-April. Without intervention, this closed-door process—intended for private sector corporations—will determine the future of this public institution, key employer, and cultural hub in the region.  The federal government needs to work with the government of Ontario and provide emergency funding to save Laurentian […]

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