UWO Faculty Association

Today we honour survivors of residential schools, their families, and the communities forever impacted. Reconciliation lives in what we teach, collect, and research. We must choose to challenge colonial narratives, and make space for Indigenous voices and ways of knowing.

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In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science.

Join Canada's research and science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024.

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📢 We stood with @opseusefpo.bsky.social college front line workers on strike today.

Chronic underfunding and short-sighted policies leave workers carrying the burden. Fair funding and a post-secondary system that values the people who make it work are long overdue. ✊#onpoli #onpse #onlab

Dalhousie, faculty association come to tentative agreement | CBC News The date that classes will resume is expected to be announced later Tuesday.

Congrats to our colleagues @dalfaculty.bsky.social on reaching a tentative agreement! ✊ Your strength and unity throughout this difficult round of bargaining are an inspiration to faculty associations across the country.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Join us! Friday September 12 for the Solidarity March starting at the Killam Library on University Avenue. Let's show @dalhousieu.bsky.social Admin and Board a level of solidarity they have not seen before! #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social analysis in The Local continues to shine a light on the deep-seated crisis facing our world-class public universities.

Ontario can and must do better. The future of the province’s learners and economy depends on it.

#OntarioPSE #PostSecondaryFunding #HigherEd

At the LDLC Labour Day Picnic, we stood with workers across sectors to celebrate solidarity 💪. We spoke with the community about the urgent need to fund public higher education. Universities should be places where students succeed & faculty/staff are fairly supported. Public funding is needed🎓.

Need to know more about what's going on between APPUSB and USB's admin?
APPUSB went on CBC's Information Radio with Cory Funk last Tuesday.
https://f.mtr.cool/nvdmmdtlmu

L'APPUSB a déjà récolté plus de 200 signatures. 
Avez-vous envoyé votre lettre ? Deux minutes suffisent: 

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APPUSB has collected over 200 signatures. 
Have you sent your letter? It only takes two minutes: 

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Patti Doyle-Bedwell is on DFA’s Bargaining Team. She urges the @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board to come back to the table- we are now on day 7 of complete silence from the Board. Time to talk, don’t you think? #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Naiomi Metallic talks about how her students will miss an opportunity to learn some foundational info re: indigenous law the longer this lockout continues. @dalhousieu.bsky.social, come back to bargain and help us to #keepdalstrong @caut.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social

All welcome to join DFA's 1st rally in 23 years! In front of the Killam Library, Friday August 22 at 12 noon, half an hour only. See you there! Help us to #KeepDalStrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @nsgeu.bsky.social

“As a national association of employee organizations and trade unions, CAUT proudly stands in solidarity with CUPE’s Air Canada flight attendants."

Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-co...

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

Opinion: A stronger Canada needs a healthy post-secondary sector But little attention has been given to reasonable levels of public funding amid disruptive changes to policies on international study

"In stark contrast to the aspirations of a more prosperous, productive Canada, governments at all levels have abandoned the post-secondary sector to shuttered programs. Highly qualified personnel are being displaced at an unprecedented rate."

Read more...
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

1K Dalhousie faculty members could be locked out by next week More than 1,000 faculty members at the largest university in Nova Scotia could be locked out or in legal strik...

Short article on where were are because @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board refuses to bargain. Aug 11 is right in front of us. Start bargaining, stop jeopardizing the future of 10s of thousands of students. #KeepDalStrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

www.1015thehawk.com/2025/08/06/1...

Last day of conciliation with @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board is Mon Aug 11. Seems like Dal plans to lock out faculty, cancelling courses/research conducted by 1000 profs, instructors, librarians, counsellors. Voice your concerns president@dal.ca. #keepdalstrong @caut.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social

🌈 UWOFA was proud to march in the 2025 London Pride Parade alongside our colleagues and campus community.

Thank you to everyone who showed up to support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion @westernu.ca and beyond! 💜✊

🌈 Walk with UWOFA at the London Pride Parade this Sunday, July 20th!

📍 Western’s Staging Area (Rectory Street Entrance)
🕥 Arrive by 11:30 a.m.

Bring your friends, family, and colleagues — everyone is welcome to join us in celebrating and supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ communities!

Let’s be clear:
✔ Faculty want to teach.
✔ Faculty want to bargain.
✖ The Board walked.
A lockout in August isn’t leadership—it’s negligence. #KeepDalStrong (link to media release in comment)

Ford’s college cuts put the future of the next generation at serious risk LONDON – NDP Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research, Excellence & Security, MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) is calling on the government to immediately step in with sustainable funding t...

Our college system is in crisis. As the Conservative government refuses to act, our communities pay the price. A substantial, permanent increase in operating grants is the only thing that will stabilize the sector and protect our economy. #OnPSE #onpoli

www.ontariondp.ca/news/ford-s-...

Petition to Algoma University: Re-instate admission to Geography, History, Music, Sociology, and Visual Art Algoma University’s programs in Visual Art, Music, Sociology, Geography and History have made – and continue to make – invaluable contributions to the civic and cultural life of Sault Ste. Marie and N...

🎓 Education should never be on the chopping block. Sign OPSEU's petition urging @algomau.bsky.social to reinstate admissions to Music, Visual Arts, Sociology, Geography, and History programs. These disciplines matter! shorturl.at/NYooo

The strike vote is overwhelming. Faculty members will strike if the @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board does not improve its offer. Conciliation is set to begin this week. Visit dfa.ns.ca for media release. @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

Privatization has no place in Ontario’s post-secondary system. The Ontario government must permanently increase base funding so our universities will never be vulnerable to these companies again. I urge Western University to say no to Navitas. #NoNavitasUWO @uwofa1.bsky.social

International students =YES. Navitas =NO.
– @nigmendra.bsky.social, @ocufa.bsky.social President

@westernu.bsky.social doesn’t need a for-profit to support international students. We can build strong programs with real supports + good jobs.

📍Senate meets today. Make your voice heard! #NoToNavitas

Another #NoToNavitas 🚫 Ivey faculty have voted against the proposed partnership, joining Arts & Humanities, Education, FIMS, and Social Science. Now’s the time to talk to colleagues — a 10 year contract that puts profits over public education isn’t the future @westernu.bsky.social needs.

#UWO Faculty Councils that have held collegial votes all rejected our the proposed partnership: 5 out of 5 Faculties, including Education, Arts & Humanities, @westernufims.bsky.social,
Social Science, and the #Ivey Business School -- all say #NoNavitasUWO bsky.app/profile/uwof...

For due diligence in this important matter, Dr. Larsen urges #UWO Senators & other decision-makers to look at reviews from former #Navitas employees at #Glassdoor.ca : very revealing! www.glassdoor.ca/Overview/Wor...
#NoNavitasUWO

The Navitas Proposal: Resources for Members - UWOFA UWOFA’s FAQ provides key resources and insights on the Navitas Proposal and its potential impacts on the Western-Navitas partnership

Dr. Marianne Larsen's 2020 summary (Private Pathway programs / colleges: What does the research tell us?) is among the important #NoNavitasUWO resources that
@uwofa1.bsky.social has compiled & shared with the #UWO & #LndOnt community here: www.uwofa.ca/resources-fo...

Dr. Marianne Larsen, Professor Emeritus at @westernu.bsky.social urges the campus community to keep examining Navitas. She points to recent Glassdoor reviews where staff say the company prioritizes profit—“maximizing every cent” from students. The concerns are still real. #NoToNavitas #cdnpse