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If in Ottawa this upcoming holiday Monday August 4th we will be holding the annual Celtic Cross Ceremony (1st lock) in remembrance of those workers and their families who died building the Rideau Canal between 1826-1832. Everyone is invited.

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Partez à la découverte de l’histoire des Noirs à Ottawa Vous pouvez maintenant monter à bord d'un autobus afin de découvrir l’histoire des Noirs qui ont façonné Ottawa. Des visites sont proposées jusqu'au 18 octobre.

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Unions gear up to fight against proposed public service cuts ahead of contract negotiations Unions are gearing up for a fight against proposed cuts to the federal public service as they warn of possible job losses ahead of contract negotiations later this fall.

In case you may have missed this story 'Unions gear up to fight against proposed public service cuts ahead of contract negotiations' bit.ly/46TJvhZ

Canada Post workers begin to vote on ‘final’ offers amid strike fears - National | Globalnews.ca Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be voting on two offers tabled by Canada Post even as the union is urging the deals be rejected.

CANADA: Canada Post workers begin to vote on ‘final’ offers amid strike fears globalnews.ca/news/1129641...

New AAPI textbook uncovers untaught stories Ethnic studies are under attack. Along with any curriculum demonized and dubbed “DEI” (formerly, and more accurately, known as “diversity, equity and inclusion”), the Trump administration is targeting...

Along with any curriculum demonized and dubbed “DEI,” the Trump administration is targeting everything from inclusive reading lists to diverse history lessons for cuts & systematically eliminating them from schools. Here’s how educators in California are fighting back.

China’s shift towards ‘organized research’: how can coordination and innovation co-exist? Beijing’s reorganization of science is a broad, systemic effort to reshape how research is conducted, applied and evaluated nationwide.

Beijing’s reorganization of science is a broad, systemic effort to reshape how research is conducted, applied and evaluated nationwide

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Flashmob Protest in Budapest: Hungarian Teachers Call for Real Investment in the Profession On Saturday 29 June, the Teachers' Union of Hungary (PSZ) and its National Youth Section (NÖKS) organised a flashmob protest in front of the Interior Ministry in Budapest. The action aimed to draw att...

HUNGARY: Flashmob Protest in Budapest: Hungarian Teachers Call for Real Investment in the Profession www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/memb...

CN Tower workers ratify tentative agreement, ending labour dispute TORONTO—CN Tower hospitality workers have voted to ratify a tentative agreement with their employer, bringing a nearly two-week labour dispute to an end.The agreement was reached with Canada Lands Com...

CN Tower hospitality workers have voted to ratify a tentative agreement with their employer, bringing a nearly two-week labour dispute to an end. The Unifor Local 4271 members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new three-year contract. #canlab www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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Algoma University faculty need your help!

Admissions to five programs were suspended without consultation, impacting students, electives, and entire degree pathways.

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Statement from the ITF-NCC: Working Together to Defend the Right to Strike in Canada and Across the World Canadian Affiliates of the International Transport Federation (ITF) Canadian Coordinating Committee, representing tens of thousands of transport workers across Canada members of Unifor, Teamsters…

Affiliates of the ITF Canadian Coordinating Committee have issued a statement about defending the right to strike in a climate when employers & anti-worker govts. are campaigning to limit these rights in Canada and all over the world.
#canlab

Add your name to this letter in support for the Atlantic School of Theology Faculty Association to send a strong, clear message to AST’s administration to enter conciliation with a fair and equitable offer and avert a strike.

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Profs + Librarians of the Atlantic School of Theology Faculty Association (ASTFA) are currently in conciliation w/ their Employer. They are fighting to protect high research + academic standards and ensure job security + fair wages. Show your support: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

Nuance Toronto airport workers ratify their first contract Full-time workers at Nuance Group duty-free at Pearson International Airport in Toronto have ratified their first contract.“Congratulations to the bargaining committee and these new Local 2002…

Congratulations to the full-time workers at Nuance Group duty-free at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, who have ratified their first contract!
www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
#canlab

In this photo from January 1975, CUASA holds a “study session” on collective bargaining and unionization. Photo credit: This Week Times Two newsletter, Carleton University Archives.

Today marks 50 years since CUASA was certified by the Ontario Labour Relations Board as the bargaining agent of all full-time faculty and professional librarians at @carleton.ca.

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Report on B.C. port strike says right-to-strike should be preserved Labour experts tasked with studying a days-long labour dispute at British Columbia’s ports say the right to strike or be locked out should be preserved for the longshore industry in Canada.

Another special labour relations report that emphasizes importance of preserving a right to strike even for workers who perform jobs that are crucial to economy.

This one for Vancouver port workers.

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Government orders vote on Canada Post contract offer in move union slams as attack on workers’ rights Federal jobs minister Patty Hajdu has ordered a vote on Canada Post’s “final” contract offer to 55,000 employees.

CANADA: Government orders vote on Canada Post contract offer in move union slams as attack on workers’ rights www.thestar.com/business/gov...

Conservative activists have waited decades to defund PBS and NPR. They are finally getting their chance | CNN Business Richard Nixon tried. Ronald Reagan tried. President Trump tried during his first term in office. All three were stymied by Congress.

What amounts to civic vandalism and spite: www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/m...

Senate to recommend Navitas to Board of Governors Western’s Senate voted Friday to recommend that the university partner with Navitas. If realized, the partnership would see the first-year education of some international students outsourced to the pr...

" law professor Zoë Sinel called the potential partnership a “radical shift,” adding that five faculty councils have passed motions opposing the partnership." westerngazette.ca/news/senate-... This @westerngazette.bsky.social post will interest @cuasa.ca @caut.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social friends.

TOMORROW: Rally to Fund Ottawa Schools - Show support for OCDSB trustees as they deliberate budget cuts caused by provincial government underfunding #CutsHurtKids

Canadian Union of Postal Workers @cupwsttp.bsky.social rally tomorrow Saturday May 31st, to protect the public post office “Hands Off My Post Office”. In Ottawa at Human Rights monument on Elgin Street: 1:00 to 3:00 with walk to PM Office @ottawalabour.bsky.social @cuasa.ca @cclh.bsky.social

This weekend, members of CUASA staff are in Kelowna, BC, for the annual Canadian Organization of Faculty Association Staff (COFAS) conference. This annual professional development conference is designed specifically for staff across the country who support faculty associations.

Two workshop badges & one workshop program

Honoured to attend @caut.bsky.social Equity Officers Forum in Ottawa for the next 2 days for @cuasa.bsky.social with Mayurika Chakravorty, both CUASA External Officer & newly elected Co-chair of @caut.bsky.social Equity Committee

This weekend our External Relations Officer Mayurika Chakravorty and Executive Director Jaye Horton were in Toronto for the last @ocufa.bsky.social Board of Directors meeting for the 24-25 academic year. Great to connect with colleagues from across the province and get updates on the sector!

Congratulations to CUASA President Dominique Marshall (@dominiquemarshall.bsky.social) on her election as one of the Officers-at-Large on the @ocufa.bsky.social Executive for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2025! 👏

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Fund Our Schools

This campaign to pressure the government to take effective action on education, which provides tons of facts, will interest @cuasa.bsky.social members & friends: www.fundourschools.ca \ @ottawalabour.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social

"What this is, is deprioritizing education." — Lyn Whitham (@gbcollege.bsky.social @centennialcollege.bsky.social) on cuts to college funding. At 8/11pm with Ann Marie Vaughan (@humberpoly.bsky.social), Maureen Adamson (Colleges Ontario), @reggcohn.bsky.social (@thestar.com) & @spaikin.bsky.social