(Ottawa – April 24, 2015) The national organization representing Canada’s professors and academic staff says a bill before the Nova Scotia legislature would violate constitutional rights, undermine the independence of universities, and compromise academic freedom. According to the Canadian Association
ANSUT Primer on Bill 100
Bill 100, or The Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act, proposed by Labour and Advanced Education Minister Kelly Regan on 22 April 2015, is profoundly destructive legislation. It attacks collective bargaining rights and, more thoroughly, the core educational mission of our
N.S. faculty partner with Labour Council to spark conversation about precarious work
This spring, the Nipissing University Faculty Association (NUFA) has been working hard with community and labour partners in North Bay to put precarious work on the political agenda. On April 14, NUFA co-hosted a Precarious Labour Forum with the North
Faculty speaking up across the province about need for better employment and labour law
Faculty members have delivered powerful presentations at government consultations this summer about the need for better laws to protect contract workers from unfair treatment and support effective representation for academic workers. University professors and academic librarians from Queen’s University, University
New report highlights global violence against students, professors
A new report is sounding the alarm about attacks made against students, professors, and higher education communities around the world. Published by Scholars at Risk, an organization dedicated to protecting academic freedom and the rights of higher education communities, the