We must never forget the fourteen bright young women, aspiring engineers, senselessly and cowardly killed on that cold night, thirty-four years ago, at the Ecole Polytechnique. For the last twenty-five years now, the victims of this tragedy have been commemorated… Read More »
The Fédération Québécoise des Professeures et Professeurs d’Université (FQPPU) is concerned about the increase in tuition for international and out-of-province students proposed by the Quebec government. It is also concerned about the impact this will have on the finances of… Read More »
We encourage you to check this page regularly – information is updated based on your feedback! Job Action – Frequently Asked Questions Here are the answers to the questions most frequently asked by members about a strike mandate or… Read More »
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is “ Embrace Equity. ” Nice motto, but how does that translate into the workplace? At the bargaining table, CUFA presented an amendment to Article 35 on parental leave that would allow members returning from such… Read More »
Did you know that many university faculty are currently negotiating their new collective agreement? No fewer than twelve of the province’s eighteen academic institutions faculty associations are at the bargaining table, including CUFA, each at different levels of progress and… Read More »
Thirty-three years ago today, on December 6, 1989, fourteen young women were killed in an abominable, cowardly, anti-feminist crime when a man entered the École Polytechnique and started shooting, but not before asking the men present to leave the classroom.… Read More »
The FQPPU (Fédération Québécoise des Professeures et Professeurs d’université) is actively mobilising for a modification of Bill 32 on academic freedom in universities. You can read their memoire. You can view the Federation’s participation in the public hearings on Tuesday, May… Read More »
Break the bias is the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. The academic world is no stranger to bias. Women still face significant barriers in their careers, such as pay equity, unconscious bias that hinders their advancement, extra workload… Read More »
Thirty-two years ago, on 6 December 1989, fourteen young women were murdered because they were women and studying to become engineers. We must never forget. For the past 31 years, commemorative events have taken place, but because of the pandemic,… Read More »
Aujourd’hui, le Canada inaugure sa première Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation. Une journée pour reconnaître le passé colonial du pays et les souffrances infligées aux peuples autochtones, en particulier aux enfants envoyés dans les pensionnats et… Read More »