Category Archives: Benefits and Salaries

The Salaries of U of T Academic Librarians – Growing Inequities?

Posted on November 4, 2014 by UT Librarians Blog

The University of Toronto Library system with 43 libraries and more than 13 million books ranks third, after the libraries at Harvard and Yale in North America (see http://news.utoronto.ca/back-school-u-t-library-system-ranked-top-three-harvard-and-yale ) in terms of size and scope – and yet, our librarians … Continue reading →

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Support our UTFA Bargaining Team!

Posted on September 15, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Write your words of support for those on the UTFA Bargaining Team who are arguing for your interests, academic freedom and professional autonomy at UT, transparency and equal treatment for all across our three campuses. They need to hear from … Continue reading →

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Bargaining Update for UWO Librarians and Archivists

Posted on June 21, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

For current updates on what is transpiring at the University of Western Ontario concerning their librarians and archivists see: http://www.uwofa.ca/bargainingupdates/

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“…skyrocketing administration costs [at Canadian Universities] …taking money away from the classroom…”

Posted on May 4, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

W.D. Smith discusses how university administrative costs are skyrocketing as funds decrease for classroom teaching and research, citing Dalhousie University as an example where central administrative costs have increased by 54% in just 5 years: http://thechronicleherald.ca/Letters/1241594.html 

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Public Sector Salary Disclosures for 2010

Posted on March 31, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Universities 2010-public salaries over $100,000 Today, Kim Alba has an interesting article on the salary hikes presidents of Ontario universities have been receiving: http://www.academicmatters.ca/current_issue.article.gk?catalog_item_id=5019&category=/featured_articles/web_exclusive

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CAUT Equity Review – March 2011

Posted on March 8, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Persistent gaps remain in the remuneration of academics at Canadian universities due to gender and discipline biases. See this recent article: CAUT Equity Report “The Persistent Gap: Understanding Male-Female Salary Differentials Amongst Canadian Academic Staff”

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UTFA Annual General Meeting – April 20, 2011

Posted on March 3, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Martin Teplitsky is the confirmed speaker at the April 20 UTFA AGM. The fact that administration will not be asking him back as an agreed upon arbitrator in our negotiations, will make for an interesting presentation. Mark your calendars! The … Continue reading →

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SB & P Survey – Why ask about librarian activities?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Another question which has arisen from our members, is why do we need to relay information about our activities in this survey? From the perspective of equity issues, Prof. J. Teichman offered this ‘one’ example. For a fuller understanding of … Continue reading →

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Deadline for SB & P Survey

Posted on February 26, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Several colleagues have been asking what the deadline is for the recent SB & P survey. It is Wednesday, at mid-night,  March 9th.

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SB&P Bargaining Survey – Important!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Hello everyone, Just a reminder to retrieve your latest CV and annual activity report prior to starting the monkey survey – it will be easier for you. Additional questions for librarians and lecturers have been added to address equity questions … Continue reading →

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