Category Archives: Labour Relations

Creating a Closed Society – More bad news

Posted on May 4, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

One of the public responsibilities that governments in power assume is to ensure information is free and available to all, which, we as academic librarians, strive to support at all levels. The recent move on the government to cease collecting … 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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The Times are Changing: Concepts of collegiality are no longer sufficient – read about the AUUP struggles

Posted on May 5, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

“AUUP fights to stay in the game in tough new world” by Jon Marcus in Times Higher Education. See http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=416032&c=1

Posted in AAUP, Academic freedom, Academic governance, Academic Librarianship, Certification, Labour Relations, UT Unions | 3 Comments

TRY Conference – Check out the session “Shaping our future, has unionization made a difference?”

Posted on April 6, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

Tuesday, May 3, 2011. TRY Conference, McFadden Hall, St. Michael’s University. Registration is free. http://www.library.utoronto.ca/event/staffconference/2011/session-details.html Session: “Shaping our future, has unionization made a difference?” Representatives from the various university faculty associations at Queens, McMaster and Guelph will be guests on … Continue reading →

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ILR on Policy: A Conversation on Public Sector Worker and Union Rights

Posted on March 14, 2011 by UT Librarians Blog

ILR ONLINE – Last Chance to Register! ILR on Policy:  A Conversation on Public Sector Worker and Union Rights Webcast Date:  Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Time:  12:30 – 1:30 (EDT) This webcast is free of charge. Moderator: Harry Katz, ILR … Continue reading →

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