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NOSM general staff on strike after contract talks break down: (August 17, 2010) More than 150 clerical, administrative and technical staff walked off the job yesterday after contract talks with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine broke down. More...CAUT and students file joint objection to copyright tariff: (Ottawa – August 12, 2010) Students and teachers say that a tariff being proposed by Access Copyright would infringe privacy rights and burden students with tens of millions of dollars in new fees each year. More...
CAUT alarmed over review of employment equity law: (Ottawa – July 23, 2010) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is expressing alarm about the federal government’s review of employment equity and its impact on hiring in universities and colleges. More... Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act – Intellectual Property Advisory: This CAUT advisory identifies the Bill's positive and negative aspects and discusses what the education/library community can do over the coming months to improve the legislation. More...
On The Issues
Federal Budget 2011: In a brief to the House of Commons Finance Committee, CAUT is calling on Ottawa to make post-secondary education and research a key focus of the next federal budget. More...
Fair Employment Week – October 25 to 29, 2010: The overuse and exploitation of contract academic staff is one of the biggest challenges facing the academic profession. More…