Benefits & Coverage

WUFA members are provided coverage by the employer for health, dental, life insurance, short term and long term illness. Use the pull-down menu to select the various health & dental benefits you wish to know about from Green Shield Healthcare Providers. [Note - Retirees can purchase the Retiree Health Care Plan through Green Shield , which is available to retirees for a fee.]
Life Insurance information is provided to bargaining unit members and Sun Life is the employer's insurance provider.
There are a number of member perks offered in the community through OCUFA (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association).
Periodically our 'Mid-Day Sessions' (formerly called 'Brown Bag Luncheon Series') features popular health & welfare topics which are presented over the noon hour. Admission is free and all are welcome. Sponsored by WUFA and the Human Resources Department of the University.
In addition, WUFA provides information for our retired members about the Windsor University Retirees Association (WURA), and various handbooks and helpful website links for retirees.

What Are Policy Grievances?

A Policy Grievance is a grievance arising directly between the Association and the University concerning the interpretation, application, administration or violation of the provisions of the Collective Agreement. In most cases there are implications for Association members.

(1A) Policy Grievance GR# 0862, Changes in Management of Windsor Faculty Pension Plan.

Status: Tentative arbitration date of October 1, 2013, under arbitrator Pamela Picher

The Badger in Newsletter 3.19 in June 2011 explained in more detail why WUFA has filed this policy grievance. Basically, WUFA has not been notified about altered practices of Board of Governors’ committees that could result in no WUFA bargaining unit representation in the management of pension monies contributed by its members into the Windsor Faculty Pension Plan (WFPP).

WUFA is guaranteed the right to have voice and vote about its pension plan under Article D.2 of our 2008-2011 and 2011-14 Collective Agreements. WUFA is especially concerned about somebody else than the agreed-upon members of this Article’s Retirement Committee administering the WFPP on behalf of WUFA members.

(1B) Policy Grievance GR# 0866, Confidentiality Requirement for WUFA Representatives on Board of Governors Committees.

Status: Tentative arbitration date of October 1, 2013, under arbitrator Pamela Picher

This policy grievance is formally coupled with another policy grievance (#GR0862 above) about the unilateral decision of the Board of Governors to make alterations to its committees for managing the Windsor Faculty Pension Plan (WFPP). This second policy grievance stipulates that when WUFA representatives are restored to those BoG committees, they must be able to report to WUFA about their and the committees’ activities. Signing a confidentiality agreement will obviously muzzle our representatives from reporting back to members of WUFA who are contributing to the WFPP.

(2) Policy Grievance GR# 0870, Failure to Follow Through on Equity Obligations under Article 30

Status: Confirmed arbitration date of August 7, 2013, under arbitrator Brian Langille.

In 2005, then-President Ross Paul commissioned a report from Dr. Rebecca Priegert Coutler about the University’s progress towards implementing employment equity policies and practice for WUFA members.

None of the so-called Coulter Report recommendations have been implemented, despite much subsequent communication between Dr. Paul and WUFA, especially President Brian E. Brown; and more recent communication between President Alan Wildeman and WUFA, especially by our Status of Women, Diversity and Equity Action Committee.

In fact, the University has failed to meet any of the agreed-upon deadlines for its actions in support of employment equity principles and procedures that are in Article 30 of the previous 2008-11 Collective Agreement.

(3) Policy Grievance GR# 0876, Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) / Voluntary Contract Termination.

Status:Confirmed arbitration date of May 24, 2013

In April 2011 it came to WUFA's attention that certain retirees aged 65 years or older were being provided with individually-negotiated retirement packages in violation of the Collective Agreement. The Association launched an OLRB complaint, as WUFA is the sole bargaining agent for its members. The OLRB did not hear this complaint and instead returned it to be adjudicated through arbitration processes in the Collective Agreement.

(4) Policy Grievance GR# 0890 – Email Privacy Issue

Status: Awaiting Administration decision at Step 3.

WUFA is concerned about Administration’s accessing the contents of Members’ personal email accounts stored on the University server without prior authorization or permission.

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Prof. Richard Moon is honoured with the 2013 Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award

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Policy Grievance GR# 0877 Improper Criteria for Preferred Applicant Status (PAS) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has been withdrawn by WUFA.

As part of a recent grievance settlement, WUFA and Administration agree to a process for removing faculty members from the classroom in extenuating circumstances

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