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

On May 14, 2013 a reception of equity leadership occurred at Kerr House to honour Prof. Richard Moon as the 2013 recipient of the Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award. 

The award was established by WUFA’s Status of Women, Diversity & Equity Action Committee in memory of the late Dr. Mary Lou Dietz.  The award honours past and present WUFA members who have demonstrated the spirit of leadership through their contributions to equity on campus and at community levels.  Professor Moon has demonstrated these qualities through his teaching, scholarly research, and activism which have been recognized at both the University of Windsor through teaching and research awards, and globally through requested speaking engagements on his specialties of Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, and Human Rights. Congratulations Prof. Moon!

-posted May 21, 2013

Seven (7) of the new Sessional Lecturer positions under Article 55:11 have been appointed through grievances

WUFA is proud to announce that so far during the lifetime of the 2011-2014 Collective Agreement, the Grievance Committee has successfully fought for seven Sessional Instructors, who applied for the new Sessional Lecturer position under Article 55:11 of the Collective Agreement and were initially turned down.

The seven cases varied in detail, but the Grievance Committee was extremely diligent in their investigations.  Congratulations to all the new Sessional Lecturers, and a big thank you to the Grievance Committee for all of their hard work.

-posted May 21, 2013

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0877 Improper Criteria for Preferred Applicant Status (PAS) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has been withdrawn by WUFA.

This policy grievance concerned an inappropriate recommendation by FASS Faculty Coordinating Council (FCC) on May, 2011, concerning criteria to be considered in FASS departments when a Sessional Instructor applies for Preferred Applicant Status (PAS) in a course.

On April 18, 2013 WUFA’s Grievance Committee withdrew GR# 0877 in light of the Acting Dean of FASS’ decision to rescind the contentious FASS PAS Criteria.  Future PAS applicants in FASS will be evaluated according to the criteria as stated in Article 54:06 of the Collective Agreement.

-posted May 21, 2013

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

All Deans at the University shall be required to adhere to the following process for removing faculty members from the classroom until such time as the parties agree to a different process:

• The Dean of the relevant faculty shall consult with the Associate Vice President, Academic prior to taking any steps to remove a faculty member from the classroom.
• The Associate Vice President, Academic will advise the Association that the University is considering removing the faculty member from the classroom and will allow the Association to provide input into the issue and representation for the faculty member.
• One days’ worth of classes will be cancelled if necessary to allow the Association and University the opportunity to meet to discuss the concerns.
• There is nothing precluding the University from returning the faculty member to the classroom once the concerns have been addressed.

The process referenced above will only be invoked in cases where there has been a breakdown in the student-professor relationship, involving a significant number of students, or where there is concern for the safety and well-being of students.

Nothing in the above agreement shall serve to circumvent, negate, or replace the process outlined in Article 59 of the Collective Agreement.

-posted May 21, 2013

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