Bargaining between the Acadia University Faculty Association (AUFA) and Acadia’s Board of Governors began in March 2017. By the end of June, the Board stopped bargaining. They refused to respond to AUFA’s most important proposals, forcing the association to file
October 25, 2017 – ANSUT supports freedom of expression
Halifax – The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers (ANSUT), which represents more than 1,400 faculty from eight universities across Nova Scotia, supports Dalhousie University student Masuma Khan’s right to freedom of expression. “ANSUT is absolutely committed to academic freedom.
October 23, 2017 – Everyone But You: When university administrations’ budget priorities don’t match the academic mission
Join Janet Morrill, PhD, FCPA, FCA, FCGA to hear how the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) improved job security, guaranteed renewal, and limited use of sessional instructors through collective bargaining. BMO Room, Halifax Central Library Monday, October 23 7
August 3, 2017 – University teachers concerned about chronic underfunding
Halifax – News that Acadia University received $24.5 million in emergency funding came as a surprise to over 1,400 hundred faculty, contract staff and librarians at eight universities across Nova Scotia represented by the Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers
June 26, 2017 – ANSUT Introduces New President
Halifax – The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers (ANSUT) is pleased to announce that Robert Scott Stewart, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at Cape Breton University, has accepted the position of president for the organization. Stewart’s one-year term begins July