UBCFA Information, News and Updates

Covid-19 – Messages from the UBCFA President:

May 15: Update on Remote Teaching, Sessionals, Intellectual Property and Home Expenses
April 23: Further Information on July and September 2020 Study Leaves
April 9: September 2020 Study Leaves, CPI
April 7: Tenure Clock Extensions, Librarians Pre-confirmation Period, Admin Leaves
April 1: Student Evaluations of Teaching
March 30: Update on Study Leave
March 25: Update on Discussions re Impact of Pandemic Disruptions
March 16: Information on Discussions with the University
UBC updates to faculty, staff and students regarding the current Coronavirus outbreak are available on the UBC website.

April 28, 2020

BC Faculty Commend Governments & Universities, Urge Supports

CUFA News Release

April 24, 2020 – The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC and its 5,500 faculty, academic librarians, and other academic professionals commend federal, provincial, and municipal governments on moving swiftly to secure protections for the most vulnerable members of our society affected by COVID-19. Supports like rental subsidies, protections from evictions, freezes on rental increases, federal financial supports, provincial supports and expanded access to employment insurance through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). All together, these will form the safety net that is so critical in the coming weeks and months to ease the burden of global pandemic.

View the full News Release (PDF format)

Direct Link: CUFA BC

February 26, 2020

UBC-UBCFA Collective Agreement 2019 – 2022 Ratified

We are pleased to announce that the Collective Agreement between the UBCFA and UBC, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2022, has been ratified by both parties. A copy of the Agreement will be posted to our respective websites as soon as it is finalized.