Holiday greetings from the StfXAUT!

This morning on 640AM, OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson explained the converging issues behind Ontario’s university funding crisis. We can’t rely on international tuition to prop up the system, the province must invest in postsecondary education to support students. Listen here: bit.ly/3XXUNfz

An update from the 99th Council of the Canadian Association of University Teachers @caut.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/99th-c...

Today, December 6, marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. @stfx-university.bsky.social Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator KR Gowry created a display in the SUB to honor the 14 women whose lives were stolen in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.

Amidst funding concerns, Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library says changes may be coming www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Join this Sunday @ 6pm as we light up Xavier Gardens. Stay cozy with hot chocolate and cookies, carols, and festivity!

“Equity enhances our collective knowledge, strengthens peer review, and expands our capacity to understand and change the world.” Read our full interview of with Momin Rahman and Alison Hearn, the co-editors of the latest issue of the CAUT Journal in the Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/mom...

Happy X-Ring Day! December 3rd marks the anniversary of the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, also known as X-Ring Day to the #StFX community. Congratulations to all who are receiving their rings today!

UMFA extends congratulations to Tom Booth, long-time UMFA member & faculty member in the Dept of Biological Sciences. Tom received the CAUT Donald C. Savage Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions to advancing collective bargaining at universities & colleges across Canada.

“It is incumbent on us to continue to value and uphold universities for their core missions, which go far beyond serving as entrepreneurial training centres for industry and engaging in corporate R&D.” Read more on calls for public funding in the latest Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/not...

Welcome to our newest member, the Association of McGill Library Academic Staff! Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association du personnel académique des bibliothèques de McGill!

CAUT Executive Director David Robinson reports on academic freedom issues before the 99th Council in Ottawa.

"Never wanting to let a good crisis go to waste, myriad actors have come out of the woodwork to propose their grand solutions to this current moment. While public funding may be the headline, the fine print is worth investigating." Check out this article by URFA member @drmarcspooner.bsky.social ⬇️

Cutting 40,000 jobs would be more than just "regrettable": it's bad policy that will hurt workers, their families, and everyone who relies on public services. The budget has passed, it’s packed with austerity measures that hit people hard. We will fight back.

The info and petition below concerns arrested academics in Iran. Please consider signing/sharing it with colleagues. Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran: iranhumanrights.org/2025/11/writ... Link to petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@mackinnonart.bsky.social, StFX / Antigonish’s own award winning editorial cartoonist, will receive an honorary degree this December. More: www.stfx.ca/news/StFX-Br... #stfx

(1/4) The Government of Ontario has been interfering systemically and structurally with the Laurentian University Faculty Association’s free and fair collective bargaining rights.

This isn’t “efficiency” it’s an ideological shift towards a Little England university system. Nottingham is set to become the only Russell Group university with no modern languages or music degrees. 48 courses on the line. We’re fighting it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Appointment booked!

Belatedly posting last week's interview on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Breakaway with Alison Brunet on the pernicious effects of repeated government intervention in labour disputes, particularly as it relates to the STM negotiations in Montreal: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Great news!!

Pleased to announce that the StFXAUT recently donated $500.00 to the Orange Shirt Society. The donation will be directed to this program: 2026 Graduating Class – Every Child Matters. www.stfxaut.ca/stfxaut-spon...

"They [international researchers] are being welcomed to a system that is facing a funding crisis, where existing researchers are struggling," Robin Whitaker, CAUT President. Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Coverage of the SMU tentative agreement in CTV today: https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/part-time-faculty-saint-marys-university-reach-tentative-agreement-over-wages-vacation-pay/ #SMUstrike #FairDealNow #cdnpse #canlab

On behalf of the StFXAUT, Dr. Michael Follert, Department of Sociology (right), presents a $1,000 cheque to Katerina Allan, Vice-President Mount Saint Vincent for @cupe3912.bsky.social www.stfxaut.ca/stfxaut-supp...

Dalhousie University part-time faculty gain wage improvements, job security in new deal: union #Halifax #NovaScotia www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

“Fighting for the right to a public university”, written about the Dal Faculty strike, also applies to @cupe3912.bsky.social's strike mandate, which can “be seen as strong resistance to right-wing neoliberal tendencies that strangle universities”. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #Nspoli

The St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers is pleased to stand with our colleagues at CUPE 3912 by making a donation of $1000 to support their ongoing efforts to achieve a fair and equitable agreement.

#solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social members at MSVU and SMU who are on strike! Stay safe in the storm! @munfaculty.bsky.social

CUPE 3912’s resolution at CUPE National Convention adopted. Read more here: cupe3912.ca/2025/10/28/c...

VENUE CHANGE: In solidarity with CUPE 3912’s strike action at MSVU, the CCPA-NS Gala Dinner Fundraiser will be moved from MSVU to the NSGEU conference space located at 255 John Savage Avenue in Dartmouth. #nspoli

"Post-secondary education is foundational to Canadian democracy and quality of life." The @policyalternatives.ca Alternative Federal Budget today is out today and lays out real solutions to protect public and affordable PSE in Canada. Read more:

CBC coverage of MSVU and SMU Part-Time Faculty on strike, featuring an interview with CUPE 3912 President Lauren MacKenzie. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/many-classes-suspended-halifax-universities-part-time-faculty-strike-9.6950234

CUASA calls on Carleton University to withdraw its “Policy of Institutional Impartiality” and to explicitly reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom as the foundation of teaching, research, and public engagement. cuasa.ca/letter-to-ca... @carleton.ca

#Fairness4CAS #MakeitFair #FEW #FairEmploymentWeek

Solidarity with our CUPE 3912 colleagues at SMU and MSVU in their efforts to secure fair and equitable contracts. cupe3912.ca/2025/10/22/s...

#Fairness4CAS #MakeitFair #FEW #FairEmploymentWeek

All academic staff deserve fair compensation for teaching, research, and service. Join the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff. #MakeItFair @carleton.ca

Our colleagues at SMU and MSVU are fighting for equitable pay and working conditions. The professorate represented by CUPE 3912 are among the lowest paid precarious academics in Canada. If you're in Halifax, please support our friends! @cupe3912.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social

Happening today and tomorrow in Halifax!

Happening today and tomorrow in Halifax!

#Solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social #nslab #nspse #canlab #cdnpse

#Fairness4CAS #MakeitFair #FEW #FairEmploymentWeek

#Fairness4CAS #MakeitFair

Sending solidarity with our @cupe3912.bsky.social colleagues. They deserve fair wages. They deserve to be respected by their employers. We stand with you, colleagues! @caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social

#MakeItFair #FairnessForCAS

Hiring academic staff on precarious job terms threatens students’ education. Our working conditions are students' learning conditions. It's time to #MakeItFair #FairDealNow #cdnpse #canlab @cupe3912.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Looking forward to this! #FairnessForCAS #MakeItFair

Every year, contract academic staff teach thousands of students, & bring passion, expertise, & innovation to university classrooms. Nearly one-third of faculty appointments in Nova Scotia are on short-term contracts—but their impact is lasting. #MakeItFair #ANSUTstandswithCAS