#fairness4CF

@ocufa.bsky.social

5 days ago

A warm, human collage: several Polaroid-style snapshots are clustered and pinned to a corkboard, overlapping slightly like memories tacked up over time. Each photo shows a different person — men and women of various ages and appearances — posed casually, most smiling or looking directly at the camera with a calm, confident expression. Many are holding simple rectangular signs with short printed messages; the signs are predominantly white with teal or dark-colored text, and they say 'I support contract faculty," "stop the gigification of teaching," and "fairness for contract faculty." Clothing is everyday and approachable — sweaters, casual shirts, a bright green tee in one image — and a few people wear glasses. The overall color palette mixes the warm tan of the corkboard and the clean white frames of the photos with accents of teal, navy and a few floral and patterned backdrops inside individual shots.

Thanks to everyone speaking out today for #Fairness4cf during today's day of action.

Staff at OCUFA stand with contract faculty and everyone calling for an end to the gigification of teaching. Let’s keep the momentum going as we look ahead to the provincial budget on Mar 26.

WLUFA

@wlufa.bsky.social

5 days ago

Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “OCUFA’s Social Media Day of Action is a call to course correct. Fixing a strained system requires stable, predictable public funding that allows universities to hire permanent faculty, reduce class sizes, support students and plan for the future.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background is purple-toned and shows a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” The OCUFA logo and campaign website link appear at the bottom.

A poster with OCUFA President, Rob Kristofferson. White lettering on a greenish background "Ontario's universities are being run on gig work-and students are paying the price. Read the op-ed by OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson. OCUFA."

While progress has been made for WLUFA’s CF Members, major issues remain. Sustained public funding for Ontario’s PSEs is needed to secure benefits, job security, pathways to full-time work, and research support for Contract Faculty. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @ocufa.bsky.social

@ocufa.bsky.social

5 days ago

Graphic featuring a quote from a contract faculty member in the Greater Toronto Area about how large class sizes make it harder to build meaningful relationships with students. The background shows a lecturer standing at the front of a large lecture hall facing a crowd of students. The OCUFA logo and campaign website appear at the bottom.

Building meaningful relationships with students is at the heart of good teaching but growing class sizes and chronic underfunding make that harder every year.

Better university funding means better learning conditions.

Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa #Fairness4CF

Masaya LlavanerasBlanco

@masayalb.bsky.social

5 days ago

Stop the Gigification of Teaching!

Canadian universities depend in contract faculty with precarious and poorly paid conditions. This hurts students and limits the contribution academia makes to society.

#Fairness4CF

McMaster University Academic Librarians' Association

@muala.bsky.social

5 days ago

A poster with white text on a green background that says: "Contract faculty are typically vastly underpaid, putting in countless hours of unpaid labour to support their students. They often receive no research support and few opportunities to contribute to the broader academic life of their universities. Their growing presence on campuses represents the quiet 'gigification' of university teaching." - Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President

Stop the gigification of teaching on our campuses in Ontario! Fairness for Contract Faculty means not only healthier working conditions for contract faculty, but better conditions for learning for our students, too! #Fairness4CF

Read the op-ed from @ocufa.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4lmnVIp

APTPUO

@aptpuo.bsky.social

5 days ago

Universities rely on contract faculty, but too many face precarious work, lower pay, and little to no benefits.

Join us in demanding Fairness for Contract Faculty.

#Fairness4CF @ocufa

@ocufa.bsky.social

5 days ago

Graphic featuring a quote from a contract faculty member in Northern Ontario about how improved job security and access to benefits would allow more time to support students and contribute to the university community. The background shows a classroom with a teacher standing at the front and students seated at desks. The OCUFA logo and campaign website appear at the bottom.

Contract faculty love teaching and supporting their students but too many do it without job security, fair pay, or benefits.

Stable employment would strengthen teaching, support students, and benefit our communities.

Learn more ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa #Fairness4CF

UWO Faculty Association

@uwofa1.bsky.social

5 days ago

Did you know @westernu.ca over 20% of courses are taught by contract faculty?

When universities rely on short-term contracts instead of stable jobs, faculty and students both pay the price.

Read the @ocufa.bsky.social op-ed and join the call for #Fairness4CF 🔗 in bio.

WLUFA

@wlufa.bsky.social

5 days ago

Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “Ontario’s universities are being forced to operate under conditions that no public system should endure. Minor tweaks will not fix a structural problem. And a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education that Ontario students deserve, and our provincial economy needs to thrive.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a mason jar holding pencils and a laptop displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.

A poster with OCUFA President, Rob Kristofferson. White lettering on a greenish background "Ontario's universities are being run on gig work-and students are paying the price. Read the op-ed by OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson. OCUFA."

Recent progress at Laurier for CF matters. It also shows why collective action matters. But fairness for Contract Faculty depends on more than local gains. Chronic underfunding continues to drive precarious academic work across the sector. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @ocufa.bsky.social

@lakeheadfa.bsky.social

5 days ago

LUFA stands with Contract Faculty! #Fairness4CF @ocufa.bsky.social

merschrod (she/they)

@merschrod.bsky.social

5 days ago

Fairness for Contract Faculty - OCUFA It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! On March 11, join our call to Stop the Gigification of Teaching by taking part in our Social...

If we want strong universities, we need proper public funding. Underfunding fuels precarious contracts and fewer supports for students. Investing in our universities means stable jobs for contract faculty & better education for everyone. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @munfaculty.bsky.social

merschrod (she/they)

@merschrod.bsky.social

5 days ago

Fairness for Contract Faculty - OCUFA It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! On March 11, join our call to Stop the Gigification of Teaching by taking part in our Social...

Chronic underfunding drives gigification of teaching. When Univ rely on short-term contracts instead of stable jobs, faculty and students both pay the price. Better public funding means secure work, fair pay, and better learning conditions. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @munfaculty.bsky.social

merschrod (she/they)

@merschrod.bsky.social

5 days ago

Fairness for Contract Faculty - OCUFA It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! On March 11, join our call to Stop the Gigification of Teaching by taking part in our Social...

Contract faculty are essential to our universities — but too many work without job security, equitable pay, or benefits. Stronger working conditions mean stronger campuses. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @munfaculty.bsky.social @munsu35.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social

merschrod (she/they)

@merschrod.bsky.social

5 days ago

Fairness for Contract Faculty - OCUFA It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! On March 11, join our call to Stop the Gigification of Teaching by taking part in our Social...

Short-term contracts. Lower pay than peers. Few benefits. Precarious working conditions for contract faculty don’t just hurt faculty; they impact student learning and campus stability. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @munfaculty.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social @munsu35.bsky.social

merschrod (she/they)

@merschrod.bsky.social

5 days ago

Fairness for Contract Faculty - OCUFA It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! On March 11, join our call to Stop the Gigification of Teaching by taking part in our Social...

Too many contract faculty are hired term-to-term, paid less than their peers for the same teaching, & denied benefits. That instability affects faculty and students. Our working conditions are student learning conditions. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa
@munfaculty.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social

@ocufa.bsky.social

5 days ago

The OCUFA Board stands with contract faculty calling for #Fairness4CF and an end to the gigification of faculty work.

Stable jobs, fair pay, and benefits strengthen our universities and support student learning.

Read the op-ed ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

OCADFA

@ocadfa.bsky.social

5 days ago

From #SessionalsCount to the Bargaining Table: Our Next Steps Forward By June Pak, Faculty of Art On February 18, OCADFA’s Negotiations Committee met with the university to start a new round of bargaining. We exchanged proposals and reviewed each other’s priorities.

June Pak, Sessional Representative on the Negotiations Committee, reflects on what we achieved in previous rounds for our Sessional members and considers how we can strengthen our ultimate goal of establishing job security.

www.tinyurl.com/OCADFA-BNS

#Fairness4CF

@lynnsmarshall.bsky.social

6 days ago

I support @ocufa.bsky.social 's Social Media Day of Action. #Fairness4CF @cuasa.ca @carleton.ca

@ocufa.bsky.social

6 days ago

Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “OCUFA’s Social Media Day of Action is a call to course correct. Fixing a strained system requires stable, predictable public funding that allows universities to hire permanent faculty, reduce class sizes, support students and plan for the future.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background is purple-toned and shows a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” The OCUFA logo and campaign website link appear at the bottom.

Universities power Ontario’s economy and communities, but a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education students deserve.

It’s time to stop the gigification of teaching.

Read the op-ed: ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni...

Share your support for #Fairness4CF: ocufa.on.ca/campaigns/fa...

@ocufa.bsky.social

6 days ago

Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “The growing presence of contract faculty on campuses represents the quiet ‘gigification’ of university teaching.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a yellow coffee cup and a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.

Walk into many Ontario university classrooms today and you’ll see a system under strain: overcrowded classes, overstretched instructors, and growing instability.

More and more teaching is being done on short-term contracts.

This is the gigification of teaching. 🧵 #Fairness4CF

Brock University Faculty Association

@bufa.bsky.social

6 days ago

Ontario's universities are being forced to operate under conditions that no public system should endure. Minor tweaks will not fix the problem. And a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education that Ontario students deserve, and our provincial economy need to thrive. - Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President OCUFA.ON.CA/CAMPAIGNS/FAIRNESS

#Ontario’s universities are the lowest funded in Canada, increasingly relying on contract faculty.

@ocufa.bsky.social President Rob Kristofferson’s op-ed digs further into the precarious employment of our contract faculty. #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

OCADFA

@ocadfa.bsky.social

6 days ago

Too many contract faculty are hired term-to-term, paid less than their peers for the same teaching, & denied benefits. That instability affects faculty and students.

Read the op-ed and join the call for #Fairness4CF ➡️ www.tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

@ocufa.bsky.social

@ocufa.bsky.social

6 days ago

Congrats to @wlufa.bsky.social on making gains for their contract faculty unit in their recent round of bargaining.

These are important steps towards ensuring #fairness4cf across our province and ending the gigifications of teaching in #onpse.

London and District Labour Council

@londonlabour.ca

6 days ago

The growing presence of contract faculty on campuses represents the quiet "gigification" of university teaching.

Short-term contracts. Lower pay than peers. Few benefits.

Precarious working conditions for contract faculty doesn’t just hurt faculty, it impacts student learning and campus stability.

Read the op-ed and learn why it’s time to stop the gigification of teaching.
#Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

@ocufa.bsky.social

6 days ago

Picture of smiling man with a blue collared shirt on the right. On the left, a block of white text on a teal background that says "Ontario's universities are being run on gig work - and students are paying the price. Read the op-ed by OCUFA President Rob Kirstofferson". The OCUFA logo appear on the bottom right.

Today is OCUFA's Day of Action in support of #fairness4CF.

#ONPSE is increasingly being run on gig-style academic work, a result of years of provincial underfunding. The system is under strain, and students and faculty feel the impact.

Read the op-ed ➡️ tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa

WLUFA

@wlufa.bsky.social

6 days ago

Graphic 1: Graphic featuring a quote that reads: “The growing presence of contract faculty on campuses represents the quiet ‘gigification’ of university teaching.” — Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a yellow coffee cup and a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled “Ontario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.

A poster with OCUFA President, Rob Kristofferson. White lettering on a greenish background "Ontario's universities are being run on gig work-and students are paying the price. Read the op-ed by OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson. OCUFA."

Following the recent Member ratification vote, WLUFA’s Contract Faculty Members at Laurier are set to make some gains, but there is still more work to do to address precarity and advance fairness for Contract Faculty across the sector. tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @ocufa.bsky.social #Fairness4CF

Thomas Peace

@tpcanoe.bsky.social

6 days ago

#Ontario’s universities rely on precarious labour with massive differences in compensation for similar work. Here’s @ocufa.bsky.social President Rob Kristofferson on the state of the problem: ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni... #Fairness4CF #cdnpse

TUFA

@trentfaculty.bsky.social

1 week ago

Fairness for Contract Faculty - OCUFA It’s time for job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty! On March 11, join our call to Stop the Gigification of Teaching by taking part in our Social...

Too many contract faculty are hired term-to-term, paid less than their peers for the same teaching, & denied benefits. That instability affects faculty and students. Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions.
Read the op-ed #Fairness4CF tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @ocufa.bsky.social

TUFA

@trentfaculty.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

📅Wednesday, March 11 is Contract Faculty Social Media Day of Action. This year’s theme Stop the Gigification of Faculty Work, highlights the growing reliance on precarious academic labour and what it means for faculty, students, and the future of our universities.
@ocufa.bsky.social #fairness4cf

WLUFA

@wlufa.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

graphic of a sunrise behind a crowd of picketers - words: WLUFA Contract Faculty - Tentative Agreement Reached

WLUFA has reached a tentative agreement with the Administration for the Contract Faculty Bargaining Unit, averting a strike.

There is no labour disruption at this time.

Details will be shared with members through the ratification process. More updates to come. #Fairness4cf #Solidarity