Are the objectives and actions on the same path? The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) has reviewed the Manitoba Skills, Talent and Knowledge Strategy report and is delighted that it acknowledges the key role that post-secondary education...
MOFA Condemns Bill 33, continued interference and overreach by the Pallister Government
MOFA Condemns Bill 33, continued interference and overreach by the Pallister Government The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) is pleased to stand in solidarity with students across Manitoba in their opposition to Bill 33, The Advanced Education...
MOFA: Manitoba Budget receives a failing grade for universities
MOFA: Manitoba Budget receives a failing grade for universities Budget cuts will jeopardize the future of post-secondary education “Years of freezes and cuts to post-secondary funding by the Pallister government jeopardize the future of our universities,” said Scott...
UMFA early career researchers call on University of Manitoba to present a fair offer addressing recruitment and retention
Winnipeg- Early-career professors, instructors, and librarians at the University of Manitoba have written an open letter calling on U of M President Michael Benarroch and Premier Heather Stefanson to solve the problem of recruitment and retention at the province’s...
MOFA Response to Throne Speech
Premier Stefanson announced that a new funding policy would be implemented that would “encourage the desired outcomes.” Any new funding policy has been developed without consultation with the key stakeholders, faculty and students. The graduates of Manitoba...
University of Manitoba Faculty Association calls for the University of Manitoba to release the bargaining mandate
University of Manitoba Faculty Association calls for the University of Manitoba to release the bargaining mandateMinister of Advanced Education contradicts University of Manitoba President Winnipeg - The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is calling on...
Provincial Government Austerity Holding Students and Manitoba Economy Back
Last week professors, instructors and librarians represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association went on legal strike, bringing many classes and other university activities to a halt. The main issue faculty are fighting against is deteriorating...
Union busting at the University of Manitoba
The current PC government is no friend of organized labour and upon taking office in 2016 immediately took aim at the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA). UMFA and the University were in the middle of contract negotiations and the university...
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MOFA Backgrounder, “Centralized Power in the Pallister Government”, by Dr. Paul Thomas
MOFA is pleased to present our first MOFA Backgrounder, “Centralized Power in the Pallister Government”, by Dr. Paul Thomas of the University of Manitoba. The MOFA Backgrounder is a space for MOFA members to contribute their analysis on public policy issues in...
Manitoba premier says testing for COVID-19 will triple by end of summer
The Manitoba government is expanding COVID-19 testing as it prepares to reopen the economy, and is signalling that cost-cutting to limit the pandemic's effects on the provincial budget may not be as severe as some fear. Read more here.