14 May 2024 Winnipeg, Treaty 1 territory – The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) affirms the importance of students’ right to free expression, peaceful assembly, and free association including protesting the atrocities in Gaza on the campuses of...
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Bill 10 will not achieve its goals, gives the government too much unilateral power
13 May 2024 Winnipeg/Treaty 1 territory – The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) expresses its grave concern about Bill 10, The Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act, which, if passed, would not achieve its goals and would dangerously...
Stable multi-year funding for universities still missing from Manitoba’s budget
A 43 million dollar investment in universities, colleges, and apprenticeships in this year’s budget is welcomed by the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA). However, it does not adequately make up for the years of neglect of the post-secondary sector by consecutive governments.
MOFA affirms support for and with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
September 22, 2023 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 - The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) unequivocally states our support for and with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community here in Manitoba and across Canada. MOFA notes that the 1 Million March 4 Children...
MOFA congratulates members of APPUSB on the ratification of their collective agreement
Reiterates call for stable multi-year funding Winnipeg – The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) is proud to congratulate the members of the Association des professeur.e.s et professionnel le.s de l'Université de Saint-Boniface (APPUSB) on the...
Opinion: Underfunding hurts Brandon and university
Underfunding hurts Brandon and university This piece originally appeared in the March 25th edition of the Brandon Sun. It is republished on the MOFA website with the permission of the Brandon Sun By: Deveryn Ross Posted: 3:00 AM CDT Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023 It’s been a...
Letter to Minister Jon Reyes from the Manitoba Teachers Society opposing performance-based funding
The Manitoba Teachers Society has written the following letter to the Hon. Jon Reyes, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration in opposition to performance-based funding. We want to thank the Manitoba Teachers Society for their support on this important...
MOFA: Reyes must follow the evidence and reject performance-based-funding
Premier has previously pledged to walk back PBF in November 15th throne speech Winnipeg - The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) is calling on the Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Jon Reyes to confirm that his ministry will...
MOFA Response to the Speech from the Throne
Universities are still not a priority for the Stefanson government The Speech from the Throne signals that this government will continue to interfere with Manitoba’s universities, giving primacy to the immediate needs of the labour market rather than student and...
November 2022: Letter against the Tennessee model in The Brandon Sun
The following was published in the Brandon Sun, as a letter to the editor, and is available here:...
CAUT condemns Ontario government’s back-to-work legislation of CUPE’s underpaid education workers
(Ottawa – October 31, 2022) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) condemns the legislation introduced today by the Ontario government that will force a contract on CUPE’s 55,000 education workers and prevent a legal strike that was to start Friday....
MOFA Brief on Performance-Based Funding
MOFA has prepared the following response to the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration's request for additional consultations on a performance-based funding model (PBF) in Manitoba. MOFA has previously engaged the department on this matter through...