Faculty Association Dues (Mil Rate): As per the results of the Mil Rate Proposal* vote this past April where 82.2% of Members who voted approved a Mil Rate (MR) increase, the Association hereby gives notice that the MR will go from 5 to 8 as of July 1, 2018. The new MR will be reflected in your July 15, 2018 pay. Faculty Association Mil Rate Fiscal Year (July 1 – June 30) Mil Rate 2017-2018 5.0 – Current MR =…
The Association welcomes an announcement made earlier this week by the BC government to invest $2.5 million into graduate scholarships at UVic. This comes as part of an overall funding boost of $12 million to students in graduate degree programs throughout the province. The new funding provides for the first merit-based provincial graduate scholarships in BC’s history. BC has been falling behind for years in terms of providing support for graduate training, and we hope this investment will go a…
CAUT is calling on its membership to participate in the upcoming hearings of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology as part of its statutory review of the Copyright Act. The Committee will be travelling May 7-11 to Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. The Committee will make its final decision to invite witnesses this week, so it is important to get your request in today or tomorrow morning at the latest. Copyright law regulates an essential part…