You asked a number of important questions during Monday’s OGM. Here are answers to questions related to the CAUT Defense Fund: Q.  What is required of members of a striking or locked-out union, in order to receive strike or lockout pay? A.  Brian Brown, President, CAUT Defence fund, responded by email on September 17th: “The member union decides how the strike pay is distributed to the members. The DF [Defence Fund] will make a direct deposit into your [the Association’s] bank…

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Monday’s Ordinary General Meeting included: A report by Helga Hallgrímsdóttir, President of the UVic Faculty Association, in which she detailed the recent activities of the association’s executive and plans going forward; A talk from Professor Brian Brown, President of the CAUT Defense Fund, on the benefits of joining the Fund; A report from Richard Pickard, our Treasurer, on the need for a mil-rate increase at this time. These presentations generated lively discussion and several important questions were raised that could…

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The latest FA newsletter, with important information about the two upcoming ballots, is now available on our website. Download it now: September 2014 Newsletter (.pdf)