University of Victoria Faculty Association

Results of ballot on mil-rate and CAUT Defence Fund

October 3, 2014 webmaster

The results of the recent ballot on a proposed mil-rate increase and joining the CAUT Defence Fund are as follows: Voter Turnout: 44.6% Authorization to increase UVic Faculty Association mil-rate: Yes 53% No 47% This proposal needed a 75% affirmative to pass – therefore, it has not passed. Authorization to join CAUT Defence Fund: Yes 53% No 47% This proposal needed a simple majority to pass – therefore it has passed. Our executive director has confirmed…

Answers to your questions about the need for a mil-rate increase

September 17, 2014 webmaster

Richard Pickard, Treasurer of the UVic FA, provided these answers to questions asked at Monday’s general meeting: Question #1: When the FA’s Treasurer talks about past deficits, how large are these annual deficits, and how consistent have these annual deficits been? Answer: The FA has run a deficit in four of the six budget years since 2009. We had a small surplus for 2008/2009 (just under $30,000, or 6.5% of revenues), and a large surplus for 2011/2012 (over $108,000, or…

Brian Brown responds to questions about how strike or lockout funds are disbursed for members of the CAUT Defence Fund

September 17, 2014 webmaster

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…