Dear members, On November 4, the Central Administration published the final Report of the Committee on Academic Freedom. The APUO welcomes the report’s recognition of the... read more
Welcome to APUO
The Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO) is a professional association and certified union, bargaining and representing 1,311 full-time professors, librarians, language teachers, and Continuing Special Appointments Professors (CSAP). The general objective of the Association is to promote the interests and welfare of its members through collective bargaining and other appropriate means.
Latest Bulletins
Report of the 2019 Listening Tour on the Issue of Workload
Dear members, Throughout the winter and fall of 2019, members of the APUO Executive Committee undertook a Listening Tour of academic units that focused on the issue of members’... read more
Solidarity Bulletin
Dear members, The APUO has sent a letter to the Garderie Bernadette Child Care Centre’s (GBCCC) Board of Directors expressing our support for the efforts of the Centre’s... read more
COVID-19
Letters of Understanding – COVID-19
The APUO has successfully signed Letters of Understanding (LOUs) with the Central Administration to protect the interests of its members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the LOUs currently in effect:
- the use of the PER for retiring members during the COVID-19 period
- promotion and tenure, and continuing appointment procedures during the COVID-19 period
- COVID-19 Performance Assessment of Members
- COVID-19 Impact on Course Development and Delivery
- student evaluation of teaching during the COVID-19 period
Letter of Understanding for the Fall 2021 term: