In early December 2022, the Central Administration announced a further 1.5% reduction in base budgets for 2022-2023 on top of the 3.5% cuts already imposed on Faculty... 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
December Bulletin
Table of Contents 1) Workload – Unconventional Methods of Teaching Members may recall our Teaching in the Winter 2022 Term bulletin addressing the Employer’s refusal to... read more
Update: Tentative Agreement for CUPE-OSBCU
The first two weeks of November were marked by the mobilization of CUPE-OSBCU’s 55,000 education workers along with a tremendous show of solidarity from unions across the... read more
COVID-19
Office Reopening - Screening Questionnaire
As per the APUO COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan, all workers, supervisors and guests accessing the office must complete the self-assessment questionnaire and may only enter after passing the Self-Assessment. Please complete the self-assessment questionnaire and share your results with apuodir@uottawa.ca before travelling to the APUO’s office.
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: