On November 6, the APUO held its second Strategic Thinking and Action Forum (STAF), which focused on the workload of APUO members.The purpose of the meeting was to (i) share... read more

On Thursday, January 17, the Ontario government announced a series of changes to the post-secondary education sector. These changes include: A new tuition fee framework which... read more

Student Evaluations of Teaching: the Kaplan Arbitration Ruling On June 28, William Kaplan, the Arbitrator appointed to resolve the issue of Faculty Course Surveys (FCS) and... read more

Dear members of the APUO, In accordance with its Policy Statement on Assessment of Senior Administrators, in December 2018 the APUO asked members in the Faculty of Arts to... read more

On June 28, William Kaplan, the Arbitrator appointed to resolve the issue of Faculty Course Surveys (FCS) and related matters, including the use of student evaluations of teaching... read more

Dear members, On November 15, in its fall economic statement, the Ford government announced cuts affecting post-secondary education and independent government watchdogs. Among... read more

On September 25, APUO members received a communication from Jacques Frémont, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa. President Frémont informed all members of... read more

Dear Members, On October 23, the Doug Ford government introduced sweeping changes to the Employment Standards Act through Bill 47. The changes being introduced are a cause for... read more

September 2018 Bulletin Updates to the Collective Agreement As reported on June 27, we are very pleased to have ratified our new Collective Agreement, which is in effect from May... read more

Dear APUO members, The results of the ratification vote are as follows: 182 YES and 4 NO. The tentative settlement has therefore been supported by 97.84% of the members who... read more