CAUT Bulletin June 1997 (Volume 44, Number 6)

28 Pages·1997·3.5 MB·English

by  Canadian Association of University Teachers

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Lessonsfrom York University
&
Structure Anatomy of a Faculty Strike
ON —
May14theacadem- YorkUniversity
icstaffatYorkUniversity Recordeightweekstrikeends.
ended the longeststrike
inanEnglish-speakinguniversityin currentadministrationwhichthey
Canadabyavoteof74.9percent thoughtwasfartoopronetolisten
andinaseparateballotvoted"no toitsbusinessmastersontheboard
confidence"intheiradministration than to the faculty and the stu-
byamarginof79percent. dents.
HowdidYorkgetitselfinto NegotiationsbeganinFebruary
suchamess? 1996andslowlygroundtoahalt
Thestrikewasalongtimein asitwasapparenttheadministra-
coming.Thecollectiveagreement tionwantedtostripthecontractof
hadbeeneffectivelyfrozenforthree some key provisions.The union
yearsbecauseoftheSocialCon- wasperceivedtobeineffectiveand
tractinOntario.Yorkhadthebad divided.Theemployerdecidedthis
lucktobenegotiatingfortheprevi- wasagoldenopportunity to de-
ousyearwhenthesocialcontract stroytheinfluenceofthefaculty
legislationwasimposedandthus association,underminethecollec-
hadanextrayearofavirtualfreeze. tiveagreement,andentrenchman-
York's salary position relative to agerial authority in running the
theotherOntariouniversitieshad university.
droppedlikeastonefromfourthto Itcynicallybutveryeffectively
twelfthplace. launched a publicrelations cam-
Moreseriously,theadministra- paigntodividetheunionongener-
tion treated theYork University ationallinesbyarguingthatYork lieved them would eventually be modestsalaryincreasesandalsoin- ticofright-wingemployers.They
FacultyAssociationashavinglittle hadaCadillacretirementplanthe disabused,butitwouldtakemore dicatedawillingnesstonegotiate wenttoconciliation,treatedthat
account-Membersofthefaculty costofwhichprecludedtheadmin- thanayearbeforethiswouldhap- changes intheflexibleretirement stagewithcontemptandbroughtit
associationconsideredthatthecol- istrationfrommakingagoodsalary pen. plan. toanendassoonas theycould.
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WHILE J. overtheten-yearspanofthepro- guegrèvedel'histoiredesuniver- professeurs en matière salariale
THE PROMO- ject,universitiesendupputtingin sitéscanadiennes-anglaisesenvotant parrapportà leurscollèguesdes
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tario should be en- ernment. According to the pro- autravail.Deplus,dansunsuffrage gringolédelaquatrièmeàladou-
couraged,theR&DChallengeFund posed formula, the universities' distinct,lesuniversitairesontex- zièmeplace.
announcedbytheOntariogovern- share couldbe asmuchas $172 priméà79p.100unvotedenon Mais, ce qui est plus grave,
mentintheMay6budgetisanin- millioninthelastyearofthepro- confianceenversl'administration. l'administrationafaitpeudecasde
appropriateuseofpublicfrinds.It gram.Thissumisgreaterthanthe Comment l'Université York l'associationdesprofesseurs. Selon
confrisestwopublicobjectives:the combinedcurrentoperatinggrants s'est-elle retrouvée dans un tel lesmembresdel'association,l'ad-
needtoincreaseprivatesectorin- of Brock, Lakehead, Laurentian, bourbier? ministrationactuelledel'université
vestmentinresearchanddevelop- Nipissing,RyersonandTrentuni- Lefeuacouvélongtempsavant j sérieusementminé la structure
mentwiththeneedforincreased versities. que la grève ne soit déclenchée. collégiale de l'université eta été
fundingsupportforuniversityre- Overthelifeoftheprogram, D'abord,laconventioncollectivea beaucoupplusenclineàécouterles
search.Infact,theprogramasan- the universities are expected to étégeléependanttroisansàcause gestionnairesduconseild'adminis-
nouncedbythegovernment,threat- — spend$1billion.Thisdespitethe ducontratsocialenOntario.Les tration que les professeurs etles
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LETTERS COURRIER
Bruneau's article gets Irvine deserves to be read nthuembdeecrrseaosfemiennwoamndenwohmireendiwnhuonirveecresiivteydiofcttohrearteesar?e"eDqoueasl
failing grade for accuracy Sandra Bruneau's discussion in the April BulUlin of Dr.Bruneaunotyetrealize,evenafterhavingreadProfessor
BrunIcaaumthwartitaipnpgeawrietdhinretfheereSntcaetustoofthWeo.mirerinclcSubpyplSeamnednrta fAvoenrrdsirfteeyrwrheiItrriivnniggne('osDuitpalaowpgheuraetoXnXIrXevqViun,iety1"9aa9ns6sd)udmsieshsc,or"wism"iasnuafgtignieeosntcsaip"nacuainntidy- IsCtraivlnilanead'casc?opYuaenpttertfhoaernydoanctlchyoeuaSnbtoWufCtor3so2uvepprpelr4e0cmeepnnettrociftesneetlaf,ronftehdraetPcewhnoDtmsheiirnn-
of the April 1997 issue ofthe Bulltlui, under the tide "hints"betweenthelines.Butsinceonelearnsfromherso ings:that'sthestatisticalanomalyinneedofanalysis.Itis
"WhitherJill?AReplytoAndrewIrvineonAffirmative lirdeofwhatIrvineactuallywroteonthepagesofhisstudy, mind-bogglingthatsomeonecouldhavemissedthiscentral
ActioIna."mhappytoseetheissueofaffirmativeactionbeing m1afiecni1arsghuomuelndtsdi.rTechtethkeeyatmteentthioodnoolfogCicAaUlTclmaeimmbiesrtshattoevhii-s poinItnosfhoPrrto,fetshseorCIArvUinTe'soawretisclte.hoseslanderedbyDr.Bru-
discussedandconsidertheBullclittahighlyappropriateplace denceforsystemicdiscriminationinhiringmustcompare neau's hatchct-job a ratherlarge apology. And they owe
forsuchdiscussiontotakeplace.Ithink,however,thatthe hiringratioswithratiosofgroupsinthecandidatepool, ailCAUTmembersamorecompe—tentandbalanceddis-
varietyofstronglyheldfeelingsabouttheissuerequiresthose ratherthaninthepopulationatlarge.Thekeyempiricalar- cussion of this important issue a discussion which
whoaddressitinpublicforatopayparticularattentionto gumentisthatthereisnoevidenceforrecent(overaperiod theSWCismanifcsdyincapableofdelivering.
pdainetasccinurtahceydoifsctuhsesiironc,itwathieotnhseorfthteheyavgireeweswoifthodtiheorspearvtiiecwis- owfommeonreintChaannad2i0anyuenairvse)rssiytystheimriincg.dTihscerirmeilenvaatnicoenoafgatihensset GRANTA.BROWN
ornot.JamsorrytosaythatDr.Bruneau'scontributionfails claimstotheaffirmadveacdondebateisthis:ifdiscrimina- Management,UniversityofLethbridge
conspicuouslyinthisregard.Iam(iimiliarwiththearticleby tionagainstwomenistherationaleforpreferentialtreatment
AndrewIrvinethatshecitesandhavetoreportthatslieseri- ofwomenthentheargumentforaffirmativeactionfails.
ouslyandrepeatedlymisrepresentsitscontents.Shedoesso. Thereis.ofcourse,muchmoreofintetestinthislongarti- K^^m LETTERScontinue...
moreover,inawaythat,ifallowedtogouncorrected,could cle,suchasanempiricalexaminationoftheoftrencitedrole- \|^^jar| COURRIERsuiteaiu...Pagcs8&10US'
dorealharmtoProfessorIrvine'sstandingintheacademic modelargumentforpreferentialtreatment.Butthereisno
community. claimwhateveraboutthegreater"merit"ofmalesasDr.
IthinkthatattheveryleasttheBulleliiiowesProfessor Bruncauseemstobelieve.
Irvineapublicapologyandacorrectionofthemisreprcsen- Thecpistemologicalstatus(asphilosophersliketosay) COMMENTS?
carionofhisresearch.Ideally,Ibelieveitshouldprovidehim ofIrvine'stwocentralclaimsareobviouslyquitedifferentin
sufficientspace,atleastcqui\'alcnttothatdevotedtoDr. cpistemologicalstatus(asphilosophersliketosay).Hisem- QUESTIONS?
Bruneau'sarticle,inwhichtoprovidehisownaccountofhis piricalclaimissupportedinconsiderabledetailbyStatistics
researchanditsimplications.Todosowouldbothredress Canadadata.Thedatainfactsupportsapropositionthatis
théinjurydonehisreputationandadvancetheprocessof evenstrongerthanIrvine'smainclaim,viz.,thattherehas Lettersforpublicationarcwelcome.Maximum
openandconsPtacriufcitciv&edAissicaunssSitoundioefs,thUeniDivsAesIureMssiItiEynLvoolfBvRVeidY.ctAoNriTa csfbapaeiinerrlnbaycealysotebnerygniodrCueeascnnlecaynydtcaht'paoeslrlfiseaotnvdagot.eridsSw.thioocrmiatensnofIinudnotchoenvioretrjisonebgeshaeoamrwacshsteihsveeocvcleoarni-ma a3Cinb0Aoi0UutsTtwj.oiurndddCgsim.vAeiPnUdutuTba,llairlwceoiacltlaliilobnneglorliitsoeuvanstaonotrcrhmeedaselsnflooalyremapdttrihoisornsaytec,twlaiehrotientceohorn,sf
Bruneau's accusation debatTeh.eTmheechaoddvoolcoagtiecsaJofclaaiffmiirsm,abtyivietsancattiuroen,omfotreenoapsesnumteo sCuAbUjeTc'tsswahciticvhitiaerse,noort hwaivtehinbetehne psuufrfviiceiewntolyf
'careless, unfair' withoutargumentthedenialofthisclaim.(Acaseinpoint discussedbyotherletterwriters.
wouldappeartobethearticlebyprofessorsDrakichand CAUT,2675QueensviewDrive,Ottawa,ON
SandraBruneau'sarticle"Whithet]i\P.AReplytoAn- StewartcomparingthehiringpoliciesatWindsorandYorkin K2B8K2:Fax:[phone];Emaiuduhaime
drewIrvineonAffirmativeAction"(1997SWCSupple- thesameissueoftheBuUelin.') ButsinceIrvinedoesoffer @CAUT.CA
ment)containsacarelessandunfairaccusationaboutPro- carefulargumentsforhisclaim(sect.4),theburdenofproof
icssorIrvinewhichdeservesaresponse,Iaminagoodposi- ISsurelyonthosewhowotJdassumeitsfalsity.
tiontoprovideone.Specifically,Dr.Bruneauassertsthat ItcertainlycannotbesaidthatDr. Bruneau'sarticle COURRIER DES
"Men.Irvineassumes,meetandwillcontinuetomeetcriteria isaseriousexaminationofanyofIrvine'sarguments.But
formerit.WhyîApparendybecausetheyaremenandforno perhaps it will serve auseful funcrion if it leads some LECTEURS
othermaterialsignificantteason." CAUTmemberstoreadIrvine'spaperitself.
umabnoswsootlTruhctteiehrlstyyasiononforlytaeuvopnifucdbaeullnnilcfeceodattufhinoaodrtneiIdsnruvgtichrnheaetachusaoislttedohsueosfmCceDAhrna.UrtgITorevbiBoenifieli.tsnTeehlhxwee.irrseIemntdiiiysss Philosophy,UniversityGoAfRBrYitWisEhDCEolKuImbNiGa lLLoa'nAgrCuéedPuaPrcUtidsoeensriéntsveeixrttveeeslleeessdtrloeiclttiemduiertsécehàoiàlsuii3r0élce0rsirlmee.otttrLsea.s
betterqualifiedthanwomenorthatheholdssexistorchau- Report adds libel to insult quiserontpubliées.Enrèglegénérale,leslettres
bwmlthavhbMhvaaioouayoaiootssrnrntvrmesptiipkehedousiiv.ePrtoicpscnrottsevpooBoapohessaofetrulmemchfteesrreueotesaiseni,rifrtpshmeoereeutoifnancoaedamhsrf,eonrnesauaesslsdtbIcrtbs,lotrmekuoerryvaheosatoafeigoasnfgnynmaupavdiuaenaerrinawenicderoeiiyzihkptrarsqwaasheesunolikoiatraiildistgsisdnwmtynrohoeuyectdnetrnocwdaao,'heshuhhsrislatdeesaaeiwsasirsknnishfdseeuebtooDhpnetatdehuurteufphpheenlh.taoaoeIbenhddamslrryaBaatieovCtbtbrsitliagmeeuoeoinriAysennyecofa.it'senUonrtarspoaDtInsaTnuautrewdvybdi'lo.niiewflsnnadtredosiBfenhwrtsurodpafdsaehrlrluoiIlnoemmnd-raw.ddaoeacvmiibirmdlbiaacuondlk.hnetungiut.setshdbtHfdeaseeeiooereomarmorrsrrrfolpvefnetilhinrlioaahsyiceergtehdd.s-e-- aRifttParfpbsiioereunaoenlnonpnsgduelafeolesnT(DetsdtfwydDrrhstihiriiea.sritegelamtneonofmloiCcgreBoeCstiwaAAtrgrnnlnInhuAeUncytugrewyrnaTdvnUcicloiXia.rseoetnfrnTenasXa)hetetnntiuDwXhasrScfSmrelleaVtoa.aIerydarm,nrseonitBuviidphucfyrisnnreste1undadater9ooneoethds9defrfeeaBo6iaidotrWrnu,ornwltfue'ueoyrocnptsAsveirehpemfivbhaan.daefveuettynwuiint2pdnar'eaih5—ermwstoi5tr"sahCnsri-raetashcioe9wrciilnammtpe1hdnvsgmie.lmdve)ihcedyeaie.cl(ol"iteAetheTudo.icAtCstlh,mtcatosaedaei"rrwlngeoeebWAyhilhnaehnnhnai.audsicaaao"dcnvtiktrstiwheraTtiiohhneothsronaseeiftiwnirieurrbs.oesstnsuetoIaiptJcrsaapveiletvrrleelcesiwtoelriadani?phsfrecrbtliilt'loAmeocy-ysoe BCAOCmncptaeoeoiCNdrmnuPArsUtetrPeearrKnUdddoitéi2,enUbfestsBafr2u8taaprL6ctmaKét7uadsTil25etvepso,p;iaticugérrbptTrselrirdÉLised'ooLéfaemneÉsuosetiCluprnqOa'nerauPidsAtEdeIoiCccecEnePAo:ulUtrPllQdRrieUuuesel:eerhsosCqeTp6asuunoà1iusenj3amdvle'/alietPécn8e't@ctéwh2dAcIsc,é0Csl.aplu-PPuOeaf2Pttsfl4siUt.os1ecacaaeN7Uwamlsl;a-e-e
EARLWINKLER Dr.Bruneau'sdisgracefulmischaracterizarionofPro-
I^cad.Philosophy,UniversityofBririshColimibi; fessorIrvine'sarticlenotonlylibelsdieauthor,italsoinsults
thejournalDialoguewhichpublishedit,includingtheeditor l>Hi;siDeNr/PKr:ai)iï.n;BillBruniial!
bamooIwCutnibenAluttrltUrtaeteheeTtihesesean.),MnRCWemaaeEuAimpeymsorUbsrdea1ieTatppR9nsr.olh9glwae7oAeocsobfg,eRinsicmsiszaosetppepumeneaoe.pctgfsAliooteIaerfnrplttoa1tteepchg4hTrhheeeeveaisesirCntr,na1esAccUt4diqothUouenernorvbeTsetAaycMneda(FBisenuscer&lponaslebcneTncelcetidia.afnCfnicftcoiotahauilmlelinnlsrg-dgyoe- patmapfteat"Dhnhhaxhriurnsaeiaeevps.rdloiltpoecpyrboCluIBcrhosesyorrDrteiairor"ivnuevvsetipiansidaf—iiihn^ieiis/srenelawidoueratineggbepbsvoariHoeriuofr.isntilybnteunoeiinieowwtwtcvgtnohaylmeefsodueorrtiorhiflsshguntetoiaadhhsinosttwpttetpudyphpebtctcerehuecthhioo.iobnvtheqmrlveaeanuDipb"itndedoanresWoddnlg.ishrthdwsianeieifeystoytBstniintesfrmhnecosh"rocuedeeefnedrtenarnrhakoPaetpeydpsrifuiJasi,"piobohneeulltlfnla—"dih?imaesvB"icpctl'siesuaoeaasdtEtnrfsto"oi-vttbpirersiaw1oeedttgtdph9ntieuIiraeo.ca7rrscannnosvtaat0st.liiBtthslcon,soyaeBya,eifrc,slu'sog.scstrhnnC"asuoaeieteaagtlunIfaragnsngnritotcweeitasuciilssortcsadvmstalteinueiieueiaioftclacndmtuonlaidnh,tosrlsygs lCbTeclicnuAigU>bhrntUUurdiACtDTd.TAsouAkhDoansC-nUiViuduiolfTicilqJdclhjbStltEaB.fcyl.Tud»tEpiOUJitneOxtcSr,tcUt1ictt..Eic,MnNp.onxwbiaCrririe1IinfmC.naAcmJ.aJdiluN-MtiHtqhtiuDiElrA>mkJi*.GWTt<uiJC-iovDgRsyy.JAleciihi„AurinmKS<sJND^lfimtiCtitSicaUko[DTnicUor>itt«rnDc//lEooiA[SOioNo)iuNt)/iG///oTnNDR[Piii/rn;UoriGjiafiBfAtMiltUD=ccAaCUutmPnctiitifn6[^tnu>ŒjiilcunuoaJj3FHrnie(<)niN/jicFeutnEictj:UQdItn«:nUcHCilo:j'QIueKKLp0nKJiIutAi.Moc„,lEIlnr!}mL2lm-iiir;pJi2liïiIovn[iariiKr7si|iDNScXAluafLTeNliIr:oIiHAOI.k'iACCANNI«,itil.JL,alniR,a1A'a'0,gOoiIb«!JskLinpD'1inL,eio*,ioenuu.niJaMrt;.,dne;iefwt^uniIcrf|cnitdltu.tiieGDiJut,.pS('pNm'r.oJtfuaOMenintAdbvkn,;IAmil.naiiXRtibdAZgtXinejir..e>>oZenontU7;u2nAQu-n1h)j?f.R7u(Pi5OKWii.J72Lcar.B.pOidnEom8piKu«c:
JUME 1997 JUIN
CIEA-BC PROFILE
TheYear in Review
Managing the Effects of Cuts in Federal Transfers
EDUCATORSINCANADA'SPOST-SECON- Inrecentyearslobbyinggovernment
daryinstitutionshavealottorespond hasbeenapriorityforCIEA.Unlike
to these days. Cuts in federal transfers are otherprovinces,theBritishColumbia
working theirwaythrough the system and governmenthasshownawillingness
mostprovincesarepassingthosecutsdown notonlytoconsultonpost-secondary
topost-secondaryinstitutionsandstudents. educationandtrainingissues,butalso
Wearelivingwiththeresults.Forstudents, tolisten.
this meansamoreexpensiveeducationand Top—CIEApresidentEdLavalle
acwtahttooarcsko,sfitotennmetshaehnosqwudaelmaioltriyenogfcwoeindtcuhecraatndimoifnno.irsFttohrreateibdoount-s- (tloefdte)leignattreosduactetshePraeimmiuearlGgleenneraCllark
meeting.
tomlinethantheydofortheneedsofstu- —
dentsandeducators. Bottom Delegatesfromunions
Facing those challenges means making acrossBritishColumbiaattendedthe
decisions and British Columbia's College annualgeneralmeetingheldatthe
InstituteEducators'Association(CIEA)has endofMay 1997.
favoured an activist approach.This means
vigorouslylobbyingboththefederalandlib- paignbyCIEA,theOmadianFederationof
eral government on the issues that affect Students(BC),andtheCommitteeofDeans
post-secondary education and training. It ofDevelopmentEducation.
means a cordial working relationship with CIEA'sopposition toreductions in the
othereducationalorganizationswith whom number of university transfer courses by
we share interests and a philosophical ap- Northwest Community College inTerrace
proach. Finally, itmeansarecognitionthat wasjoinedbystudentsaswellasbeingsup-
wehavethingsincommonwithotherunions portedbymanycommunitygroups.
andacommitmenttoworkwiththoseunions CIEA also has an ongoing working
throughtheBCFederationofLabour. alliance withthe Confederation ofUniver-
siry Faculty Associations of BC through
CIEA!sRelationship joint lobbying efforts against federal cut-
withGovernment backs.
Inrecentyearslobbyinggovernmenthas CIEA's link within the broad labour
beenapriorityforCIEA.InBritishColum- movementisthroughitsaffiliationwiththe
bia,likeotherprovinces,wehaveseenmany BC FederationofLabour. In every respect
changes in the environment for post-sec- thisaffllLitionhasbeenpositive.Asamem-
ondary education and training and CIEA beroftheBCFederationofLabourandthe
has had input into those changes. Unlike Coafin'on forPublicEducation, CIEA has
other provinces, the British Columbia gov- beenpartofateamsupportingcommonaims
ernment has shown a willingness not only COprovideaffordableandaccessiblepost-sec-
toconsultontheseissues,butalsotolisten. ondary education and training in the pro-
Both Premier Glen Clark and theminister vince. CIEA hashadaccess to consultative
responsible for post-secondary education and decision-making processes at the
and training, Paul Ramsey spoke to the Fedetationchathavepermittedamoreeffec-
delegatesatCIEA'sannualgeneralmeetingat tiveadvocacyforCIEAmembers.Inthelast
theendofMay. year QEA participated ac the Federation's
Thisfocusonworkingwithgovernment federal infrastructure program be extended suchasacommonsalaryscale,jobsecurity, ExecuriveCouncil,inthePublicSectorExe-
hashadresultsintheareasofeducationpol- to include library, laboratory research, and andcontractingoutofwork. cutiveCommittee,intheSpecialCommittee
icyand inrelations between educatorsand other educational facilities and equipment. Insomeinstances,thisprocesshasbeen on Apprenticeship andTradesTraining, in
theiremployers.CIEAwassuccessRilinlob- Unfortunately, the Prime Ministers infra- frustrated. BC's Open LearningAgency,an theworkofFederationstandingcommittees,
byingforaMinisterstask forceoncritical structure program does not reflect this institutionspecializingindistanceeducation, anditsannualconvention.
issueswhichwillexaminetheeffectsofthe advice. hasactedtofrustratethebargainingprocess While working undet the Federation
budgetdifficulties.Theobjecrivesofthetask Wotking withtheCoalition forPublic withitsemployeesandCIEAiscurrentlyfil- umbrella, CIEA has also cooperated with
forcearetomaintainaccess,provideemploy- Education(whosemembershipincludes the inganumbetofcomplaintsatthe Labour other unions.The British Columbia Gov-
mentsecurity,andensureadministrativeeffi- BC Teachers Federation, the Canadian RelarionsBoardagainstthisinstitution. ernment and Service Employees Union
ciencies.CIEAfeltitwasentitledtoconsid- FederationofStudents,theCanadi.inUnion (BCGEU)representsnon-CIEAmembersin
erationbasedonitscommitmenttoproduce ofPublicEmployees,andtheConfederation CIEAÎsAllies anumberofcollegesanduniversity-colleges.
a productivity increase of2,300 FTE stu- ofFacultyAssociationsofBritishColumbia), CIEAhasnotbeenaloneinitseffortsto Thetwounionsfacemanycommon issues.
dentsin 1997/98. CIEA lobbiedagainst federal fundingcuts, suppofl,boch its membership and public CIEAandtheBCGEUworked togetherin
CIEAhasalsolobbiedhardforaproper producingleafletsandmediatrainingtosup- education in British Columbia. It benefits thedevelopmentoftheprovincialagreement.
role for institution-based education. The port local lobbying efforts on campuses fromitslinkswithothermajororganizations CIEAhasalsoworkedwiththeBCGEUto
BCgovernmenthasannounceditwillcreate acrosstlieprovince. ofthe professoriate and librarians, such as lobbyforalargerroleforpubliceducationin
a new organization to co-ordinate appren- CIEA was also involved in getting the CAUT. CAUT has provided formidable thevarioustrainingprogramsemergingfrom
ticeship and entry-level rrades training in issue of post-secondary educarion on the accesstopan-Canadianpost-secondaryissues. governmentprogramssuchasdieBCBenefits
the province. CIEA became involved in agenda at all-candidates meetings in the CAUT'sbriefs,lobbying,policies,andcon- "Welfare to Work" program and Forest
this issue when it appeared there was a recentfederalelection. ferencescontinuetomakeacontributionto Renewal.
movetogivethe MinistryofLabourjuris- CIEA'sobjectives.CAUTprovidesleadership CIEAisproudoftheserviceitprovides.
dictionoverentry-leveltradestraining.Post- JointBargaining inissuessuchasacademicfreedomandgov- It has a high level ofcompetency in bar-
secondary education representatives had CIEAworksbothtosupportbargaining ernance policies and raises new issues and gaining, contract enforcement, advocacyof
hopedtoseearevitalizedapprenticeshipand forourcomponentmembersandtoensurea concerns such as thedeficiencies ofrecent statutory rights and lobbying. CIEA is
entry-leveltradestrainingmergerwithinthe legalenvironmentwhichsupportsbargaining. copyrightlegislation. supported in its work by being part ofa
—MinistryofEducation, Skills andTraining Lastyear,forthefirsttime,unionsrepresent- Coalitionswithother—organizationsalso strong alliance of organizations both pto-
the Ministry responsible for post-sec- ingfacultyandstafffromallofBC'spublic strengthen CIEA's work none more so vinciallyandnationally whoarecommitted
ondary education and training in British sector colleges and institutes sat down than the alliance with the Canadian to providing better access and jobs for
Columbia. togetheratonetabletobargainwithcollege FederationofStudents(BC)withwhomwe botheducatorsandstudents.
Working at the federal level, at the representatives.The result was a provincial haveafirmrelationshipdevelopedovertime
requestofCAUT,CIEAhascommunicated agreement dealing with some of the key and through action, A recent threat of TheCIEAfeaturewaspreparedhytheCommunica-
bothwiththeBCgovernmentandthefeder- issuesfacultyfromthedifferentcollegeshad provincialcutstoadultbasiceducationwere tionsandResearchDeparmiencoftheCollegeInsti-
algovernmentadvocatingthatanyproposed incommon.Thisagreementdealtwithissues withdrawn after a short but spirited cam- luieEducators"Association.
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 3 JUNE 1997 JUIN
REPORT
COUNCIL
Not Your Average Council
Highlights of the
42nd Council Meeting International Conference onAcademicFreedom,
Politics &- the Future ofthe University celebratesDon Savage's
• SpecialPresentationforKanatia—Thisyear zyyears ofservice as CAUTExecutiveDirector
marksthe25thyearthatKanatiaConsulting
pInlca.nshafsorbeCeAnUTpromveimdbienrgsa.vIanrireetcyogonfitiinosnuorfantcheis ONMay2,CAUTcelebrat- InAfrica,closebureaucraticties
CouncilhonouredMr.JimHow/ellandMr.Doug edDonSavage'stwenty-seven betweenthestateandtheacademy
PowerofKanatiawithaspecialpresentation yearsofserviceasExecutiveDirec- areaconstantmenacetoacademic
• c19o9m7meCmAoUrTatAiwnagrdtshe—25CAyeUaTrsCoofunsceirlviucen.animously taonrdwdiidsicusasinoontsabolne saecraidesemoifctfarleke-s ftirnegedonme.oIncoltohenianlaimsme,oftocoommbaanty-
approvedgrantingthe1997SarahShortenAward dom, political thoughtandaction Africanstatessuppressfreeinquiry
toDr.SusanJackeloftheUniversityofAlberta. and their implications for the andteaching,andlimittheconver-
AWC1iow9un9and7rcsdioAlrct.aaodlAsGewowmaeiurcnnddaLnopiilbrmreyaosnrueinsEatlnbasybt'eiatDoptinpssortfowiivntlgehludetiasgUhknreeiadvnpetSlriesanricgvteiytcahoetef ftuhteuMrTeahyoef2tfIhoneutruenrinmvaaetrjisooinrtayl.sCpoenafkeerrsencaet asantdiotInnhetbhpeeetoUwpnleiee.tnedtShteatepsr,oftehsespoorliiattie-
theNovember1997meetingofCouncil. discussedCAUT'shistoryofcom- cizationofboardsofgovernorshas
mitmenttoacademicfreedom,and ledmanyofthemtobecomehigh-
New Formula Approved ietmsipcoliftirceaeldwoomrkwiilnlencsounrtiinnguaecadt-o lcyithienrtenrevewntainondisrti,skythoupsenailnlgoswifnogr
for Certification Costs flourishhereandabroad- thedirectinvolvementofthe"reli-
Canada'sforemosthistorianot giousright,"orfortheimposition
academicfreedom.ProfessorMichiei of "business think" on teaching
FormanyyearsCAUThasfinanciallyassisted Horn(York University) began by andresearch.
memberassociationswithlegalcostsassociated showinginan openingaddressto Professor Daniel Soberman,
wC&iAtEUhcTounnEoximeoicnuctciBeevrtneiefafiinctdastitCohnoe.mmCAitAtUttTheeeC,oilnCilteAicUattTiivveCeoBouafnrctgihaleining d1i4a0nduenlievegrastietsi,esnobtecoanmlye—hcoomwmiCtatnead- eQmueereintsusUnpirvoefressistoyranodf relcaiwpienatt
approvedaseriesofrevisionstotheexistingpolicy. to academic freedom butalso ofCAUT'sMilnerAward,helped
Therevisionsclarifytheproceduresthatmustbe howrecendy. synthesize the work ofthe entire
followedtoobtainCAUTsupportforcertification, There was, said Professor conference,showinghowtherecent
andinparticularemphasizearequirementtomake Horn, no "golden age" in the developmentofacademicfreedom
aarbsleeslvtooitccseiaeratdtiuiopsonoenl.oiofcfTyhcCoiesAntcnUsleTubdwereestpsowaoleuirneccnyeewscC.aAfpIosUnrTtmahduaedlniadCtiAftooUnhr,eTtthmshueeebmsbideyr rCheiasmntaaoidrnays,oufannddearcaadtchearmediaectm.ifcRreetferrdoeogemrdaodimen acspnoeudcltdsiovcebieaolfugnotdahelesrscotofomotmdhoeinnpraotcfheaesdsepomeriric--
andoffersassistancebeyondthesubsidized administrators and interventionist ateeverywhere.
amountintheformofaloan. politicians continue to put pres- DonSavageclosedtheconfer-
sure on critically minded acade- encewithatalklookingbackover
mics,justastheydidbetweenand recent decades and even centuries
Policy Statement on beforetheWars.Buttherearenew ofthehistoryofacademicfreedom
investigational Procedures pressures,anewself-censorship;a andlookingforwardtoatimewhen
certainwillingnesstorestrictacad- politics and due process combine
emicinquirytonarrowandappar- tomakeacademicfreedomareality
TheCAUTAcademicFreedom&TenureCommittee entlyharmlessresearch,andaten- intheCanadianuniversity.
hasdevelopedarevisedsetofprocedurestobe dencytostayoutofpublicargu- The conference provided for
fionqluliorwyedanidnsiintvueasttiiognastiwnhgecroemmfiotrtmaelescoarmemictrteeateesd.of ment and dispute on the great intensive discussion groups, and
Therevisedpolicy,(re-titled"PolicyStatementon questionsoftheday. the proceedings are to appear in
CjAUTCommitteesofInquiryandInvestigating PaulZeleza(UniversityofIlli- thecomingyearinaFestschriftfor
Committees")receivedapprovalofCAUTCouncil nois,andlongtimecolleagueofDon DonSavage.
inMay.Thepolicyoutlinestheprocedurestobe SavageinAfricanstudies)andMary EveryCouncilis"special,"but
followedbyindividualsandmemberassociations Burgan(GeneralSecretary,Ameri- President Bill Bruneau suggested
forcomplaintstotheAF&TCommitteeaswellas canAssociationofUniversityPro- "wehadspecialreasonheretocele-
tbheefporlolcoewdeudrebsyathnedCtoemrmmsitotfereefitesreelfn.cethatwill fdeesmsiorcs)frseheodwoemditnhaNtoartttahckAsmoerniaccaan- GuestspeakersMichieiHorn, bnroawtedthreawwoornkotfhatDownorSkavaigne.pWree-
andinAfricahavesurprisinglysim- PaulZelezaôdMaryBurganat paring for the comingdecades of
ilarroots. theinternationalconference. change."
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1997-1998
PASTPRESIDENT MEMBER-AT-LARGE
PRÉSIDENTESORTANTE MEMBREORDINAIRE
BILLBRUNEAU BILLGRAHAM SHIRLEYMILLS JOYCELORIMER TOMBOOTH
BritishColumbia Toronto Carleton WilfridLaurier Manitoba
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 4 JUNE 1997 JUIN
RAPPORT DU CONSEIL
Le prix Milner est remis à
Faits saillants de la
Daniel Soberman 42^ assemblée du Conseil
—
DANIELSoberman, profes- libertéuniversitairedanslacollec- HommageàKanatia KanatiaConsultingInc.
seur émétite à l'Université tivitécanadienne. célèbrecetteannéeson25^anniversairecomme
Ql'uaesesne'msbléaerdeeçumalie 1pr9i9x7MdiulnCeorn-à sixfLoiespdreipxuaisété19d7é1c,erln'éansneéueleomùenlte fanoceulcrsindaieusnsxteuemtremdd'bearspesosulircadenescedl''paAosCusPurPrUal.nescPebo-iuveirness,opdur'loaifsgesnsuesrriaonnc-e
seadel'ACPPU. jugeBoraLaskinenaétélepremier cetanniversaire,l'ACPPUarenduhommageà
L'ACPPU a créé le prix en récipiendaire. M.JimHowell,leprésidentdeKanatia,età
l'honneur de James Milner, un La carrière de M. Soberman M.DougPower,levice-président,lorsde
ancien présidentdu Comité"de la estricheetvariée.Professeurd'uni- l'assembléedemai.
liberté universitaire et de la per- versité, il a également oeuvré à > Lesprixdel'ACPPU—LeConseildel'ACPPUa
manence de l'emploi. Le prix titre d'arbitre et de médiateur au approuvéàl'unanimitélaremiseduprixSarah-
reconnaîtunecontribution remar- sein et en dehors du milieu uni- Shorten1997àSusanJackeldel'Universitéde
quable à la cause de la liberté versitaire canadien. En outre, il a l'Alberta.LeConseilaégalementapprouvéà
udneisvearcstiitaoinrseenettreepsrtisedsécaeurnnéompouder éctoémmmiesmsbiroensetd'pernéqsuiêdteen,tednetrdeivaeurtsreess lpl''oUuunnriavnseiermrsiviittcééesdlaeérmWeéimrniidstseeosrd.àuLGperwsiexpnrddieoxslsybeinrbolEnibtobtrehetémtci,asidràees
lalibertéuniversitaireoupourdes delaCommissioncanadiennedes l'assembléedenovembre1997duConseil.
écrits qui contribuent de manière DanielSoberman,professeur droitsdelapersonneetdelaCom-
marquée à une meilleure compré- émériteal'UniversitéQueens missionontariennedesdroitsdela
hensionetàlaconsolidationdela areçuleprixMilner. personne. Les frais d'accréditation
Depuisdenombreusesannées,l'ACPPUaideses
Amélioration des services aux aliséssoàcila'taicocnrsédmietmatbironessyândpiacayleer.lÀeslf'rianisstjiugartiidoinqudeus
ComitédedirectionetduComitédelanégociation
imiversitaires retraités collectiveetdesavantageséconomiques,leConseil
aapprouvéplusieursrévisionsàlapolitiqueactuelle.
Cpeosurréovbitseinonisrélc'laaiidrecfisisneanntcilèesreprdoecéld'uArCePsPUàasuuxivre ,
DEPUIS PLUSIEURS ANNÉES, sentéauxdéléguésvisantàamélio- retraitenevoteraitpasnonplussur finsdel'accréditation.L'exigenced'unemeilleure
l'ACPPU se penche sur les rer la qualité des services offerts desquestionsreliéesauniveaudes utilisationdesressourcesdel'ACPPUyestparticu-
servicesoffertsàsesmembresàla auxuniversitaires àlaretraite età cotisations sauf pour celui de la lièrementmisenlumière.Lapolitiquerévisée
retraite. Des représentants de augmenter leur représentation au cotisationdesmembresàlaretraite comprendenoutreunenouvelleméthodede
lde'ApCrPofPeUsseounrtsaàssilsatéreatruaxiterécuonniovnos- sseuiintedaeuxl'dAiCsPcPuUss.ioCnestperonjueetsfsauirsailte dupeLrasomnisneelsuurnipvieresditdauirge.roupeper- rtléiipomanirsttémieteiemotbnrudeneses.acLiodaûetssfuibenvnaetnrncetiièlor'neACdesPetPUlo'feAfteCrPltPeesUaaesuss-todceaiilanà-si
quées à l'occasion ducongrès des sujet à l'assemblée de novembre mettra aux universitaires à la re- decettesubventionsouslaformed'unprêt.
sociétéssavantesàMontréalpuisà 1996duConseildel'ACPPU. traitededemeureractifsauseinde
celuitenuàl'UniversitéBrock.M. Présentées en première lecture l'ACPPUetdelacollectivitéuni-
R.D. Branmivell, professeur à la seulementàl'assembléedemai,les versitaire. L'ACPPU profitera de Les méthodes d'enquête
retraitede l'UniversitédeCalgary, recommandations,siellessontap- leur expertise dans des domaines
était l'instigateur et l'organisateur prouvéesàl'assembléedenovembre comme le lobbying et la retraite.
decesréunions. 1997 du Conseil, permettront la L'ACPPUfaciliteralacommunica- LeComitédelalibertéuniversitaireetdela
l'assUenmbléreapdpuortConaseiétlédedépnoosvéem-à càrléaatrieotrnaidr'eunaugrseoiunpeded'lu'niAvCePrsPiUt.airLees teinolnuiernétsreervleasnrmuenmbsercetseurduprégcriosuspuer pdréeevricmsoéamnileetsénsmcéedt'dheeonqdlue'êestmeàp,lsouLiiev(rCCeoLnUlsPoerEis)ldddeeellal''cAArCCéPPaPtPUiUoana
bre1996.Onyasuggérédesstruc- groupeéliraitparscrutinpostalun sonsiteW3,unechroniquedansle approuvéenmailapolitiquerévisée,dontle
turespossiblespourlesmembresà membre au ConseQ de l'ACPPU. Bulletinainsiqu'unlocaletdesser- nouveautitreest«Énoncédeprincipesdel'ACPPU
la retraite del'ACPPU M.James La personne élue au Conseil vicesdesoutienaubesoin.Cetteas- surlescomitésd'enquête».Cettepolitiqueexpliqlje
GibsonafaitpartauConseilque jouiraitdesmêmesdroitsdeparole, sociationsefinanceragrâceàl'aug- ladémarchequedoiventsuivrelesmembreset
diànemtsaérimensetseménsbiràreplsaerutràieclinapgearrgeàtermlaei'tnAetCdéPatPanUiseneltte datcoetuutveeolftsoeidseu,tCanou'ntasrueerisali.qtuCeeptaltseespmdeeresmobnvrnoeets,e mdpaeessnstearmtaeiomdnebrd1ee0sl$aàcào2tli5asa$tr.ieotUnrnaaintanevuiesqludliee dlapeiersnsosacipsélsqdaouuicenritaeestsoqinouaneumsadCmnoLeidUmtaPbtsE.ru.ievEsrlelleolréesnqcouo'nmicilsetéséogluaumlie-etmmtêeemnnettla '
milieuuniversitaire. pondérémaisunseulvote,àl'instar motionenfaveurdecetteaugmen-
Lorsdel'assembléeduConseil des associations provinciales. Le tationaétédéposépourl'assemblée
demai 1997,unprojetaétépré- représentantdesuniversitaires à la demai1998duConseil.
COMITÉ DE DIRECTION 1997-1998
MEMBREORDINAIRE PRÉSIDENT,CLUPE PRÉSIDENT,CNCAÉ PRÉSIDENT,BIBLIOTHÉCAIRES PRÉSIDENTE,CSF
MEMBER-AT-LARGE CHAIR,AF&T CHAIR,CBEBC CHAIR,LIBRARIANS CHAIR, SWC
ROGERGANNON PATRICKO'NEILL VICTORCATANO KENFIELD JENNIFERBANKIER
York Acadia SaintMary's Trent Dalhousie
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 5 JUNE 1997 JUIN
COUNCIL REPORT
Daniel Soberman Receives
—
York Sanctions Lifted Milner Memorial Award
York levée des sanctions
:
D
OnMay1thegoverningCouncilofCAUTissued ANiEL Soberman, emeri- ing of academic freedom in the
ageneralALERTtoitsmembers,denouncingthe professoracQueen'sUni- Canadiancommunity-
asiiintcsmrttpeiriofkaosfetnieisotcofntiooftofnhfotelohYlfeoaorscwBakiaonndacUgetrnmiidtoivhnecoesrf.ssstiGiTatofghyfvne,eiwnrahAgnniLocdoErhfRsaTaupatricnehsocdolnirloptieihzctlteiaionvtAngeegddtemhrtiehne- MCveeArmsiUoTtryTh,ieaClwoaauwsAnawcraiadrlwdawmraeadsetetddieinsegtd.aMibelaiysMhie1dl9n9be7yr aLawsakrPTidrnshoefmrreeaescdesieovrhesadSivnoercbheceMorfrnmilr.asytnJuishnbtaeisIce9enh7BaIo.dsriaax
agreementatYorkUniversity. CAUTinhonourofJamesMilner, distinguished and varied careeras
Lmeemlb^"r"emsaic,olnetrCeonlseeiclondseeilI'dA'CaPdPmUinaisatlrearttiéosneset daefmoircmFerrecehdaoimrp&erTseonnuroefCtohemmAicta-- aanndacmaeddeimaitco,rawnidthiasna.nindarwbiittrhaotuotr
l'administrationdel'UniversitéYorketadénoncé tee. It recognizes a distinguished the Canadian academic environ-
leursactionsquiontprécipitélagrèveducorps contriburion to the cause ofaca- ment.Hehasalsobeenamember
ssàuuaniinlvtc'eeUtrnidsioiventesar.lisariCetre.éatttLYiefoeircaCkalo.tenirsoteneildne'aeslatautpcolorunisvseeénntl'ivioimngpuocesouilrtliepocnatirdvee aadccetamidioecnmsifcurnedefedrroetmeadkoeamnn,doniosrbgeiwhvr.e-indtfinfgoosrf audinpadnbyc,HhauaimrmoaonnfgsvRtairgoihtothuessrsC,inoqtmuhmieriisCessainsoaen-t
which contribute significantly to and the Ontario Human Rights
an understanding and strengthen- DanielSoberman Commission.
Standing Committees'
AcademicFreedom&Tenure Proposal to Enhance Services
PatrickO'Neill,Acadia,Chair
PatrickGrassick,Calgary
RhodaHoward,McMaster for Retired Academic Staff
GlennaKnutson,Lakeliead
\anMcKenna,Lethbridge
ClarePorac,Victoria CAUTHASBEENEXAMINING crease their representation within regard to the fee level for retired
CollectiveBargaining&EconomicBenefits services provided for its re- CAUT membersoftheacademicstaff
KDVeiacvvtiiondrKBCeaalltzlaaornwioan,yi,,SaUGiuBnetClMpahry's.Chair teriarledymeearmsb.erCsAdUuTringretphreesepnatsattisveevs- at tIhinstemnedeetdinga,s athefirrstecroemamdeinn-g allowForremnaretdioancaodfemtihecgstraofufptowocuolnd-
EdByard,Winnipeg haveattendedmeetingsofretired dations, ifapproved attheNov- tinuetobeactiveboth in CAUT
GaryTompkins,Regina facultymembers which were con- ember 1997 meetingof Council, and in the university community.
Librarians vened ac the time of the learned wouldauthorize thecreationofa CAUT will benefit from their
DK/eanneFiePledt,erTs,reWnitlfCrhiadiLraurier sUonciiveetriseisryi.nTMhoenstermeeaeltianngdsawteBreroocrk- rCeAtiUrTed.acTahdeemigcrsotuapffgwroouulpdwietlehcitn, eaxnpdertriesteirienmcanrreaissssuuesc.hCasAlUoTbbywiinlgl
ChrisDennis,Memorial ganizedandinspiredbyProfR.D. by mail bailor, one member to facilitatecommunicationofgroup
KathleenNelson,Victoria Bramwell,aretiredfacultymembet CAUTCouncU. members,willcreateaspecificarea
RuthSheeran,Bishop's fromtheUniversityofCalgary. ThepersonelectedtoCouncil ontheCAUTwebsite,makeavail-
StatusofWomen A report was made to the wouldhavethesamespeaking,vot- able a column in the Bulletin and
JenniferBankier,Dalhousie,Chair November 1996 Council. It sug- ing and other rights as existing provide office space and support
JoanScott,Memorial gestedpossiblenewstructures for members of the Council except services as may be required. To
LindaPaul,Regina CAUTrcrirces.Asafollow-upto chatthememberwouldnothavea help financethesearrangements, a
JJeenannieftetreMLaytnhees,r,LaLektehhberaiddge tMhaeyse1d9i9sc7usmseieotnisngdewleegraetepsretsoenttehde iwseitghhetceadsevowtiethbuptroovnilnycioanleasvsootceiaa-s nMoatyice1o9f9m8otCioounncwialsgmieveetnintogtthoe
'ExOfficioMembers:CAUTPresident&executiveDireaor withaproposalaimedatimproving rions.Norwouldtheretiredstaff increase the annual dues paid by
tlie level of services provided to representative vote on questions retiredmembersfrom$10to$25
retired academic staff and to in- pertaining to fee levels except in peryear.
CAUT
Past Presidents Gather to Honour Don Savage
AsPARTOFTHEMaYCOUNCIL DonSavage(frontrow,centre)
t,meetingCAUThonoureddie poseswiththirteenofCAUT's
work of its Executive Director pastpresidentsinattendance
DonSavage.Themeetingincorpo- at LaFeteSauvage"atthe
ratedbothaninternationalconfer- ChateauLaurierHotelin
enceandcelebratorydinner. OttawaonMay2.DonSavage
Theconferenceon"Academic isretiringafter27yearsas
FreedomJ-jPolitics, and theFuture ExecutiveDirector.The
of the lUniversity." topics near formerCAUTpresidentsare
anddear^coDonSavage,involved (clockwisefromlowerleft)
speakers and participants from 3 CharlesBigclow,Joyce
continentsand6countries. Lorimer,AISharp,PamSmith,
Later that day, 175 Council EdAnderson,PeterKing,
members.indguestsconvenedatthe JillVickers.FredWilson,
CdihnanteerauinLDauornierSavfaogre'tshehorneotuirre.ment AKleannMAcnGdorveewrsn,,RJoonhnBeErvcaonvs,, V
During"LaFeteSauvage"past EvelynMoore-Eyman.
presidents of CAUT disclosed
storiesaboutDon asfiinnyasthey andDon'sfamilyandfriends.
were revealing. They were joined CAUT has beenbuiltby die
bystaffmembers,amusicalchorus members, Don would say. But as
(includingmembers of the Exec- Gilbert and Sullivan would reply,
utive and the "Maritime Mafia"), "Heistheverymodel...."
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 6 JUNE 1997 JUIN
Anatomy of a Universities Not R&D Labs
Faculty Strike of Private Companies
FROMPAGEI liynlMeadrtcohaostfri1k9e9v7o.teof71percent FROMPAGEI minotdeerelstdoefsipgrnievdateexcflours-ipvreolfyiticnotmh-e lceaapsitta,tointohredenrattiooanlallowavtehreaugneivpeerr-
Theythenunilaterallystrippedthe ThestrikebeganonMarch19 budgets cut by 16 per cent in mercialconcerns. sities to continue providing the
contractofitsptovisionsonretire- andlastedeightweeks.Itwasim- 1996-97(threetimestheaverage In announcing the R&D typeofeducationalopportunities
ment,changedthedateforthepay- pressivelyorganized.Itisnoteasy cuttomunicipalservices,hospitals ChallengeFund,theFinanceMini- andresearchcriticaltotheprosper-
ment of ptr increments to the toensurethatninemajorentrances and elementary and secondary sterstatedthatitspurposeis"to ityoftheprovince.TheConser-
detrimentofthefeculty,substitut- toauniversityarepicketedallday schools).Theonlywaythatuniver- helptheprivatesectortakeadvan- vative budget indicates, however,
edtheirownarticleonretirement, long,butthiswasachieved.Theor- sitiescanfmdthemoneyisbydi- tage of our world-class research thatthegovernmenthasi(ittlein-
and dared the union to go on ganizersalsoensuredthattherewas vertingexpendituresfromcurrent capabilitiesinuniversitiesandoth- tentionofimplementingjhepan-
strike. continuous communication with research and teaching to the erresearchinstitutions..."TheOn- el'srecommendations.
Thistransformedthedispute about1,000membersthroughout Challenge Fund. Who then will tarioConfederationofUniversity UniversitiesarenottheR&D
intoonewhichcutattheveryheart thestrikebynewsletters,theuseof conduct the basic research upon Faculty Associations would sup- labsofprivatecompanies.Theyare
ofcollectivebai^ainingandofcol- theInternet,andbymediareleases. whichappliedresearchdepends? portsuchanobjective. educationalinstitutions.Unfortu-
legialityintheuniversity.Members Towardsthebeginningofthe Themissionofuniversitiesis However,thiscannotcomeat natelythegovernmentappearsto
wonderedwhic—harticleswouldbe striketherewasahighlysuccessful toprovidepost-secondaryeduca- theexpenseofthegovetnmcntsup- believe that university research
strippednext tenureperhaps. rallyinNathanPhillipsSquarein tionatthehighestleveltoallciti- portingtheresearchproposalsof whichdocsnothaveimmediateor
Thisapproachwasentirelyconsis- downtownTorontofollowedbya zenswhoareacademicallyquali- itsownAdvisoryPanelReporton specificcommercialapplicationis
tentwiththeemployer'spracticeof marchtotheofficesofthechairof fied.Excellenceinpost-secondary theFumreofPost-secondaryEdu- oflimitedvalue.Byimplementing
tthreyitnogptdoorwunnwtihtehmuininviemraslitpyarftricoim- tfhreontbooafrdt.heATocraonndtloelihgohmteviogfilthien tinearcehsienagrcrhe,qutiyrpeiscaalcltiyvebaesnigcadgiesmceonvt- gcaotvieornn.mJeunstt'safpaenwelmornetlheasseadgoatrhee- -tdhiisstoprtrionggratmh,etrhoelesgoovferbnamseinctrei-s
pationbyanyoneelse. incomingpresidentreceivedagood eryresearch.Basicresearchneces- port which called for increased searchandplacesatrisktheprima-
These tactics were initially dealofpublicityasdidasimilar sary to sustain teachingalso has fundingsupportforuniversityre- cy ofclassroom teaching at our
partlysuccessful.Theunionheld picketatthehomeofthechairof critically importantspin-offad- search infirastructure and under- universities.
stehveersaulmhmigehrlyadnidviesairvleymfeaelltiwnigtshina thebTohaerduonifognovoerrgnaonrisz.edanumber tvhaentgaogveesrnfomrentth'eseRco&nDomyCh.alUlnednegre ssecaorrcehdptohleincyeeodnfborasaicpraonvdincaipapllireed- Ontar(iMoichCaoenlfJe.dePriavtaioinsPorfaiJUrniitveorfsitthye
minorityofmembersarguingvo- ofmeetings during the strike to Fund, however, the primacy of researchinthepublicandprivate FacilityAssociations.Dr.Pivaismàinghis
ciferouslythatthefacultyassocia- keep the membership infotmcd theteachingmissionsustainedby researchsectors.Moresignificantly, secondtermaspresidentonJune30and
tionshouldsignwhatevertheem- whichtypicallyhadbetween500 basic research is suddenly being thepanelcalledforthegovernment willranainactiveontheBoaré\aspast~
ployerproposed. and600inattendanceandwhich overtakenby an appliedresearch to fund universities properly, at president.) i.
However, the majority sup- oneachoccasiongavestrongsup-
porteditsChair,ProfessorDavid porttotheleadership.
Clipsham,andthefacultyassocia- Oneofthemorememorable
tionexecutivewhoarguedthatYork momentsoftruthcameatameet- La grève à TUniversité York
wasinapositiontopaymorethan ingcalledbythestudentswhereall :
owreirgeinailmlpyorotfafenrtedaraenasdotfhateqtuhietrye, praermraierskwferreomproesneento.fInthaensswteurdetnotsa des leçons à tirer
wo|:kioadandclasssize,theuseof suggestingthattheboardhadsome
new technology, and copyright responsibilitytoitsclients,aboard
washisaclharhyaadndtorebteiraedmdernetssisesdueass.well cmaeumsebeIrwasnhtouttoedb:e,"nIotambechearueseboe-f SUITEDELAPAGEI yataramitiesceutntetéetrampeeadvèescqmué'eplrliesle'ta sle'sé,quli'tués,agleatdâecshen,oulvaelcalielsletdeecshncollaos--
FurthermoreYorkhadfailed you."Somuchforthefashionable Les négociations ont débuté pu.Elleaensuiteunilatéralement giesetledroitd'auteur.
tocompletenegotiationsonapay smokescreen about students as enfévrier1996etontfinalement dépouillé le contrat de ses dis- Parsurcroît,l'universitén'apas
equityplan,andtheunionwished clients. étéinterrompuesaprèsuncertain positionssurlaretraite,amodifié réussiàterminerlesnégociations
this addressed in the collective The CAUT Defence Fund tempscar,detouteévidence,l'ad- ladatedepaiementdelahausse surun programmed'équitésala-
agreement. paidstrikepayasanoutrightgrant ministrationvoulaitdépouillerle d'échelonduprogrèsdanslerang, riale.Lesyndicatsouhaitaitd'ailleurs
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sumednegotiationsoverthewinter facultyassociation tomeetother clesclés. Parailleufs, le syndicat posé son propre article sur la conventioncollective.
withtheadministrationbutwith expenses.The initialamountwas donnait l'impression d'être inef- retraite et a défié le syndicatde Danscecontexte,lesyndicata
littleresult.Itseemstheemployer onemilliondollars.Manyfaculty ficace et divisé. L'employeur y a déclencherlagrève. repris les négociations avec l'ad-
didnotseeanyreasontonegotiate associationsacrossCanadaalsodo- vuuneoccasionenordedétruire Leconflitadégénéréenune ministration pendantl'hiversans
seriouslysinceithadalreadyim- nated funds toYork University l'influencedel'associationdespro- bataillequi touchaitau coeurde grandrésultat.IlsembleqOel'em-
poseditspreferredsolution. Faculty Association. Inaddition, fesseurs, de saper la convention la négociation collective et de ployeurnevoyaitaucuneraisonde
The facultyassociation then trusteesoftheDefenceFund,the collectiveetd'imposerunpouvoir la collégialité a l'université. Les négocier sérieusement puisqu'il
launchedacounterattackonthefi- CAUTpresidentandexecutivedi- de gestion dans la direction de membres sesontensuitedeman- avaitdéjàimposésasolution.
nancialanalysisoftheadministra- rectorandvariousmembersofthe l'université. dés quels seraient les prochains L'associationdesprofesseursa
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The board had also indicated it cilofCAUTgavestrongsuppotc quespourdiviserlesyndicatsurdes conformeàsonhabitudedetenter des fondsdans divers comptes à
preferredtospendthemoneyfor to the York University Faculty questionsdegénétation.Ainsi,elle dedirigerl'universitédemanière ladiscrétionduconseild'adminis-
otherpriorities such as investing Association, invoking a general asoutenuquelesemployésbénéfi- descendanteavecuneparticipation tration. Ce dernieravait fait re-
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played a smallpartin the mendation, and it is hoped they stereotypicallyscience-successfijl. such visiting professorships and for hiring purposes. NSERC is
sciences in Canada, a factwhich willthenreinstatetheprogram. Thetaskforcereviewedtheuse haveapositiveimpactonthehost compilinginformationonwomen
NSERCultimatelyrecognizedasa A group of actions recom- ofundergraduatescholarshipsasa institutions,whichwereoftense- researchersandisplanningtofea-
problemthatwarrantedexamining mended by the task force would waytofacilitatethemovementof lected because of their lack of turethemonitsWebsite.
"the various ways in which the openawindowofopportunityfor womenintothesciences.Theyfelt womenfacultyinthearea. Finally, the task force had a
agencycouldenhancethepartici- womenresearcherswhooftenfind that the former Undergraduate Thetaskforcesuggestedthat whole page ofrecommendations
pationofwomeninitsprograms." themselvesfacedwithmajorfamily StudentResearchAwardsprogram thesevisitorscouldcomefromin- forConditionsintheUniversities
NSERC'sfirststepwastoes- responsibilitiesatthebeginningof forsummerworkhadbeenanex- dustryaswellastheuniversitysys- toFosteraGreaterParticipationof
tablishaTaskForceonWomenin theirscientificcareer, cellentencouragementforwomen tem.NSERCisstudyingthisrec- Women.Theyfeltthat "NSERC
Science and Engineering, which NSERChasacceptedtherec- wantingtofakeupacareerinsci- ommendation. canhaveanimportantinfluenceon
producedareportinJuneof1996. ommendation that mobility not enceandrecommendedreinstate- Afinalrecommendationinthis theestablishmentofasupportive
Thetaskforcecomprised10indi- beconsideredanimportantcriteri- mentofspecialscholarshipsforfe- groupwastosearchoutandpubli- climateinouruniversities."
vidualsfromgraduatestudentstoa onintheawardingofpostdoctoral male undergraduate students at cize under-reported women re- QniniferA.MalhtriswiththeDe-
universitypresidentandfromzool- fellowships. secondorthirdyear. searchers.NSERCcouldprofilere- partmeniofP^chologyaltheUniversityof
ogytoengineering,withDr.Paula The task force suggested NSERC has decided not to searchers in its publications and LethbridgeandisamemberofCAUT's
Caplanasadvisor. wideningtheeligibility"windows" followthisrecommendationyet,al- ontheInternetandinformonac- StatusofWomenCommittee.)
The task forcefirstreviewed intermsoftimeafterPliDanddu- thoughitmay"encouragetheuni-
whatcombinationoffactorsacting rationofpostdoctoralprograms. versitiesparticipatingintheUnder-
on women in science in Canada NSERC has agreed in principle graduateStudentResearchAwards
causedthenumberofwomeninfac- andhasexplicitlynotedinguide- programtodirectatleast50per NewAtStatistics Canada
ultypositionstobesmallandtheir linesthatthetimemaybelongerif centoftheirawardstofemalestu- Centre Created
visibilitylow.Theyrecognizedthe itincludesleaveforchildbearing dentswhenpossible."
continuingunevenrepresentation andrearing. ' Thetaskforcerecognizedthat
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byNSERC, thetaskforcefound peciallyincollaborativework.The tions)inareasofapplicationrather post-secondaryeducationbegiven giventoincludingpost-secondary
thatwomenconstitutedabout 10 task force pointed out that gen- thanbasicscience. ameaningfulvoiceinthedevelop- student representation or input
percentofindividualgranthold- deredstereotypesofacademicex- Thiswasrecommendedbythe mentofeducationpolicy.Restrict- intothecouncil.
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collaborativegrantprogramsand ioursfoundmoreofteninwomen, ingmaleidenrityoftheIndustrial provincialmmistnes\villnotprovide representativesofCAUTwillbe
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Theynotedtheparticipation ofwomenonNSERCcommittees dationofthetaskforceisthatvis- guidanceonpoliticaldirectionand mulationofthecentre'sworkand
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nutshelltheproblemisthis:if.inmakmgacademicappomt- oruniversaldaycare,increasededucarionalopportunitiesfor tion,therenewalofCentresofExcellence,theIndustrial
ments,\Vedepartfromthepolicyofchoosingsimplyon womenatthegraduatelevelbymeansofprivatescholarships ResearchAssistanceProgram,RegisteredSavingsEducation
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And Itwill .ilsoentail that thoseappointed will beless Philosophy,UniversityofBritishColumbia 1alsoappreciateyoursuggestionsregardingfurtherim-
wellqualifiedthanwouldhavebeenthecasehadmeritbeen provementstostudentassistance.Iwelcomeyourcomments
dieonlycriterion. Whither the standards andappreciatetheeffortsoftheCanadianAssociationof
Canwejustifyapolicyof"affirmativeaction"infavour of accuracy & coherency? UniversityTeachersaspartofthecoalitionofgroupswhich
ofmembersofgroupA?Well,itcouldbearguedthat,con- haspresentedaconsensus viewonthis issue.Therecent
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theproponentsofthisclaim.However,ifthisisnotthecase chattheauthordearlymeanstoarouse.
and if there has been positive discrimination in favour Theaboveexamplesbringmetomymainpoint.Given Discriminatory hiring
omforweommeenr,ittohreinoutshearpephlaiscabnetesnwdiillscrhiamvienabteieonnapgaasisnsetdmoevne;r tthheinmkantihfeesedtitwiolrlsosfhoCuAldUoTffetroMsrupsp.oBrrtuanfefaiurmaatrievgeualcatricoonl-I practices are not the solution
ioatnshuasfenavpviwoodiouenrnmtc,eoefnbtuhl"etasbtseBIcrmraeuvurinsineeetaobutrehileioiynueesvaxerposelntimehcseaa.tbnTlmhyaeincnsdhoiafsrooesaremsnsoiomrtpeooltemiheneartrinetrdmpoarroteibetvoriuii-s-t uefrmosnri.mnTtaohnidasdaweioedupinelgrdhuhenardveeirntshhteearndduuiapnlwgaaordfdvahsnettrraugigedgeloaefsflfoeorralduiintneigrvaetcrhys.eitryearde-- mpoennetTnh(tAseprocifalret1mo9po9ln7ocyBthmiotelsfnteitnii)efqiosuriattthyeelclShitonagotsiuensdtioocfaptWlioaocnmeoefinnhdSiovuwipdppulraeol--s
allysignificantreason." GRAEMEHUNTER intosomecollectivebasedoncharacteristicsbeyondtheir
Whatoftheotherpossiblerationaleforpositivedis- Philosophy,UniversityofOttawa control.Certainlytosuggestthatan individualbears the
criminationinfavourofwomen?Bruneausuggeststhatthere markofCainandiseitherthesourceorbenefactorofpast
aremanywaysinwhichalargerproportionofwomenwithin CAUTiocsnotvtlartUiesoruscanhjromoutsideconlribulors,as- discriminationisnotjust.
adepartmentcouldcontributemorefruitfullythanmento siiiiuii^acadnnic—mte^rily.ProfessorAndrewIrvinehashemofferedspaceto Thestatisticspresentedinthesupplementbearouthow
educating"fornewsocialcircumstances"andto"making writearebuttal ed, discriminatoryhiringpracticesbasedongenderhavebecome.
senseofaworldwherewomenplaytheirfullpartsinpublic From1993to1996,3324women%vercgranteddoctorate
lifeandbusiness."Irvine'sapproach,withitstendencyto Bahia University seeks degreesfromCanadianuniversities,31.5percentofthetotal
equate"standards"with"pagecountsofpublishedarticles" partners in education granted.Accordingtothe1995dataonappointments.1494
andthe "percentageofdoctoralgraduateshiredinlower womenwereinapositionleadingtotenure,44.8percentof
ranks,""lead[s]toconclusionssoembarrassingthathemust TheUniversidadeEstadualdoSudoestedaBahia(South- theappointmentsinthatcategory.Ifweassumethatthese
keepsuchcomplicatingfactorsoutofhisdiscussion."Irvine, eastBahiaState University) is a multicamp system.The leadingtotenureappointmentscomefromthepoolofre-
infact,saysnothmgaboutpage-countingornumbersofpub- RectorshipislocatedinthetownofVitôriadaConquistain centdoctoralgraduatesthenanyonefemalegettingaPhDis
lications.Hedocsnotethatinrecentyearsasignificantly theStateofBahia.TheUniversityofferscoursesinthearea almosttwice(1.8times)aslikelyasbeinghiredasanyone
smallerproportionofwomenthanmenhavehaddoctorates ofeducation(sciences,physics,chemistry,mathematics,his- malewithaPhD.Surelythelowproportionofwomenget-
attlieAssistantProfessorlevel,butheaddsthat"oneshould tory,geography,andletters)agronomy,zoology,businessad- tingdoctoraldegreesistheissuethatneedstobeaddressed,
notreadtoomuchintothesefigures."(p.270;hisemphasis) ministration,accountancyandnursing. butIdon'tthinkthatdiscriminatoryhiringpracticesarethe
Andhedoesnotignorethesortsofconsiderationtowhich Throughoutitsexistence,inspiteofitsfewyearsoflife, solurion.
Bruneaurefers:giventhatjackandJillareofequalmeritas theUniversityisdeveloping.activiriesofsocialimpactaspart Perhapstheadvocatesofequityemploymentshouldbe
measuredbythestandatdcriteria,"doesthismeanthatauni- ofaregionalcommunity.Ithasfulfilleditsdemocraticpur- giventhejoboftellingqualifiedcandidatestheywillnotbe
versitymighthavenoreasonforpreferringJilltoJack?Not poseinpartnershipandcooperationwithvarioussegments givenaposition(becausetheyarenotamemberofthetarget
atall...ahiringcommitteemightexpanditsevaluativeproce- ofsociety. genderorminority)beforetheydecidethattheendjustifies
dures...askleadingcandidatestogivesampleundergraduate Tosubsidize,enrich,and—potenriatetheexerciseofactiv- diemeans.
lectures...allowfortelephoneinterviewswithreferees,long itiesembodiedinthetriad instruction,researchandex- JOHNMARKHAM
rangesestimatesconcerningadminiscrariveaswellasacadem- tension,weseekinterchangewithotherinsritutionsinorder Forestry,UniversityofBritishColumbia
icneeds...ahiringcommitteemayhavereasontobelievethat, todeveloprelationshipsofmutualknowledge,exchangeof
forwhateverreasons,havingmorewomenonfacultywillim- informationandtoopenupthepossibilityofdevelopingco-
provetheuniversity'sabilitytocarryoutitsresearchand operativeprojects.
leaching."(pp.279f.) Wewouldappreciateinformationregardingprojectsand
affirBmratuinveea.uicptrieondiicntsfatvhoatu,rwoifthwooumteanctohneti"nnuuemdbeprrsogorfammeonf pinrfoogrrmaamtsiobneiton:gEulnzidrerdtaaCkoesntabyViyloausrBoinassti(tMurtsio)n,.CPoloeradsienasetnodr subscription? nS
ineveryrankwouldcontinuetofaroutweighthenumbersof forConventionsandFunding, UniversidadeEstadualdo
wtwiooomnm.eenHn.e"coHqnuosowtteietvsuetfreidgIurorvneislneys'sh1of8wigipunerrgescthedanott,nowofhtetrsheuoapsspeoirrnetctethiheviismnipgrdge-rd6ai0dcs-- SPToeusldteoafelosn9tee5Pd-AaCBeXBpa:hi4(a50,713E0)s0t4-r2a04d0-a01d-1oV4i3tBôe-riinFaaxQd:uac(rC0eo7rn3,q)uK4is2mt2a-42-3-B5aC2ha.iiaxa- TCsaoollokurtdtiioonnSattteolorl.ay,oSuChreA'UpsrTtohbCeilreocmnu.leatwiiotnhthe IUEBJU"
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