Brock University Faculty Association

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BUFA is the official bargaining agent for full time faculty and professional librarians at Brock University. BUFA represents more than 590 members.

Brock University Faculty Association (BUFA) solidarity image with many members gathered together on May 7th with members of the Executive Committee and Negotiations Team. A better contract makes a better Brock.
Ontario's universities are being forced to operate under conditions that no public system should endure. Minor tweaks will not fix the problem. And a system built on precarious work cannot deliver the education that Ontario students deserve, and our provincial economy need to thrive. - Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President OCUFA.ON.CA/CAMPAIGNS/FAIRNESS
Stronger Together: Solidarity for Brock’s Future Keeping Universities public and fighting austerity Guest Speaker Jenny Ahn, Executive Director, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association February 24, 2026 (11:30am - 2:00pm, The Pond Inlet at Brock University
CAUT Defence Fund (@cautdefencefund.bsky.social), with BUFA (@bufa.bsky.social) and UMFA (@umfa-faum.bsky.social) stand in solidarity with LUFA (@lufappul.bsky.social) members on the picket line at Laurentian University.
#MakeItFair The many names of contract academic staff: Contract instructors Part-time faculty Sessional instructors Limited term appointment Adjunct faculty #CAUT
BUFA open office hours, on Thursday, September 18, 10:00a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
BUFA Executive stands in solidarity with @OPSEU, joining the picket lines at the Niagara College (Welland campus) today.
This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification of teaching. Reform the Employment Standards Act language to include equal pay for work of equivalent value for workers in the province, including contract faculty, using pro rata system. Vote for equal pay for equal work on February 27. OCUFA
This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification of teaching. For many contract faculty, "part time" teaching is not their side job. It's their only job and sole source of inclome. Hiring contract faculty into permanent positions will create good jobs on our campuses and allow them to invest in their local economies. On February 27 vote for job security! OCUFA
This election, ask your candidates to: Stop the gigification o teaching. End the precarious work crisis on campuses by introducing an updated funding model that allows universities to commit long-term, stable and permanent employment fot contract faculty members. @OCUFA
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. A photo of Paddy, who is a golden doodle wearing a @CAUT t-shirt.
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. 53% of Canadian faculty are underpaid, and they're untenured, which means they don't have job security.
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. The Ontario government can help end the precarious work crisis on campus by properly funding universities.
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff. Workers on campuses across the province are fighting for fairness and job security, benefits, and equal pay for equal work.
#MAKEITFAIR for contract academic staff. More than 84% of Ontarians think that contract faculty should receive fair pay, access to benefits, and be converted into full time positions.
BUFA, and other Faculty Associations across Canada, standing in solidarity with Association of McGill Professors of Law @AMPL/AMPD with CAUT flying pickets.
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: together, we can improve working conditions for faculty and learning conditions for students. Many contract faculty face unfair working conditions, and all faculty are facing unsustainable workloads. For faculty, this means less time for research and course development. For students, this means larger classes, less one-on-one student-faculty engagement, and fewer opportunities for mentorship and advising. For the community, it means less time for faculty to engage in pioneering research that can benefit Ontario economically, culturally, and socially. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: Together, we can create more good jobs on campus. Hiring contract faculty into tenured or permanent positions will create more good jobs on our campuses and ensure students have access to the quality learning experience they deserve. The background has yellow and blue lines in a sunburst style emanating from the group of people. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: Together, we can improve student-to-faculty ratios. In 2020-21, the student-to-faculty ratio at Ontario universities was about 32:1, well above the Canadian average of about 26:1. The background has yellow and blue lines in a sunburst style emanating from the group of people. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
A group of people of diverse identities stands around an image of the Ontario legislative building with a circle pointing at the building, which reads 11.75%. Some people are smiling, some have their fists raised. A banner under them reads: Together, we can! Under the banner, a message box contains the statement: Together, we can win job security for contract faculty. Contract faculty are hired by individual course or on limited-term appointments. Many must reapply for their jobs every term, are hired to teach courses for less pay than their full-time, tenure-stream colleagues, and lack access to benefits. The background has yellow and blue lines in a sunburst style emanating from the group of people. In the bottom left of the image, there is a website link for ocufa.on.ca/fairness, and on the bottom right is the OCUFA logo.
#MAKEITFAIR for Contract Academic Staff More than 84% of Ontarians think Contract Faculty should receive fair pay, access to benefits, and be converted into full time positions.